U.S. CBD companies and activists get creative to face confusion

U.S. CBD companies and activists get creative to face confusion

In the face of confusion and scattershot rule-making across state and local governments within the U.S., purveyors of cannabis and hemp products and their advocates have used a variety of strategie...
New York drops mistaken charges against hemp retailers

New York drops mistaken charges against hemp retailers

Green Angel CBD is free to do business undeterred after the New York Police Department dropped charges it brought last month over misidentified hemp supplies.On November 2, New York police boasted ...
NY moves forward with hemp regulation to require permits from growers

NY moves forward with hemp regulation to require permits from growers

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday establishing new laws for growing and selling hemp products.The state law will be the first formal outline of how hemp farmers in New York will g...
Think CBD is expensive? Wait until you’ve heard about the prescription alternative

Think CBD is expensive? Wait until you’ve heard about the prescription alternative

Many have complained of high prices for CBD products in recent years as the compound has grown in popularity and found its way into nearly every product imaginable.This has led some to turn to shad...
Brazil legalizes medical cannabis, industrial hemp imports and trade

Brazil legalizes medical cannabis, industrial hemp imports and trade

This week, the largest country in South America announced it was changing its attitude on medical cannabis products and industrial hemp.On Wednesday, Brazil’s National Agency for Health Surveillanc...
National and worldwide groups seem to contradict FDA warnings over CBD

National and worldwide groups seem to contradict FDA warnings over CBD

If you are a fan of cannabis, hemp and CBD products, you have likely seen negative coverage after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released warnings to companies claiming CBD can be dangerous....
More banks get green light to roll with hemp companies

More banks get green light to roll with hemp companies

Recent updates to federal agency regulations mean banks can lift another layer of estrangement from companies in cannabis and hemp production.Although industrial hemp cultivation was legalized at t...
Hemp fashion trends are on the horizon

Hemp fashion trends are on the horizon

The uses of hemp can be traced back through American and world history for centuries.After its pedigree of use in shipbuilding and rope manufacture, it can be surprising to see it return in futuris...
Food and Drug Administration issues warnings on some CBD products

Food and Drug Administration issues warnings on some CBD products

Americans interested in CBD have waited with bated breath for more word from the Food and Drug Administration after working groups discussed the cannabis compound this spring.The U.S. Dept. of Agri...