Cannabis
Responding to FTC’s 700 Product Claim Notices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April sent out nearly 700 penalty offense notices to companies across a number of industries, including pharma, consumer goods and retail, cannabis, cosmetics, foods and dietary supplements, warning that failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties of more than $50,000 per violation. While companies shouldn’t ignore the notices, advertising ...
Storytelling for Greater PR Media Placement
Being able to wrap a personal story around a company or product when pitching an editor or broadcast producer can often garner greater attention and produce better PR results. For example, when the appetite suppressant ingredient CitriMax was first introduced by InterHealth a few decades ago (it seems like just the other day as I ...
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Cannabis Banking Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where it is legal, a step toward removing what analysts say is a barrier to development of a national industry. Lawmakers voted 321-101 to approve the bill and send it to the Senate. The bill ...
Global CRO Nutrasource Announces Expansion to Clinical Trials Facility
Nutrasource (Guelph, ON, Canada), a global full-service contract research organization (CRO) has announced a new expansion to its on-site clinical trials facility located in Ontario. The clinic is just one of the organization’s sites within its global network of more than 400 clinical trial sites. Since the expansion—a significant extension of the prior 2019 upgrade—Nutrasource ...
Hemp Lights Up the Natural Products Industry
Despite a smoky regulatory landscape for CBD and hemp-derived products, the power of this $4.7 billion-dollar market alone may mandate a clearer future. Our expert CBD panel: Zora De Grandpre, ND, Physician, Leafreport, Tel Aviv, Israel, www.leafreport.com Alice Hirschel, PhD, Technical Service Director, ABITEC, Columbus, OH, www.abiteccorp.com Collette Kakuk, Vice President of Global Marketing, HempRise, ...
AOAC Approves Method of Analysis for Cannabinoids in Hemp
AOAC International has announced that a liquid chromatography–diode array detection (LC-DAD) method previously approved as Official Method of Analysis 2018.11 for cannabinoids in cannabis plant materials, concentrates, and oils, is now approved for hemp. “Until now, no globally recognized method for validating the potency of hemp was available to laboratories,” said Scott Coates, program lead for ...
House Passes Hemp and Cannabis SAFE Banking Act
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE Banking) Act of 2019, H.R. 1595, first introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in March 2019 by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), was officially passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by a vote of 321 to 103. The hemp and cannabis industries have had to operate through ...
House to Look at Hemp Banking
Legislation that would encourage U.S. banks and credit card companies to do business with hemp and CBD companies will hit the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as early as today. Difficulty in finding banks and credit card companies to handle financial transactions has been an issue surrounding the hemp industry for many months. There ...
Dick Griffin, John Benninger Win ABC Awards
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has announced Richard “Dick” Griffin as the recipient of its ABC Champion Award for 2017. Griffin has consistently served ABC and other organizations in the natural products community through partnerships with his insurance companies Grifcon Enterprises and Griffin Insurance Services, and his consulting work with R-T Specialty, LLC. The ABC ...
AHPA Issues Cannabis Oversight Recommendations for Regulators
The American Herbal Products Association (Silver Spring, MD, AHPA) has published recommendations for regulators to address issues related to the safe use and responsible commerce of legally marketed products derived from Cannabis species. Several states, including Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, and Illinois have considered AHPA’s recommendations in the development of state medical marijuana program regulations and AHPA’s recommendations ...
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