Maryland hemp stakeholders have filed a lawsuit against state officials over market access for their CBD products, which are now highly restricted under a law that took effect this month. …
Hemp producers challenge Maryland law that threatens to wipe out state CBD market Read More »
Four legislators representing both political parties have reintroduced a bare-bones bill designed to get the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) moving on regulations for CBD. The Hemp Access and Consumer …
Bipartisan bill aimed to spur CBD regulations is re-introduced in Congress Read More »
A U.S. congressional committee is scheduled to talk hemp this week as lawmakers presumably will increase pressure on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to establish guardrails to safely guide …
Committee will probe ‘yearslong wait’ for CBD rules in hemp hearing this week Read More »
Awareness of hemp is strong in some categories, but takeup of hemp products lags significantly, a study of Vermont consumers reveals. CBD remains the most recognized downstream output made from …
Consumers well aware of some hemp products, but do they buy? Read More »
Producers of non-ingestible CBD products saw advertising rules loosened on Facebook in the U.S. after parent company Meta overhauled policies for its social media platforms. The changes also apply to …
Facebook updates policy for ‘non-ingestible’ CBD, loosens rules for hemp fiber, seed Read More »
Six companies in five states have received warning letters from government agencies for selling illegal products containing delta-8 THC made from industrial hemp. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) …
FDA, FTC issue new round of warnings over hemp-derived synthetic THC Read More »
Most shareholders in U.S. CBD maker Charlotte’s Web withheld their votes for four directors during the company’s recent annual meeting, as a conflict between the founders and the current board …
Board says founders’ plan would create conflicts of interest at Charlotte’s Web Read More »
A new law on CBD in Washington has the potential to radically realign the CBD market as it now exists in the state by essentially handing the sector over to …
Packaging could be the first major application of hemp bioplastics, a new study from Canadian researchers suggests. The research, by a team at Western University (WU), London, Ontario, replaced high-density …
Hemp can be substitute for polyethylene in packaging, Canadian study shows Read More »
University researchers in Michigan are studying hemp for its potential to clean up soil contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manufactured chemicals that have drawn close scrutiny by environmental …
Hemp shows promise in cleanup of toxic chemicals used in many products Read More »
