Business & Management

FDA Warns Companies Selling Over-The-Counter CBD Products For Pain Relief

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing CBD in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the... more »

Green Hygienics Holdings Acquires Castillo Seed Co. Assets

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. has closed the acquisition of certain assets of Castillo Seed LLC., a pioneering hemp seed company with an extensive library of proven genetics backed by years of R&D efforts. The assets... more »

NoCo Hemp Expo Rolls Out Robust Educational Programming

We Are For Better Alternatives (WAFBA), Colorado Hemp Company, and Let’s Talk Hemp Media have announced the line-up of educational programming for the upcoming NoCo Hemp Expo (NoCo7). Taking place March 25-27, 2021, at the... more »

U.S. Hemp Brokerage Adds Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Remedy To Portfolio

U.S. Hemp Brokerage has been appointed to represent in the natural retail channel Willie Nelson’s brand Willie’s Remedy, a Denver, Colorado-based line of organically grown, full spectrum hemp-infused products. The product line was inspired by... more »

DEA: Legalization Of Hemp Production ‘Further Challenged’ Law Enforcement

The 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp production at the federal level has further challenged law enforcement, a new report from the Drug Enforcement Administration states. The 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) is a comprehensive... more »

Santa Fe Farms Acquires High Grade Hemp Seed

Santa Fe Farms, a regional producer and distributor of THC-free cannabinoids and other important industrial hemp products, has acquired High Grade Hemp Seed, a producer of premium hemp genetics. The acquisition is part of its... more »

The Hemp Mine, Alterra Establish New Partnership

The Hemp Mine, a hemp genetics provider, is entering into a genetics distribution agreement with Fort Collins, Colorado-based Alterra, a hemp young plant supplier. The Hemp Mine’s line of trusted and trialed genetics will be... more »

Deadline For Hemp Growers’ Permits Nears In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s online system for new and renewing hemp growers’ permits is open with an application deadline of April 1, so don’t delay. There are only a few changes from the program’s 2020 details: lower growing... more »

GreenGro Technologies Prepares For Federal Cannabis Legalization

GreenGro Technologies, Inc., a provider of eco-friendly green technologies for the industrial hemp industry, has officially begun to position itself for the eventual federal legalization of cannabis in the U.S. The company's initial steps include... more »

Arcadia Biosciences Welcomes Debbie Carosella To Board Of Directors

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., a leader in science-based approaches to enhancing the quality and nutritional value of crops and food ingredients, announced that Debbie Carosella, a leading consumer food industry executive, has joined its board of... more »