Heavy metals, plastics ‘pervasive’ in CBD, U.S. researchers say
More than 500 products analyzed by a team of U.S. researchers revealed contaminants are widely present in CBD, according to a soon-to-be-published paper on edibles…
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Tennessee group taps directors
The Hemp Alliance of Tennessee (HAT) appointed three new members to its board of directors. They are Jacob Coy, a vice president and hemp banking…
SEC says California CBD exec accused of fraud lined his own pockets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has targeted two privately held California pharmaceutical companies, seeking $6.6 million over an alleged inside deal involving the…
U.S. CBD company inks sponsorship deal with professional baseball league
U.S. CBD company Charlotte’s Web Holdings (CW) will pay Major League Baseball $30.5 million plus a 10% royalty on sales, and grant the professional sports…
Flight from hemp continues in U.S., with harvest expected to fall by nearly half
The 2022 hemp harvest in the U.S. is expected to shrink by nearly half this year, falling from roughly 36,925 acres in 2021 to about…
U.S. CBD stakeholders cheer appointment of cannabis expert at FDA
CBD stakeholders say they hope the appointment of a cannabis policy expert at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) signals the agency may finally…
U.S. bill would boost THC threshold, but fall short of global trend to 1.0%
A key cannabis bill now before the U.S. Senate would establish the legality of all forms of THC naturally present in hemp, adding varieties so…
Idaho bans CBD, other hemp products for animals, saying they’re ‘adulterated’
A ban on the sale of CBD and other hemp-derived products intended for pets and farm animals will go into effect Nov. 1 in Idaho…
Pennsylvania company says it will invest $10.9 million in North Carolina fiber factory
A Pennsylvania company said it plans to invest $10.9 million in a new hemp fiber processing facility in North Carolina. BIOPHIL Natural Fibers, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,…
$20 million for 2 hemp projects
Two projects have received a total of $20 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Climate Smart Commodities program. A group of stakeholders…
