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EPA Approves Use of Pesticide Products on Hemp
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two actions that it says will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp in time for the 2020 growing season. Nine of these products are biopesticides ...
Amazon Responds to Organic & Natural Health Association’s CBD Investigation
In October, the Organic & Natural Health Association looked into Amazon’s CBD selling practices by putting Amazon’s bestseller, New Age Premium Hemp Oil, to the test. The association hired an independent, third-party lab, California-based Alkemist Labs, to test for the presence and levels of cannabinoids. After testing a sample of New Age Premium Hemp Oil 1000 MG, ...
Amazon’s Hemp Bestseller Contains CBD Despite a No CBD Sale Policy
Amazon’s official policy prohibits the sale of hemp products containing CBD/cannabinoid, but search the term “CBD” in Amazon’s search engine and more than 10,000 products will match your request. Organic & Natural Health Association put Amazon’s bestseller, New Age Premium Hemp Oil to the test by hiring an independent, third-party lab, California-based Alkemist Labs, that has experience testing for the ...
CV Sciences Announces Distribution Partnership With Harris Teeter
CV Sciences, Inc., a California-based supplier and manufacturer of hemp cannabidiol (CBD) products, announced further expansion of its PlusCBD Oil brand with Harris Teeter (North Carolina). CV Sciences’ expansion in the food, drug and mass (FDM) retailer channel broadens distribution and availability of the company’s PlusCBD Oil Original and Extra Strength Balms, and PlusCBD Oil Roll-Ons to 150 ...
House Votes to Allow Hemp & CBD Banking
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE Banking) Act of 2019, H.R. 1595, first introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in March 2019 by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), was officially passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by a vote of 321 to 103. The hemp and cannabis industries have had to operate through ...
Hemp Banking to Hit House Floor
Legislation that would encourage U.S. banks and credit card companies to do business with hemp and CBD companies will hit the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in the next few days as early as today. Difficulty in finding banks and credit card companies to handle financial transactions has been an issue surrounding the ...
RE Botanicals and Palmetto Harmony Announce Merger
Colorado-based RE Botanicals, the Pure Organic Hemp Apothecary and South Carolina-based Palmetto Harmony, a provider of organically cultivated natural essential life oils, have announced a stock merger between the two companies. The merger of RE Botanicals and Palmetto Harmony came from a chance encounter at the Victory for Hemp party celebrating the passage of the ...
FDA and CBD Confusion
For NIE Magazine’s feature article, “Washington and the Natural Industry,” we asked Steve Mister, President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org the following question: The FDA’s very confusing statements about hemp and CBD have many wondering what is the long-term future for CBD, hemp and other hemp-derived compounds. How should retailers ...
Caliva Acquires Beverage Maker Zola to Accelerate CBD-Infused Beverage Rollout
Caliva, a vertically integrated cannabis company in California, announced that it acquired Zola, the California-based maker of plant-powered beverages, to expand into the cannabis and hemp-based CBD (hCBD) beverage space. According to the company, Caliva has quickly become a market leader in cannabis consumer products in California, which represents more than 35 percent of the ...
CBD’s Role in Improving Health
We asked Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education for EuroPharma (Green Bay Wisconsin, EuroPharmaUSA.com), the following question: What is science telling us about the body’s endocannabinoid system and the vital part that CBD can play in improving the health of consumers? Here’s her response: The endocannabinoid system is a set of receptors and ...
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