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Revised April 2022 It’s no secret that cannabis supplementation is currently booming as an industry. But the sudden flood of new manufacturers into the marketplace means more than just more choices for consumers, it means buyer beware. By now you may have seen CBD companies promoting their “pure” CBD …

In January of 2019, the U.S. Hemp Authority launched a certification program for companies and products made of hemp. The organization was created in 2018 for the purpose of helping create standardization and quality across the hemp industry, and the Authority is funded by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. A …

You may have heard the term “glyphosate residue free” and wondered what it means or how to pronounce it. Glyphosate can be pronounced like “gliff-eh-sayte” or “gleye-feh-sayte” and it is a common herbicide used to kill broadleaf plants and grasses. It has been widely used since the 1970s in forms …

Updated Ferburary 2024 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of CBD and seen CBD products everywhere in grocery stores, gas stations, and health food stores. This popular compound is experiencing explosive growth, and the industry shows no signs of slowing. The total market value of …

All across the globe, cannabis law reform is ongoing – and it appears the trend is headed toward legalization. Since Colorado and Washington became the first states in the US to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012, Alaska, Oregon, Vermont, California, Nevada, Maine, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, and the District of …

GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice, which is a comprehensive term that includes regulations enforced by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). The term sometimes appears as CGMP or cGMP, which stands for Current Good Manufacturing Practice. Other countries have adopted GMP standards under the direction of the …

Revised April 2022 With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp and other cannabis derivatives low in THC were removed from the definition of marijuana in accordance with the Controlled Substance Act. This change made cannabinoids widely available, causing their popularity to soar. However, they remain unregulated by …

Revised May 2022 Since the federal legalization of industrial hemp in late 2018, the cannabidiol (CBD) industry is seeing explosive growth. CBD is now used by millions of Americans to help relieve a number of ailments, including inflammation, chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and more — and demand appears …

Revised July 2022 Since the 2018 passing of the Farm Bill — which resulted in the federal legalization of industrial hemp — cannabidiol (CBD) oils, gummies, tinctures, and the like have become increasingly popular. While this may be good news to consumers and producers of such products, it also …