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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-01922 (D. Colo.)

Cannabis Law Report

In 2018 United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) filed the first cannabis patent infringement lawsuit against Pure Hemp Collective, Incorporated (“Pure Hemp”) in the United States District Court of Colorado. [1] Patent 9,730,911 (‘911) entitled “Cannabis Extracts and Methods of Preparing and Using Same.” [2]. billion in 2019. [6].

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A homegrown business: Medical cannabis firm Equinox set for a London IPO with an eye on ending Britain’s reliance on imports

Cannabis Law Report

UK currently imports 100% of its medical cannabis, which was legalised in 2018. Medical cannabis business Equinox International is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange to raise cash for a ‘state-of-the-art’ cultivation, extraction and production facility on a Home Office-approved 20-acre UK site.

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California Wildfires Leave Cannabis Growers Quaking in their Boots

Veriheal

A disturbing 2018 study on wildfires discovered that flame-released pollutants can negatively impact crop and vegetation growth, even when the crops are based hundreds of kilometers from the disaster zone. The most extreme wildfires included the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire and the L.N.U. With a cannabis market on track to earn $6.59

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Charlotte’s Web CBD Banned by British Regulators

Veriheal

In 2018, legislation was passed by the British Parliament that effectively legalized cannabinoids like CBD and CBDA. Research commissioned by the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis pinned a £1 billion valuation on the CBD market by the year 2025. Despite the law’s passing, CBD is still widely unregulated in the United Kingdom. CBD sales. .

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The Structure of the Global Cannabis Economy By Robert Hoban

Cannabis Law Report

By many estimates, the global cannabis economy is expected to exceed $95B by 2025. This is by and large what we’re seeing with hemp in the United States since the passage of the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills, mainly through the extraction of non-psychoactive cannabinoids, like cannabidiol (CBD).

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“Pre-Roll Experts” offer new, high-capacity grinder for the hemp industry

SpeedWeed

Aside from just grinding for CBD oil extraction, farmers can also boost revenue by grinding and rolling any excess material into pre-roll hemp CBD cigarettes, which are growing in demand with the rest of the CBD sector. billion in 2018 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2% from 2019 to 2025.

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Hemp CBD Across Europe: Spain

Canna Law Blog

The enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp and hemp derivatives, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), has led to a massive CBD craze in the United States. According to a recent study by Cowen , the sales of these products are expected to reach $16 billion by 2025. billion by 2023. Hemp CBD Foods.

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