Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) will start accepting applications for seed-propagated hemp for plant variety protection. The PVPO gives intellectual property protection to breeders of new varieties of seeds and tubers, USDA explained. Through implementation of The Plant Variety Protection...
Washington, D.C.--Responding to requests from U.S. producers and hemp seed exporters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which regulates importation of all seeds for planting to ensure safe agricultural trade, has provided an alternative path for the safe importation of hemp seeds in the U.S. The Agency announced that Hemp...
Secaucus, NJ--Yep. You asked, we delivered. @Irwin_Naturals Full-Spectrum CBD Hemp Extract has hit select stores in the U.S. With that tweet on April 17, The Vitamin Shoppe announced that it had entered the CBD market. According to a report by CNBC, the products will available in 14 states, the District of...
Laval, Quebec, Canada—Neptune Wellness Solutions has begun offering turnkey product development solutions with hemp-derived ingredients to customers in the U.S., according to a press release. A U.S.-based supply chain of licensed hemp extract producers has been established and initial purchase orders are being processed. Neptune has long-standing experience in the...
Deerfield, FL—Green Roads announced in a press release that the company has donated and coordinated delivery of the first certified hemp plants into the state of Florida in 70 years to launch the University of Florida’s (UF’s) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences hemp pilot research program. Green Roads is...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced in a press release that it is opening up membership to companies that market hemp-derived CBD and whole spectrum hemp extract in food and dietary supplements. The Board of Directors voted on the decision in March, and have accepted CV Sciences, OLEO...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has adopted a Guidance Policy for dietary supplement and food products containing hemp and CBD to help ensure that the industry complies with existing regulations, according to a press release. The policy recommends that any manufacturer, labeler, packer, holder, or marketer of...
Deerfield, IL--The latest mass chain to enter the CBD market: Walgreens. CNBC reported that Walgreens will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. The products will be available in nearly 1,500 stores. Details on which brands will be...
Baton Rouge, LA--The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) issued an advisory notice specifying that state law prohibits any product to contain any level or trace amount of THC. The notice pointed to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Guidance Document regarding CBD oil, which, in the FAQ section, sums...
Anaheim, CA—CBD, cannabidiol, hemp, phytocannabinoids, endocannabinoids, full-spectrum extract, CBD isolate—as WholeFoods previously reported, the debate over which forms to put into products, how to label it, what to say about it (and what not to say) at the retail level grows larger and louder as hemp-based products gain popularity, which...
