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AgroRefiner @ Natural Product Expo West in Annaheim!
Expo West is produced by New Hope Network and is co-located at the Anaheim Convention Center with Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace. Follow @NatProdExpo and #ExpoWest on Twitter and Instagram, and visit us on Facebook for ongoing conversations. Natural Products Expo is a business-to-business trade show...
AgroRefiner receives USDA Organic Certification for CBD Isolate
Our lab has been working hard to create the highest quality CBD products at scale, and we would like to announce the launch of our brand new USDA Certified Organic CBD Isolate!!! AgroRefiner has developed a custom, proprietary process in-house that has produces the world’s...
AgroRefiner opens seed-to-sale CBD manufacturing plant
NEW CASTLE – AgroRefiner opened its warehouse earlier this month, becoming one of the first in Delaware to extract cannabidiol oil from hemp and sell it directly to manufacturers of trendy wellness products. The startup hemp processor is breaking into the seed-to-sale business to extract...
Industry
WA legislators weigh ban on delta-8, other hemp-derived products
Lawmakers in Washington state are considering a last-minute ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products such as delta-8 THC. According to The Associated Press, the recently introduced bill was spurred by the booming hemp industry. Many businesses have turned to Washington state’s hemp industry for cheaper biomass...
Federal court: CBD drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals didn’t violate extraction patent
A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical CBD maker GW Pharmaceuticals of violating another company’s patented method of cannabidiol extraction for its epilepsy drug Epidiolex. The 2020 lawsuit from Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth alleged that GW, now part of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, knowingly...
How to choose a point-of-sale system for a hemp retail operation
Buying a point-of-sale system for a cannabis store is no small endeavor. Many factors come into play. But the decision-making process can be made easier by following some general guidelines. How to choose a point-of-sale system for a hemp retail operation is a post from:...
Technology
Science
Veteran strategies: Market savvy, better soil can boost success for outdoor hemp cultivation
Hemp farmers need to check the market and stop using below-average fields for the new commodity, according to a longtime producer who kicked off a collaboration between the federal government and Cornell University to advance the young industry. Jeffrey Kostuik, general manager and head of...
BevCanna wraps $21 million acquisition of extraction firm
BevCanna, a Canadian maker of white-label CBD beverages and Keef Brands THC drinks, completed its $21 million all-stock acquisition of Toronto-based Embark Health, a solventless extraction company. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company announced the closing Friday. BevCanna CFO John Campbell said the acquisition includes $11...
California CBD extraction firm Leef Holdings acquired by Canadian company for $120M
Icanic Brands, a Canadian firm that offers marijuana products in California and Nevada, is acquiring a California extraction company for $120 million. The extraction company, Leef Holdings, extracts and distributes CBD concentrates in Willits, California. The company also has an edibles production line. Under the...
