Sleep-challenged consumers are waking up to CBD as a sleep aid, according to data collected by Chicago-based CBD market analyst Brightfield Group for its U.S. CBD Consumer Insights. For the final quarter of 2020, Brightfield reports that sleep was the No. 1 attribute that CBD consumers wanted from those products, for the first time ranking…
Pet Charities to Benefit From CBDfx Campaign
As part of National Pet Adoption Month, CBD products company CBDfx is launching a national campaign to raise awareness for homeless animals and giving back to local nonprofits and animal shelters. Starting this week, CBDfx is offering a Search Dog Fundraising Bundle with their most popular CBD for Pets products and is donating 100% of…
Happy Lane Zero-THC CBD
Happy Lane is the latest offering from CV Sciences, makers of PlusCBD. Happy Lane 0.00% THC products provide fun, effective CBD at affordable retail prices – perfect for young, highly mobile consumers. The brand features delicious CBD in its Cherry Jubilee Gummies, Berry Extraordinary Chews and Peppermint Magic Liquid, plus easy-to-swallow softgels and hands-free topical…
Get Prepared for the Possibility of Selling Cannabis
The eventual possibility of selling cannabis is highly appealing to many convenience store retailers. With typical declines in tobacco sales, more fuel-efficient and electric cars impacting fuel volume, and the pandemic impacting foot traffic, this opportunity cannot come fast enough. Currently, the sale of cannabis is fully legal in 17 states and Washington, D.C., and…
Hemp Pouches Can Mean Longer Lasting Produce
Hemp is scientifically known to have anti-bacterial and anti-microbial features and hemp advocate and product maker Responsibly Organic sees it as the perfect partner to healthy produce – and for a limited time, the company is offering free samples to prove it. The deterioration seen in produce over time, like discoloration, loss of flavor, mold…
Recent Study Reveals Opportunity for CBD in Helping Arthritis Sufferers
Arthritis is one of the most widespread health conditions in the United States and affects one in four adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s more than 54 million men and women. Recent research by ArthroCBD, a subsidiary of Colorado-based oral and topical cannabinoid company Opticann, found that while only…
Meet Fable: The Non-Alcoholic, Premium Botanical Cannabis Cocktail
BKKB Ventures recently launched Fable, a line of four cannabis-infused botanical beverages. The Fable brand offers consumers intentionally-crafted THC/CBD cocktails that draw inspiration from modern mixology, adding a premium cannabis product to the burgeoning alcohol-alternative beverage market. Available for purchase this coming July in select California dispensaries, lounges and delivery platforms, each 12-ounce bottle delivers…
CBD Retailing Pioneer The Vitamin Shoppe Seeks Franchise Partners
For the first time in its 44-year history, omni-channel specialty retailer of nutritional and CBD wellness products The Vitamin Shoppe will partner with business owners to operate franchise stores. Known primarily for connecting consumers with health, wellness and dietary supplements brands, The Vitamin Shoppe and its affiliated Super Supplements banner have been at the forefront…
Down Trend in Hemp Prices Fueling Surge in CBD Brands, Consumers
A four-year trend of falling hemp prices has prodded a surge in marketplace newcomers and boosted demand from consumers, according to a recent report from global cannabis industry data, analytics and technology firm New Frontier Data. Releases this week, the U.S. Hemp Market Landscape: Cannabinoids, Grain & Fiber report detailed the latest perspectives on the…
TikTok Users Love Edibles
Data from from Pittsburgh-based market research firm CivicScience reveals the cannabis methods that different social media users prefer. According to the survey, weighted by U.S. adults ages 21 and older, TikTok users are the most likely to report that they prefer edibles over other methods of using cannabis, compared with Instagram users and Facebook users.…
Charlotte’s Web to Use In-Store Kiosks As Retail Rebounds
Just in time for post-pandemic consumers returning to in-store shopping for their health and wellness needs, Charlotte’s Web last week unveiled two retail innovations. The first is a first-to-market high tech, in-store kiosk that doubles as an educational resource for consumers. The second is a virtual learning lab created specifically for retail employees and managers…
Welcome Wellness With Happy Lane THC-Free CBD
Happy Lane is the latest offering from CV Sciences, makers of PlusCBD, America’s #1 selling natural CBD brand. Happy Lane products provide fun, effective CBD at an affordable retail price – perfect for young, and young at heart, consumers always on the go. The product line offers delicious CBD in its Cherry Jubilee Gummies…
Music Maker and Mogul DJ Khaled Releases Men’s CBD Grooming Line
Music mogul, business guru and Grammy Award-winning artist DJ Khaled, in partnership with Endexx Corp., last week debuted Blesswell, a new CBD-infused men’s grooming line, now available exclusively online. The sustainably sourced collection features 100% U.S. grown and processed hemp products that focus on a more natural approach to achieving the healthiest hair and skin.…
Who Is Buying Pet CBD?
