Association of major brands calls on FDA to settle CBD ‘Wild West’
An association of major U.S. brands has called for urgent government action on CBD regulation, warning of “the continued expansion of a ‘Wild West’ CBD…
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Florida issues warning over delta-8, other hemp products from Oregon
Florida officials have issued two warnings regarding delta-8 THC and other industrial hemp products from the state of Oregon. The Florida Department of Agriculture and…
CBD varieties don’t perform to COAs, Georgia researchers say
The hemp industry needs a robust certification system that will give growers more confidence in their genetics purchases, according to a study from the University…
$65 million awarded farmers in fraud case against Canadian, U.S. execs
A group of Canadian and American business executives committed negligence, fraud and deceit when they left a group of Montana farmers stranded with 2018 hemp…
Washington will certify extracts produced for sale in other states
Washington state’s Department of Agriculture will begin to certify hemp extracts, in a move officials say will help producers sell products in other states. CBD…
French proposal would open €700m CBD market, but ban sale of loose flowers
French hemp stakeholders say they will appeal a proposal that would ban the sale of raw hemp flowers after the government this week sent a draft…
Florida firm’s CBD OK’d in Brazil
Largo, Florida-based NuNature Labs said it has been authorized to distribute two medical-grade oral CBD products in Brazil. Approval is through the National Health Surveillance…
Report says delta-8 tests show dodgy players chasing ‘quick buck’
The authors of a report on delta-8 THC in the U.S. say the nascent hemp sub-sector is populated by inexperienced producers that are misleading consumers…
New UK group aims to advance medical cannabis, CBD sectors
A newly launched UK cannabis body, CanIndCou (CIC), says it will work on behalf of patients while promoting reduction of red tape it says is…
Spanish judge leans on ECJ ruling in CBD case that acquits shop owner
A Spanish judge cited the epoch-changing decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year in acquitting a Valencia shop owner of charges related…
