The company behind the PlusCBD product line, Cannabidiol (CBD) products maker and distributor CV Sciences, will soon launch its new Happy Lane product line — a non-GMO, hemp derived CBD offering manufactured with zero THC and formulated to rigorous standards for quality and verified by a third party laboratory for purity, strength and composition.…
Report: CBD Pet Market to Approach $400M by 2027
SAN FRANCISCO – The global cannabidial (CBD) pet market is expected to reach $399.2 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 40.3%, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. Increasing health expenditure and growing health concern among the owners of domesticated animals are driving the market, the report said. In…
Study Will Explore CBD Relief of COVID-19 Anxiety
SAN DIEGO – A nonprofit dedicated to cannabis research, education and advocacy, the Wholistic Research and Education Foundation , is sponsoring a first-of-its-kind exploratory survey on CBD and cannabis efficacy in reducing anxiety. The University of California, Irvine (UCI), in partnership with UCLA’s UC Institute for Prediction Technology (UCIPT), will conduct the study. The Cannabinoid…
Ohio’s CBD Health Collection Unveils Retail Store
Ohio-based CBD-infused products distributor and scheduled manufacturer CBD Health Collection celebrated earlier this month with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar retail location, where the company is headquartered in Granville, about 30 miles east of Columbus. The Sept. 3, grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony featured special guests former NFL star Chris Spielman, bodybuilder Steve…
Fekkai Looking For ‘Chief Shower Officer’ to Test CBD Haircare
NEW YORK – Fekkai, the haircare brand named for the famed French stylist, Frederic Fekkai, is searching for a new C-suite “executive” – a Chief Shower Officer – to test the brand’s new CBD Scalp Calming Collection from the comfort of her or his own home. “The new CBD Scalp Calming collection builds on…
California Company Making Affordable Cannabigerol Options
LOS ANGELES – Goodekind, a woman and minority-owned social enterprise that focuses on creating organically grown and consciously sourced hemp products, has released an affordable CBG topical and CBG crumble. Goodekind’s CBG topical contains 300 mg of CBG and is designed to help with sore muscles, joint pain and dry skin. CBG is…
Colorado Company Readies CBD Pollen
DENVER – CBD of Denver Inc. (CBDD), a full-line CBD and hemp oil company selling Black Pearl CBD hemp products and the owner of CBD Social Network, is now extracting and selling CBD pollen. CBDD’s Rockflowr GmbH subsidiary has purchased a pollen extractor to supply customers with CBD pollen. The pollen is extracted from…
Retired NFL star Spielman partners for CBD product line
Retired NFL star defensive player Chris Spielman and manufacturer CBD Health Collection have partnered on a new CBD product line bearing the name of the former Ohio State All-American and NFL Pro-Bowler, simply called Spielman CBD. The products, which debuted earlier in the summer, are targeted for the weekend warrior and former athletes like…
Pet Releaf Helping Ease Adoptions for Nation’s Rescue Dogs
LITTLETON, Colo. – Pet CBD product maker Pet Releaf has rolled out an initiative to give back to rescues and pets in need across the nation. Over the past few months, there has been a significant increase in the fostering of shelter and rescued animals along with a surge of adoptions nationwide – truly…
Hemp Mixers Coming to Happy Hour
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis Global Inc. earlier this month launched its line of hemp-based alcohol substitute cocktail mixers under the Hemp You Can Feel brand. Hemp You Can Feel mixers are now available for bulk purchase for wholesale distribution as well as for online consumer purchase. Cocktails based on the Hemp You Can Feel…
Veritas Pets Aims to Capture Projected Market Growth
As a response to the growing demand from customers and its love for its furry friends, Pueblo, Colo.-based Veritas Farms Inc. has developed custom formulated Veritas Pets, a new premium line just for pets. As demand for CBD pet products grows – Brightfield Group estimates predict the CBD pet product industry is expected to…
Elevated Wellness Strikes Deal to Carry A88CBD Brand
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Alkaline Water Co.’s portfolio of CBD topical products and ingestibles will soon be available in Elevated Wellness’ retail locations and its e-commerce store. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., The Alkaline Water Co.’s brands include premium bottled alkaline water Alkaline88, flavor-infused waters A88 Infused and CBD infused products A88CBD. Elevated Wellness is an…
Beyond CBD