Market research firm Brightfield Group’s CBD Consumer Insights Q1 2021 report reveals new information about the CBD consumer — specifically, the “Pet CBD Buyer.” Pet CBD turned out to be more than a passing fad, the report shows. Consumers spent $426 million on pet CBD in 2020, and Brightfield Group expects it to reach…
Pain Relieving Topicals, Oils Likely to Drive CBD Market Growth
Out of all cannabinoids, cannabidiol (CBD) is gaining in wide usage for therapeutic reasons because of its lack of psychoactive effects. Due to the increasing adoption of CBD-based products to treat ailments, the global cannabidiol market is anticipated to grow at a lucrative rate over the next several years. According to a February report from…
Hemp Industry Backs Senate Bill to Treat CBD as Food Additive
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Hemp Roundtable has applauded introduction in the U.S. Senate of the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act, legislation that could create a regulatory pathway for cannabidiol (CBD) to be safely used in food, beverages and dietary supplements. “The Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act is a huge win for American consumers,…
Feds Set Standard THC Research Dose
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a leading health agency of the U.S. federal government, has announced a standardized THC dosage that research teams will be required to use when studying cannabis. The standard unit is now set at 5mg, and the unit strictly applies to all studies that have humans as test subjects.…
Sweet Earth Develops Proprietary CBD Cigarette
Vancouver, B.C.-based Sweet Earth Holdings Corp. has completed the development of a proprietary strain of CBD/hemp cigarettes along with Pure Products LLC that will be marketed, sold and distributed under the Sweet Earth Smooth Brand. The cigarettes will be sold as Turkish Blend and will be available on its website at sweethearthsmooth.com and at leading…
What Are the Different Types of CBD Products?
With the rise in acceptance and consumption of CBD products, the number of manufacturers, forms and flavors has grown. Market competition has fostered a creative atmosphere among CBD product makers looking for easier, more familiar and tastier ways to deliver CBD, and also coax hesitant consumers to take advantage of CBD’s benefits. Many products…
Global Widget Expands Headquarters With New In-House Formulation Lab
Global Widget announced the completion of its new in-house formulation lab at its manufacturing headquarters in Tampa, Fla. Its new 400-square-foot lab is staffed by a growing team of formulation scientists and quality specialists, with eight new positions recently added. The lab, featured on an episode of the CBD University Podcast here, supports the company’s…
Line of CBD Oil Products
Camberwell, an integrated cannabis company, has officially launched in the U.S., now offering a line of full spectrum hemp flower extract (CBD Oil) products. The initial launch includes tinctures, vapes and gummies. Grown and processed on Camberwell’s Farm in the heart of Oregon’s Columbia Basin, Camberwell’s products are produced in a state-of-the-art extraction site, the…
What Is CBG?
Cannabigerol, better known as CBG, is one of more than 120 identified cannabinoid compounds found within cannabis. Other more common cannabinoids obtained from cannabis plants include cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). CBG specifically is the decarboxylated form of cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), the parent molecule from which other cannabinoids are synthesized. Because it is present…
CBD Capsules With Ginger Actives
CBD brand Elixinol has introduced Immune Gut Health, the first and only CBD capsules powered by Ginfort, a proprietary ingredient to aid in digestion that contains 13 times more ginger actives than traditional ginger powders. Immune Gut Health capsules each contain a combination of 15 milligrams of CBD and 200 milligrams of Ginfort. Both ingredients…
Global Widget Launches Line of Immune Support Gummies
Global Widget, the manufacturer and distributor of CBD brands Hemp Bombs and Nature’s Script, announced the launch of a health and wellness line of gummies called Defense Boost that uses natural ingredients such as elderberry and apple cider vinegar to help support the body’s immune system. “We’ve always been focused on health and well-being with our…
CStore Decisions Hosts CBD Webinar
On Thursday, CStore Decisions hosted a CBD-focused webinar for convenience retailers, “Success in CBD: What C-Stores Need to Know,” featuring E-Alternative Solutions (EAS) Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Chris Howard and Director of Trade Marketing Mike Sullivan, as well as Brad Campbell, category leader of tobacco & CBD for Altoona, Pa.-based c-store…