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(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the October issue of Marijuana Business...

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Marijuana Legalization Support Grows in 2018, Poll Finds

Support for marijuana legalization increased again, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. In...

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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...

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

by admin@otortal.com

March 31, 2019

(CNN) — The latest "it" ingredient to hit menus is CBD, short for cannabidiol, one of...

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Colorado cannabis biotech snags $10 million for expansion

October 5, 2018

A Colorado-based cannabis biotech firm announced Thursday that it has secured $10 million in private funding...

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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...

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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...

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FDA: CBD shouldn’t be a controlled substance, but treaties require it

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that cannabidiol shouldn’t be a controlled substance, but international...

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What Farm Bill? Hemp industry shrugs off law’s expiration

(This story has been updated with the USDA comment saying it will continue enforcing the current...

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NORML Chapter Newsletter

September 30, 2018

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorSeptember 30, 2018 Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest...

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Australian CBD maker raises $29 million, ups investment in Japan

Australian CBD company Elixinol Global raised 40 million Australian dollars ($29 million) in a new share...

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DEA takes some CBD off Schedule 1 – with FDA approval

(This story has been updated to provide additional details from the DEA announcement.) The U.S. Drug...

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Multistate medical marijuana operators tapped for Virginia’s CBD program

Virginia named its first five CBD-only medical cannabis business licensees – three of them multistate operators. Virginia’s Board...

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Hemp Notebook: What the railroad industry can teach today’s hemp businesses

(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the September issue of Marijuana...

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‘One day you’re legal, the next day you’re not’: Confusion from spotty CBD enforcement

CBD producers and retailers in some of the nation’s largest markets say they’re pressing on despite...

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North Carolina hemp firm seeks tax breaks from CBD extraction facility plans

A North Carolina hemp producer’s renovation of a former factory for CBD extraction sets it up...

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Marijuana Law Reform Advocates Head to Harrisburg

September 20, 2018

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorSeptember 20, 2018 With a state legislative session spanning almost an...

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Capitalizing on CBD: New market opportunities with athletes

(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business...

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Coca-Cola eyes CBD ‘functional wellness beverages’ as soda market cools

The Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest beverage maker, is looking at a line of CBD beverages,...

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Hemp hangs in balance as Farm Bill talks stall

Entrepreneurs hoping for a long-awaited hemp expansion from Congress are nervously watching as the end-of-the-month deadline...

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Federal judge shuts down West Virginia hemp farm over seed allegation