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Support for marijuana legalization increased again, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. In the poll of about 1,750 people administered in late September 2018, 62 percent of Americans said they agreed that cannabis should be legal. That’s...

A Canadian hemp company is buying a natural-products manufacturer for $20 million Canadian dollars ($15.4 million) in a bid to accelerate development of CBD consumer goods.Ottawa-based LiveWell Canada agreed to acquire Acenzia, which manufactures neutraceuticals, including powders and sports drinks,...

(CNN) — The latest "it" ingredient to hit menus is CBD, short for cannabidiol, one of over 60 cannabinoids found in the cannabis sativa plant (more commonly known as marijuana). Unlike THC, the most well-known cannabinoid, CBD has no psychoactive...

(CNN) — The latest "it" ingredient to hit menus is CBD, short for cannabidiol, one of over 60 cannabinoids found in the cannabis sativa plant (more commonly known as marijuana). Unlike THC, the most well-known cannabinoid, CBD has no psychoactive...

A Colorado-based cannabis biotech firm announced Thursday that it has secured $10 million in private funding to accelerate production in California and Canada. Front Range Biosciences of Lafayette said it plans to invest some of the money in investigating new...

A Connecticut landowner who wants to grow hemp is suing to force the state to adopt a hemp pilot program.If he succeeds, Aaron Romano would make Connecticut the first state to be ordered by a court to regulate private hemp...

Photo by Kristen Nichols (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Talking about CBD in a nursing home? You’d better bring extra chairs and slices of cake for the overflow crowd....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that cannabidiol shouldn’t be a controlled substance, but international treaties require the United States to treat it as one.That revelation from the federal agency appeared in a 27-page memo written after it approved the first...

(This story has been updated with the USDA comment saying it will continue enforcing the current law.) The law that ushered in the modern hemp industry in the United States has expired, but hemp growers, processors and retailers are counting...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorSeptember 30, 2018 Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! Below is a brief rundown of some of...