Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth announced it will make forays into the U.S. market after the United States government passed the Farm Bill. “Canopy Growth will participate in the American market now that there is a clear, federally permissible path to the market,” Bruce Linton, chair and co-CEO of Ontario-based Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED; NYSE: […]
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FDA maintains ban on CBD in food, but promises further review
While the President’s signature on the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and its derivatives, how those derivatives are used is still under the purview of U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Chart: 2018 Farm Bill addresses major pain points for hemp industry
Several major hurdles undermining hemp cultivators’ ability to run successful, profitable businesses are set to crumble once President Donald Trump signs the 2018 Farm Bill. Challenges such as finding processors or accessing banking services – problems attributable to the patchwork of state laws and regulations that have so far underpinned the industry – will be […]
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Iowa medical CBD sales set to begin Saturday under cloud of confusion
Iowa’s five CBD dispensaries open for business Saturday to serve roughly 1,000 patients in one of the nation’s most limited medical cannabis markets.
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Marijuana firm MariMed invests $30M in hemp-derived CBD producer
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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