Jushi completes $63M deal for Franklin Biosciences's Pa. medical marijuana dispensary operations
Jushi Holdings, a Florida-based cannabis and hemp company, closed its previously announced $63 million acquisition of all of the membership interests in Franklin Bioscience-Penn LLC.
The deal covers the Pennsylvania medical marijuana dispensary operation of Franklin Bioscience and its subsidiaries, which have a total of four dispensary permits issued by the state health department. Those permits allow for the holder to open a total of 12 medical marijuana dispensaries in Penns ylvania.
In this region,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 12, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
Nigeria: Cannabis Farming - the Billion-Dollar Industry
[This Day] As Nigerian authorities continue to live in self-denial about the booming local Indian hemp industry, other countries of the world have started to see the economic potential of this psychoactive drug. Last April, a Ugandan producer consummated deals to export $160 million worth of cannabis to pharmacy chains in Canada and Germany. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 2, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nikki Fried rallies support for the hemp industry in Florida
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Friday encouraged supporters of a new state hemp industry to tell Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a bill that would lead to a regulatory framework for the crop.
Fried said an envisioned hemp “revolution” needs the governor’s signature on the bill (SB 1020), which would create a hemp program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
“If the governor’s office receives any of the phone calls that we have been receiving over the l ast five… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - June 18, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Jim Turner Source Type: news
Nikki Fried rallies support for the hemp industry in Florida
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Friday encouraged supporters of a new state hemp industry to tell Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a bill that would lead to a regulatory framework for the crop.
Fried said an envisioned hemp “revolution” needs the governor’s signature on the bill (SB 1020), which would create a hemp program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
“If the governor’s office receives any of the phone calls that we have been receiving over the l ast five… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - June 17, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jim Turner Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Almond, hemp, oat, soy, and cow's milk: Which is best?
As plant-based alternative milks grow increasingly popular, it can help to know how they compare nutritionally. Find out in this article. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Hot Springs CBD Maker Sells Farmers on Newly Legal Crop
New Age Hemp LLC’s leadership wants to make two things starkly clear: Grandma’s hemp-based CBD oil is legal, and it won’t make her high. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - June 10, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CBD Is Already Everywhere. How Will the Government Handle It?
The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds known as cannabinoids. Of them, one–cannabidiol, or CBD–presents the U.S. with unique potential in public health and business, as well as a good deal of political and legal confusion. That much was clear at the Silver Spring, Md., campus of the Food and Drug Administration on May 31, as over 120 people spoke to a standing-room crowd at the agency’s first public hearing for information about cannabis-derived products–a number that was whittled down by lottery from the 400 who applied to testify.
Backers say CBD has health benefits ranging from curin...
Source: TIME: Health - June 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elijah Wolfson Tags: Uncategorized medicine Source Type: news
US struggles to keep up as hemp industry grows
(American Chemical Society) US hemp production is soaring, but government oversight hasn't kept up, according to an article in Chemical& Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. The industry is scrambling to find common ground between states, which each have a different set of rules for hemp growers and processors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
FDA Takes Hard Look at CBD
MONDAY, June 3, 2019 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a good look at the safety and effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) products on Friday, as it weighs how to best regulate the hemp-derived compound going forward.
During a public... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 3, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA Takes Hard Look at CBD
FRIDAY, May 31, 2019 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a good look at the safety and effectiveness of CBD products on Friday, as it weighs how to best regulate the hemp-derived compound going forward.
During a public hearing that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 31, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
As CBD Oils Become More Popular, The FDA Considers Whether To Set New Rules
The marijuana and hemp extract has been touted as a way to ease anxiety and inflammation, despite limited science. Now, the FDA is holding its first public hearing on cannabidiol.(Image credit: Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Allison Aubrey Source Type: news
FDA Holds CBD Hearing As Fans, Sellers Await Legal Clarity
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — CBD products have surged in popularity despite confusion around their legal status . Now U.S. regulators are exploring ways to officially allow the hemp ingredient in food, drinks and dietary supplements.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a hearing Friday to collect information about cannabis compounds such as CBD, which is already available in candy, syrups, oils, drinks, skin patches and dog food.
Related: Ben & Jerry’s Wants To Be Able To Serve CBD-Infused Ice Cream
No decisions are expected immediately, but the hearing is seen as an important step toward clarifying regulat...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CBD Source Type: news
Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products
The F.D.A. has been wary of cannabis-derived products. But it is now under pressure to help them get to market legally. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sheila Kaplan Tags: Cannabis Foods and Products Marijuana Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Hemp Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
Genetic analysis of cannabis is here
(Washington State University) Research from Washington State University could provide government regulators with powerful new tools for addressing a bevy of commercial claims and other concerns as non-medical marijuana, hemp and CBD products become more commonplace. The new analysis of the genetic and chemical characteristics of cannabis is believed to be the first thorough examination of its kind. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 29, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Synthetic version of CBD treats seizures in rats
(University of California - Davis) A synthetic, non-intoxicating analogue of cannabidiol (CBD) is effective in treating seizures in rats, according to research by chemists at UC Davis. The synthetic CBD alternative is easier to purify than a plant extract, eliminates the need to use agricultural land for hemp cultivation, and could avoid legal complications with cannabis-related products. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
