Hicksville, NY—Canbiola, Inc. announced the closing of an all-stock transaction to acquire 51% of Green Grow Farms, Inc. in a press release. Green Grow Farms is licensed by New York State to grow hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program. It grows industrial hemp for grain, flower, and cannabidiol (CBD),...
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Washington, D.C.—Representative Collin Peterson, Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced legislation today that would provide FDA with the flexibility to allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be marketed in dietary supplements, according to a press release. The bill would also require a study and report from USDA, which oversees the...
Seattle, WA--A recent report in The Washington Post (The Post) titled Amazon prohibits CBD sales, but it’s still easy to buy on the site raises awareness on a topic that also has been addressed in WholeFoods Magazine: the availability of cannabidiol (CBD) on Amazon. The Post reporter Jay Greene wrote,...
Washington, D.C.—Congress yesterday failed to pass legislation that would appropriate $100,000 for FDA to perform a Health Hazard Evaluation on cannabidiol (CBD), instead creating a conference report that directs funding for research, policy evaluation, market surveillance, and enforcement discretion related to CBD and hemp. However, a conference report does not...
Ankeny, IA—A Des Moines woman was arrested Thursday after police said she sold illegal cannabidiol (CBD) products in her stores, according to KCCI Des Moines. The arrest took place at Your CBD Store in Ankeny, which is part of a national chain of CBD stores selling hemp oils, edibles, and...
Louisville, CO—Bluebird Botanicals announced that it has officially become a certified B Corporation. In a separate press release, the company announced that Josh Luman has joined the company as President. Bluebird has become one of more than 3,000 companies in 71 countries and 150 industries that meet higher standards of...
Arvada, CO—Straight Hemp has been accepted into the U.S. Hemp Authority Certification Program, according to a press release. U.S. Hemp Authority requires brands to adhere to strict self-regulatory standards through independent third-party auditing. The certification program is an industry initiative intended to give consumers and law enforcement confidence that certified...
Two companies selling cannabidiol (CBD)—Charlotte's Web Holdings and Infinite Products Co.—face proposed consumer class suits filed in California, Bloomberg Law reports, noting that the suits allege that the companies improperly market products containing CBD. News of the suits came on December 2, just days after the U.S. Food and Drug...
Washington, D.C.— The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced in a press release that it has submitted a citizen petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency establish a regulatory pathway for manufacturers to legally market dietary supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD). “Intense consumer demand and...