Major players in the cannabidiol (CBD) industry are going full speed ahead on innovation despite growing economic uncertainty for consumers. Innovation in dosage and ingredients are helping to keep CBD brands top-of-mind, attract holistic wellness seekers, and offer easier-to-understand products for a growing consumer base that is turning to CBD to manage stress and…
Uncle Bud’s Adds Magic Johnson to Celebrity Team
LOS ANGELES – Uncle Bud’s Hemp & CBD, manufacturer of hemp and CBD products made in America, announced that it will partner with former NBA great Earvin “Magic” Johnson in promoting its products. From dominating professional basketball as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers to guiding Magic Johnson Enterprises, when it comes to business…
European Commission Raises Branding CBD With Narcotics Label
As demand for cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) products is growing at a swift rate in Europe, a European Union (EU) administrative body has recommended that CBD products be regulated as narcotics. The European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the EU, recently suspended applications for CBD inclusion in its Novel Food Catalogue, stating CBD…
Charlotte’s Web, ‘The Street Vet’ Team Up for Pet Wellness
BOULDER, Colo. – Hemp extract brand Charlotte’s Web has partnered with Dr. Kwane Stewart, known to many as ‘The Street Vet,’ whose tireless and caring efforts in helping homeless pets earned him his own online reality TV series of the same name. The 22-year practicing veterinarian, known for his compassionate activism providing pro bono…
Comfort With Legal Cannabis, CBD Ingestibles to Drive Growth
Global legal cannabis spending is forecast to reach $47 billion in 2025, according to industry analyst BDSA (formerly BDS Analytics). That’s a value too big to ignore for many companies and industries. The U.S. will continue to be the largest global market, driven by more and more adult use cannabis markets opening. Much of…
Hemp Bombs, Nature’s Script Up Their Gummies Game
TAMPA, Florida – Global Widget, the manufacturer and distributor of premium hemp-derived CBD products from Hemp Bombs, Nature’s Script and Perfect Paws Hemp for pets, announced it has improved its top-selling lines of CBD gummies by adding more milligrams of CBD and more gummies per package – about 50% more, on average, and in…
Understanding the C-store CBD Customer
Cannabidiol (CBD) continues to move into the mainstream with a broader range of consumers picking up products to meet a long list of varying needs. In the first quarter of 2020, 9% of CBD consumers purchased products through a convenience store, up from 5% in 2019, according to consumer surveys conducted by CBD consumer…
Cannabis Brands Look to Lead Clean Beauty Space
SAN FRANCISCO – Move over Goop and Saint Jane. There’s a new breed of brands taking the clean beauty movement to the next level – and the reason may surprise you. The secret is the most controversial plant in America: cannabis—as in marijuana, not hemp—which is legal in some form in most states but…
PHARM CBD Ready for Expanded Footprint
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – After a successful showing at May’s all-virtual Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) conference, Bedford, Kentucky-based PHARM CBD plans to expand its product sales into the U.S. retail market. The ECRM conference is an opportunity for established and emerging brands to meet with retailers in their field, in the hopes of…
Selling CBD Podcast: Compliance & Legal Issues
As the Hemp-CBD marketplace evolves amidst an inconsistent regulatory framework, brick-and-mortar retailers are faced with questions about product quality, choosing reputable suppliers and complying with federal, state and local guidelines. Selling CBD welcomes Daniel McGee, Chief Legal Officer with Solari Hemp, and Chris Howard, vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer with Forth CBD,…
Study: For Pain Relief, CBD Users Setting Aside Opioids
Does CBD work well for easing chronic, arthritis, and other kinds of pain? In a recent study, online cannabis industry news outlet American Marijuana looked at 1,453 Americans who use CBD for pain relief – 966 regular users and 485 non-regular users – to see how well it performed compared to opioids. Specifically, it…
Time For a New Approach to CBD
As the cannabidiol (CBD) category grapples with unusual circumstances, retailers must implement new tactics when selling CBD products. CBD sales were rolling along until two unusual circumstances caused a blip. First, the illegal tetrahydrocan- nabinol (THC) vaping crisis of late 2019 practically eliminated sales of CBD vaping items and negatively im- pacted sales of…
Opportunities for CBD in Convenience Stores
As cannabidiol (CBD) moves the mainstream, convenience stores are in prime position to benefit from the product’s rapid growth. U.S. sales of hemp-derived CBD products reached $4.2 billion in 2019, a 562% increase over 2018, according to Brightfield Group. While few consumers had heard of CBD prior to 2018, the signing of the Farm Bill…