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The Empire State of Cannabis

Marijuana decriminalization is in, adult-use is out, a regulated hemp-derived CBD marketplace is in limbo, and NYC begins CBD-ban. For New York’s cannabis industry, 2019 began with a bang and ended with a whimper. In January, Governor Cuomo announced that…

An Understanding for New Entrants: The CBD Consumer Is Not Homogenous

When we speak with cannabis users, we like to dig a bit deeper beyond favored strains, go-to brands, and such. So when we polled 1500 CBD consumers, we were interested to find out much more than their thoughts on CBD.…

Martha Stewart distances herself from ‘cannabis’ ahead of CBD product launch

Martha Stewart commands a massive audience when she cooks, decorates, gardens and appears on television with Snoop Dogg. But the 77-year-old food and lifestyle guru has been tight-lipped about her personal use of cannabis. That took on greater meaning after…

Marijuana Study Finds CBD Can Cause Liver Damage

There is no denying that cannabidiol, more commonly referred to as CBD, is rapidly becoming more popular in the United States than sliced bread. It is a hot trend that got started several years ago after Dr. Sanja Gupta showed the…

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Removing Roadblocks in the Hemp Industry Six Months after the 2018 Farm Bill

June 5, 2019
Susan Gunelius
Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News
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Nearly six months have passed since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted on December 20, 2018, but the road to developing a successful business in the hemp industry is still filled with roadblocks. Some of these obstacles are becoming easier…

Picturing the New CBD Consumer

The growth of the CBD market is contingent on any number of factors. Forecasts vary but effectively the only difference is the shape of the so-called hockey stick. But where is all the growth coming from? If the market is…

5 Reasons Why CBD Companies Must Advertise

Sending email is free, creating a Facebook page is free, Twitter outreach is free, cold-calling is free, publicity is free, referrals are free, and advertising costs money. So why is it that even with all of these wonderfully low cost…

The TTB Clarifies Its Position on Adding CBD to Alcoholic Beverages

By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last week, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau (“TTB”), which regulates the alcohol industry, released new information regarding the use of hemp-derived ingredients in the formulation of alcoholic beverages. The industry circular came…

The CBD boom is way ahead of the science

May 15, 2019
AggregatedNews
Medical Marijuana, Science and Technology
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Strict regulations have stunted research on cannabidiol, but that hasn’t hampered product popularity A few months back, a new storefront appeared in my small Oregon town. Its shelves were packed with tinctures, jars of salve, coffee beans, bath bombs —…

Uncharted Territory

May 1, 2019
Alexander McCaffrey
Cannabis & Hemp Research, Medical Marijuana, Science and Technology
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How changing the way we think about cannabis will create new commercial opportunities The cannabis plants of ancient history were different than most of the examples we know today. As usage of the cannabis plant spread, selective breeding and refinement…

Why is CBD on Shelf at Big Box Stores?

With GNC joining the ranks of mainstream big box stores carrying some type of CBD product (along with other major players in the drug channel like CVS and Walgreens), as if you needed any further evidence to believe, the rush…

Legal Marijuana Could Be Next Big Opportunity in Health Care

While cannabis isn’t yet legal across the U.S., new technologies are already opening doors to promising new applications of marijuana—and pharmaceutical companies are gearing up for a future where these options could hit the market, says Piper Jaffray. The back story.…

Capitalizing on Legal Hemp!

An Entrepreneur's Guide By Mark Goldfogel In December of 2018, the U.S. Government legalized hemp; joining China, France, Great Britain and most of the developed world in recognizing that rope is not dope. This ended a prohibition on hemp dating…

Infographic: Current and Potential CBD Consumers

As has been well documented in these pages, when the 2018 Farm Bill was signed in December 2018, it marked a turning point for cannabis in general and CBD specifically. We were interested in knowing the consumer’s perspective on CBD…

Virginia’s Cannabis Industry: A 2019 Legislative Session Rundown

Bipartisan support for Medical Cannabis and Hemp legislation likely to spur growth In Virginia’s 2019 General Assembly (GA) Session, five of six proposed cannabis-related bills passed and will soon reach the desk of the Governor, ushering in some significant changes…