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Venable LLP Issues Client Alert on EPR Laws
As of October 2025, seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) have passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. These laws are intended to reduce packaging waste and improve recycling by holding producers financially and operationally responsible for the end-of-life management of their products, according to a client alert issued by Venable LLP. ...
St. Paul Legacy Business Mastel’s Health Foods to Live on Through New Owners
Mastel’s Health Foods (St. Paul, MN), an independently owned health food store that won Vitamin Retailer‘s 2021 Retailer of the Year award, has announced that it will now be owned and operated by two of its current employees. After years of dedicated service to the store, general manager Lauren Gaffney and marketing manager Alina Hornfeldt ...
New Mentor Program for Black Hemp Farmers Announced by Charlotte’s Web
In keeping with its ‘Ten Commitments to Black Lives’ announced in June, 2020, Colorado-based Charlotte’s Web is launching “Seeding Our Future, Together,” a mentorship program for Black hemp farmers and leaders. Charlotte’s Web is partnering with 40-acre Cooperative, a growing organization with over 50 farmer members in seven states. 40 Acres Cooperative is the first national ...
USDA Green Lights Hemp Production for Minnesota, Tennessee and Puerto Rico
According to Hemp Industry Daily, federal agriculture officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently signed off on hemp production plans for two states and a U.S. territory. Minnesota, which has been a hemp state for six years under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program, received approval for its plan on July 14. The state declared ...
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Increases CBD Collection
According to Supermarket News, Specialty grocer Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is ramping up its CBD product selection with nearly 100 new items. Fresh Thyme said that it’s rolling out 99 new CBD (cannabidiol) products to its current lineup of 152 CBD items. To be available at Fresh Thyme stores in 10 states, the products being ...
Fresh Thyme Offers Home Delivery via Instacart
Illinois-based Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a Midwest specialty grocer focused on healthy organic products and groceries, announced that their delivery service, Fresh Thyme Delivers, is available in the majority of its Midwest markets thanks to a partnership with Instacart, the technology-driven on-demand grocery delivery service. The service allows Fresh Thyme shoppers to order through FreshThymeDelivers.com, ...
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