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CBD manufacturer Mile High Labs closes $35 million Series A funding round

Loveland, Colorado-based Mile High Labs – a manufacturer of CBD crude oil, distillate and isolate – closed a $35 million Series A funding round as it works to expand its operations. The raise was led by institutional investors from the United...

Polish petroleum firm inks deal to produce biofuel from hemp

A government-owned petroleum firm in Poland has struck a deal to produce bioethanol from hemp.Grupa Lotos, one of the 10 largest fuel companies in Central Europe by sales, entered the agreement with the state-owned Institute of Natural Fibers and...

Pew Poll: 62 Percent Of Americans Want Marijuana Legal

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director October 9, 2018 Sixty-two percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Pew Research Center. The percentage is the highest...

How marijuana company executives can adapt to surging CBD sales

(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the October issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.)CBD and THC coexist in the cannabis plant. But can they coexist in the cannabis market? Executives at some THC-focused cannabis companies are growing...

Marijuana Legalization Support Grows in 2018, Poll Finds

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...

Ottawa hemp company to buy natural-products manufacturer for CA$20M to boost product research

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,...

How CBD has become the USA's coolest food and drink ingredient

(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...

Colorado cannabis biotech snags $10 million for expansion

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...

Connecticut lawsuit seeks to open state for hemp farming

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...

Capitalizing on CBD: Seniors primed for nonintoxicating cannabis, but marketing needs to shift

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....
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California and New York Cannabis Brands Fight For the First MJBowl National Champion Award

The cannabis industry will crown its first national champions this December at the debut of MJBowl, a bi-coastal competition...
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