As prices plunge, interest in CBD cools

[First in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021]

As the CBD sector continues to suffer from a lingering bust after the market overheated in 2020, interest in the sector has cooled as prices remain in the basement. Biomass supplies are backed up as many investors and entrepreneurs continue to depart the contracting sector. Meanwhile, as rules and regulations develop slowly, much-needed research lags in many parts of the world. Amid the struggles, interest in HempToday coverage of CBD tailed off significantly. The most popular stories about CBD among HempToday readers this year were:

Prices for key hemp derivatives enter another slide, Canxchange reports

Midwest research initiative delivers first results on cannabinoids

Proposed law in U.S. would make CBD a dietary supplement

U.S. lobbying group says it will develop standards for CBD

Pair whose case set CBD free in Europe are officially cleared in France