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ICYM: Ben & Jerry’s With CBD?

Ben & Jerry’s made a bold new flavor announcement in May 2019: CBD ice cream was coming ... “as soon as it’s legalized at the federal level.” Two years later, the “groovy” treat still isn’t available to the public, as…

NFL and cannabis: League, union offer $1 million for pain management research

The NFL and NFLPA are jointly offering up to $1 million in grants to researchers who can help the league move forward with alternatives to opioid-based pain management. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, on Tuesday listed cannabis…

Study: For Some Symptoms, Medical Marijuana With THC Is Better Than CBD

The cannabis plant has hundreds of “active ingredients,” but the two most prominent—and the only two most people have heard of—are THC and CBD. Despite “medical marijuana” laws specifically allowing people to access cannabis products containing THC, over the past…

What Cannabis Brands Can Learn From The Playskool Kitchen

On a recent trip to visit family, my mother-in-law dusted off (literally) some classic toys from storage. How she still had a trove of gently used toys from the ‘70s and ‘80s is something of a mystery. Apparently, she had…

Medical marijuana bill filibustered for nine hours Tuesday in Alabama

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday debated legislation to make medical marijuana legally available in the state of Alabama for the first time in a century. The legislation was filibustered for more than nine hours by a group of…

New UK Cannabinoid Vehicle Unveils Its Global Ambitions Following US CBD Acquisition

April 8, 2021
Peter McCusker
Hemp Industry News, Mergers & Acquisitions
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An ambitious London-headquartered private-equity acquisition vehicle has debuted with the purchase of a US CBD firm – as it sets out its global ‘buy-and-build’ ambitions. Tenacious Labs says the acquisition of Denver-based CBD brand Press Pause in a cash-and-shares deal…

Over 100 CBD Businesses Given April 1 Deadline By Leading UK Payment Firm

THIRD party enforcement of the new UK Novel Food rules is imminent after one of the industry’s leading payment providers said it would no longer serve non-compliant CBD sellers. Worldnet Payments, which is understood to provide merchant services to over…

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other: Disillusioned Consumers and Niche Opportunities

March 30, 2021
Mike Luce
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Early in the CBD boom, the cannabinoid could be found in anything. Store-bought infused guacamole might have been the most egregious example of stretching the potential of CBD until it breaks. That said, the proliferation of DIY guacamole recipes made…

Taylor Mammon Founder Heralds GenCanna Deal As ‘Watershed Moment’ For Europe’s CBD Industry

March 24, 2021
Peter McCusker
Hemp Industry News, Mergers & Acquisitions
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ONE of the founders of Taylor Mammon says its purchase by major US player GenCanna may be the first of many similar transatlantic transactions – as it prepares for a period of rapid growth. Managing Director Nathan Wogman founded the…

Consequences of COVID: Severe Stress Rises Among Men

This article explores the impact that the pandemic has had on men in particular and what that might mean for the CBD industry. In September and October 2020, High Yield Insights ran a national study on consumer lifestyles, the impact…

Tobacco Giant Enters CBD space As It looks To Move Beyond Nicotine

A SECOND UK tobacco firm has turned its attention to cannabis with British American Tobacco launching a new CBD vaping device – Vuse CBD Zone. BAT, which sells Dunhill, Lucky Strike and Benson & Hedges, disclosed its interest in developing…

Clinical Study On 200 People Aims To Establish ‘Safe’ THC Level In Full-Spectrum Hemp Extracts

THE largest ever study into the toxicological impacts of humans ingesting trace levels of THC in food will get underway in the next few weeks. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is spending over €1.6m on the trial featuring 200…

Five Key Pointers For US Firms Looking To Enter the European CBD Market

WHILE the CBD boom has been well underway in the US for many years things are just starting to take shape in Europe. Over the last six months the European CBD industry has started to boom, and Forbes reports that…

How cannabis has mainstream sleep aids counting sheep

February 2, 2021
Mike Luce
Marketing
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2021 threatens to deliver another year of turmoil, characterized by further lockdowns, social distancing, and an ongoing threat to health, daily routines, and financial security on a global scale – any one of which would be ample cause to lose…

What role can CBD play in alleviating America’s mental health epidemic?

Within hours of the Inauguration Day ceremonies, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued a press release calling for the Biden administration to help Americans struggling with mental health exacerbated or brought on by pandemic. In NAMI’s words, the…