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Up in Smoke or Smokin’ Hot?
A deep dive into the CBD category. Participants: • Jade Beutler, CEO, Emerald Health Bioceuticals, San Diego, CA, www.emeraldhealthbio.com• Lester Burks, CMO, Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients, Pikesville, TN, www.buriedtreasureln.com• Laura Fuentes, Co-founder and CEO, Green Roads, Deerfield Beach, FL, www.greenroadsworld.com• Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education, EuroPharma, Green Bay, WI, www.europharmausa.com• Marge Roman, ...
AHPA Adopts Policy on Items Containing Hemp/CBD
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has adopted a new Guidance Policy for dietary supplement and food products that contain hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to help ensure the industry complies with existing regulations. The guidance policy was developed to encourage industry to be mindful of the federal regulations that apply to these product categories, notwithstanding FDA ...
FDA Public Meeting on Cannabis to be Held in May
On May 31, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) will hold a public meeting to “obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds,” as noted in the Federal Register. In a statement, outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD noted that “the ...
Healthier Pain Relief with Hemp
I have to admit that in my college years and early in my health care career, I knew nothing about the rich medicinal history of Cannabis sativa, or the use of the plant for food, building materials, rope, clothing and fuel. It wasn’t until I was working with cancer and AIDS patients in the early ...
New Farm Bill Ends Era of Hemp Prohibition, but Supplements Get Dropped From SNAP Program
President Trump has signed the 2018 Farm Bill, including the provisions which legalize the domestic cultivation, production, and commercial development of hemp, and hemp products at the federal level. This action comes after the Senate passed the legislation on Dec. 11 and the House of Representatives a day later. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), ...
New Farm Bill is Imminent as it Passes House and Senate
On the evening of Dec. 10, the 2018 Farm Bill House/Senate Conference Committee released its Conference Report. The 807-page document is nearly half a foot tall. Hemp is discussed in only a few handfuls of pages. As of press time, the Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 87 to 13; ...
Radio Program Launched on Hemp-Derived Health Initiatives
Phoenix Tears (U.S. location in Nevada), a provider of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) solutions for consumers, announced it is launching a weekly syndicated radio program with the Christian Fellowship Council (CFC) to help consumers recognize and leverage the profound health benefits of hemp-based CBD products. The program began May 6, 2018 with a live broadcast into ...
Dr. Bronner’s Donates $100,000 to Rodale Institute
California-based Dr. Bronner’s, family-owned maker of soap, has pledged to support the new hemp farming research being conducted by organic farming research institution, the Rodale Institute, with a donation of $100,000 over the next three years of the project’s timetable. Dr. Bronner’s and Rodale Institute together are committed to the effort to expand knowledge of ...
Hemp Industries Association Responds to DEA Final Rule Regarding ‘Marijuana Extracts’
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the leading non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, has issued its position in response to a recent DEA ruling, submitted to the Federal Register December 14, 2016, which seeks to establish a new drug code for “marijuana extract.” Specifically, the DEA has proposed that CBD, and all ...
Phytopurh Debuts Website for Phytocannabinoid Products
Phytopurh, a developer and marketer of phytocannabinoid products in the food, beverage and cosmeceutical industries, announced that their website is live as a preview to the launch of its flagship products: Phyto-100 and Phyto-500 in early fall 2015. Recognizing the growing demand for products in this category, Phytopurh developed a proprietary Purh-Blend formula containing dietary ...
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