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HIA to Facebook: Stop Censoring Hemp

May 21, 2019

Phoenix, AZ--Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has a message for Facebook: Hemp is legal and shouldn't be censored. HIA announced in a press release that, in association with Hoban Law Group, Bluebird Botanicals, and Bish Enterprises, it is launching a campaign aimed at addressing Facebook’s current advertising policy of prohibiting the...

Harvard, MIT Receive Grant to Study Cannabis, Cannabinoids

May 3, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Cambridge, MA—Charles Broderick, alumnus of both Harvard University and MIT, gave $4.5 million to each institution to support research on the effects of cannabis, according to a press release from Harvard. It’s the largest donation to date supporting research into cannabinoids. The press release notes that there are gaps in...

FTC/FDA Warning Letters Issued to CBD Companies

April 2, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, DC–Before vacating his office on April 5, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., shared his thoughts on the most efficient pathway to legalize CBD. As WholeFoods previously reported, Dr. Gottlieb attended his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee in March. When questioned about CBD, he stated that the...

FDA Sets Time, Date for Public CBD Hearing

April 2, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—FDA has set a time and date for a public hearing regarding products containing cannabis-derived compounds, according to a public announcement. The hearing—titled “Scientific Data and Information about Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds”—will take place on May 31, 2019, from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at FDA’s White Oak...

Manitoba Harvest to be Acquired by Tilray

February 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Nanaimo, British Columbia--Tilray, Inc., a company that specializes in the research, cultivation, production and distribution of cannabis and cannabinoids, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Manitoba Harvest from Compass Group Diversified Holdings and other shareholders. Manitoba Harvest, the world's largest hemp food manufacturer, has products in over 16,000 stores...

Neptune Wellness Solutions Receives License to Process Cannabis

January 9, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Laval, Québec—Neptune Wellness Solutions announced in a press release that it has received its license to process cannabis from Health Canada. The Health Canada license enables Neptune to handle dried cannabis, manufacture and purify cannabis extracts and cannabis oil, and sell its services to other license holders, according to the...

Trump Signs Farm Bill; FDA Speaks on the Legality of CBD

December 21, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The signing of the Farm Bill by President Trump drew reactions from the industry which were, overall, positive. Yet moments after the bill was signed into law, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement regarding cannabis, pointing out that cannabidiol (CBD) is still illegal in food or dietary supplements.

Cannabis Strategic to Acquire Fitamins CBD

August 15, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Los Angeles, CA — Cannabis Strategic Ventures, Inc., gains distribution for its vitamin and hemp-derived CBD formulations through the acquisition of Fitamins CBD, which serves a network of 600+ wholesalers catering to the Asian-American market. CSV announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the brand. “We have selected...

FDA Rules on GW Research Case, Approves CBD for Epilepsy

June 25, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, DC — In a ruling that has implications for the future of CBD as a dietary supplement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the application of GW Research LTD to make Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe...

The Endocannabinoid System: Hemp and Beyond

May 21, 2018

Sebastian Krawiec

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By now you’re surely aware of phytocannabinoids or CBD-rich hemp stock oil or other variations of the name these products bear. You may even stock them on your shelves, one of many retailers in the natural products industry who is pioneering a movement of bringing awareness to people’s endocannabinoid system...