A new $3.2 million facility near Binghamton, New York, is the first in the United States to receive some form of government assistance to promote the processing of hemp. The hemp processing plant, an unnamed project slated to open later this year, is receiving...
News that federal prosecutors have wider discretion to enforce federal drug law could put at least a temporary damper on investment money flowing into the U.S. cannabis sector, but analysts doubt the money will dry up. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision...
Indiana authorities are apologizing to about 50 businesses after regulators erroneously cited them for selling illegal CBD products. The letters were sent despite assurances by state officials that the store owners wouldn't be penalized until CBD’s legal status is...
New Mexico's hemp industry is on hold - again - after the state Supreme Court put the brakes on two bills setting up hemp production. The 3-2 decision doesn't mean New Mexico's hemp program is permanently blocked, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. [include_post...
A Canadian hemp company clinched a California distribution deal that will see its CBD-infused foods and waters on shelves in 550 dispensaries. Phivida Holdings of Vancouver, British Columbia, said it struck the agreement Wednesday with Green Reef Distribution, a...
CBD chaos has spread to Utah, where state authorities have launched an investigation of the nascent cannabidiol industry even as business owners are risking expansion into the hot market. The confusion started in late December, when the Utah Division of Occupational...
Confusion at the federal level about water is causing a huge dilemma for hemp producers: Licensing deadlines are fast approaching in many states, but farmers don't know if they'll be able to irrigate their crops. That's because the nation's largest wholesale supplier...
The marijuana industry is strapping in for a roller-coaster 2018, when challenges and opportunities are unfolding faster than ever, and in more places than ever.
Here’s a look at 11 challenges and opportunities that will demand the attention of marijuana entrepreneurs in 2018:
President and founder of Ardent Cannabis, a Boston biotech firm that provides at-home decarboxylators by Kristen Nichols What was your biggest business “aha” moment? I've been a cannabis patient for more than 15 years to treat an ovarian cyst. I had always relied on...
Why 2018 could see the hemp market soar … or fizzle by Kristen Nichols It’s going away. Or maybe it’s taking over the world. When it comes to hemp, the plant’s tantalizing potential is a huge mystery. And 2018 is going to see many clues to the mystery fall into place....
Five Questions with George Blankenship, Former Tesla, Apple and Gap Executive by Kristen Nichols Steve Jobs was so impressed by George Blankenship that he hired him to develop a line of retail stores for Apple. Tesla's Elon Musk did the same. A pioneer in innovative...
It was a lung-busting 2017 for the North American cannabis industry, with marijuana executives stateside holding their collective breath wondering whether the new Trump administration would crack down on legal MJ businesses. Amid the uncertainty, Nevada's new...
