Massachusetts-based MariMed, a multistate cannabis operator, is entering the hemp-derived CBD business with a $30 million investment in a Kentucky company. The company, GenCanna, has contract farmers to grow hemp to its specifications as well as processing facilities to turn the plant into CBD extracts, concentrates, isolates and other products. GenCanna plans to use the […]
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Chart: The days of CBD-only stores may be numbered
While hemp and marijuana may be close relatives, most hemp-derived CBD retailers don’t sell the products alongside medical cannabis. But as state laws around cannabidiol continue to change, stand-alone CBD stores may become a relic. According to estimates from Hemp Industry Daily in the 2018 Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook, CBD sales in the U.S. are expected to […]
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Walmart explores selling CBD in Canada
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, is considering selling CBD products in Canada, a development that comes just days before the country’s recreational marijuana markets open. But Walmart says it isn’t ready to start selling cannabidiol just yet. “As we would for any new industry, Walmart Canada has done some preliminary fact-finding on this issue,” company […]
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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis investor demand shifts from Canada to US
Canadian investors are turning their attention to the U.S., as multistate operators continue to build their infrastructure.
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DEA moves some CBD medicines off Schedule 1, a limited expansion of cannabis access
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first nonsynthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval.
It’s a decision that immediately affects CBD producers but also signals the agency’s first admission that the plant has medical value.
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Colorado medical cannabis companies in patent dispute
A Colorado marijuana company is suing another firm in the state for patent infringement involving its cannabinoid-based medical product formula. United Cannabis Corp. (UCANN) of Golden filed the lawsuit in Denver U.S. District Court on Monday against Pure Hemp Collective of Conifer. The Denver Post reported the lawsuit seeks an injunction prohibiting Pure Hemp from […]
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Week in Review: FDA approves CBD drug, Arizona court bans marijuana extracts & federal cannabis reform
The FDA signs off on a cannabis-derived drug to treat epilepsy, an Arizona court says marijuana extracts are illegal in the state, and a bill that would deschedule MJ is introduced in Congress. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the cannabis industry over the past week. CBD’s ‘immutable support’ Marijuana advocates have […]
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