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 [...]
Cannabis
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AHPA Issues Cannabis Oversight Recommendations for Regulators
The American Herbal Products Association (Silver Spring, MD, AHPA) has published recommendations for regulators to address [...]