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TuesdayOct 01, 2019 9:00 am

CBD Legality Uncertain as Missouri AG Remains Silent

Tax officials and the attorney general of Missouri have remained tightlipped about the legality of cannabidiol (CBD) within the state and this has left the business community unsure of whether they are operating legal businesses or not. In documents that were accessed by some local media outlet, the former director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, Joel Walters, wrote to Attorney General Eric Schmitt in March asking for a legal opinion on the issue of giving sales tax licenses to businesses selling CBD. Walters left the Department of Revenue toward the end of March. However, before he did, he suggested…

MondaySep 30, 2019 4:00 pm

4 Benefits of CBD Oil Capsules

It is hard to imagine that just a few years ago very few people knew what CBD was but now, nearly one in seven Americans uses it. This medicinal compound is available in many forms, such as tinctures, topical creams, edibles and even in activewear. In this discussion, we shall focus on some key benefits of taking CBD oil capsules. Epileptic Seizures CBD has been documented to have a beneficial effect on people who suffer from epileptic seizures and other conditions that manifest as tremors. In fact, the FDA even approved a drug containing cannabidiol as an active ingredient for…

MondaySep 30, 2019 9:00 am

London Event Discusses CBD Regulation and Safety

An event focusing on the way in which CBD is being regulated and legislated on was held in London last week. The discussions were led by Mark Tucker, the CEO of TTS Pharma. The key note speaker started off by observing that while cannabidiol (CBD) isn’t a controlled substance, all the processors or manufacturers extracting this cannabinoid needed to have a Controlled Drugs license. This is because regulators were interested in ensuring that the extraction process gets rid of or reduces to legally accepted limits, the amounts of THC and CBN. THC and CBN are controlled substances because they can…

FridaySep 27, 2019 4:00 pm

Brazil Creates Online System to Ease Medical CBD Imports

The federal government of Brazil has unveiled a new online system through which importers of medicinal CBD products will place their orders and track the progress of the products sourced from outside the country. Starting next month, patients will also be able to use the portal, called Anvisa, to place their orders for any CBD products that they require from abroad. This will ease the process of getting authorization to import the desired products, and an unprecedented level of transparency will be brought to the entire process. In the past, there have been complaints that some importers were getting preferential…

FridaySep 27, 2019 11:09 am

VPR Brands LP (VPRB) CEO is Significant Stockholder in Company, Indicating Confidence in Future Potential

VPR Brands specializes in vaporizers & accessories for essential oils, cannabis concentrates and extracts (CBD), and e-cigarettes containing nicotine The company’s assets include issued U.S. and Chinese patents for atomization-related products VPR Brands CEO, President and Chairman Kevin Frija recently purchased a significant number of shares of the company VPR Brands LP (OTCQB: VPRB) is a technology holding company that fosters brands via direct sales and licensing opportunities in the CBD (cannabidiol) vertical. A unique technology enterprise, the company’s assets include patented atomization-related products and technology. VPR Brands had full-year revenues of approximately $4.6 million in 2018 (http://cnw.fm/NEwA7). For Q1 2019,…

FridaySep 27, 2019 9:00 am

Confusing Nebraska CBD Laws Prompt Business Owner to Cross County Lines

When lawmakers passed the Nebraska Hemp Act, the local business community was thrown into confusion because it wasn’t clear whether CBD was legal to sell or not. Currently, each county has its own opinion on the matter, and this has caused one small business owner to make the hard decision to open his CBD business in one county and not another where he would have preferred to set up shop. Chris Potratz, an Air Force veteran, is a strong believer in the medicinal effects of CBD. He says that he used to suffer from a lot of pain and anxiety,…

ThursdaySep 26, 2019 4:00 pm

Federal Government to Spend $3M on CBD Research

The U.S. government plans to spend $3 million to study whether marijuana can relieve pain, but not a single penny from that amount will go towards studying THC, the cannabinoid that gets marijuana users high. On Thursday last week nine research grants were announced for studies connected to CBD and pain management. Pain management was selected because a lot of preliminary research and anecdotal evidence suggests that CBD can help to manage chronic pain. In fact, scores of studies and polls have shown that most people who sign up for state-level medical marijuana programs indicate that they are doing so…

ThursdaySep 26, 2019 1:24 pm

Neutra Corp. (NTRR) Building Vertically to Establish Nutraceutical Revenues Through Hemp-Based CBD

The health and wellness industry has been growing in recent years amid increasing efforts to improve quality of life, as well as concerns about the rising costs of medical care The global hemp industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 34 percent between now and 2025 as a subset of the wellness industry Texas-based Neutra Corp. is expanding into hemp cultivation and purified hemp extract products under a revenue-generating model that emboldens its strategy for building natural remedies to better the human body and the global environment A key part of the company’s strategy involves the recent acquisition…

ThursdaySep 26, 2019 11:54 am

ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (CIIX) MicroCap Presentation Well Received, CBD Future Bright

CIIX CEO Warren Wang reported that MicroCap Conference attendees showed interest in the company’s presentation In a MoneyTV interview, Wang expressed optimism about the long-range sales of CBD; CIIX will focus on the CBD cosmetics sector CIIX reported a 175 percent YOY sales increase for FY2019; industrial hemp and CBD liquor products showed sharp gains ChineseInvestors.com Inc. (OTCQB: CIIX) CEO Warren Wang said in a MoneyTV interview with host Donald Baillargeon that he was pleased with the reaction to the company’s presentation at the MicroCap Conference, held recently at the Essex House in New York. The presentation was given by…

ThursdaySep 26, 2019 9:00 am

Arthritis Foundation Releases CBD Guidelines to Patients

There are approximately 50 million arthritis patients in the U.S., and the Arthritis Foundation made history on Tuesday as the first patient advocacy group to provide CBD guidance. While the group didn’t directly recommend that patients can use CBD to treat arthritis, they nevertheless observed that lots of patients have exhibited interest in, or actually used CBD in their quest for pain relief. This observation mirrors what we reported about a medical expert who wasn’t opposed to patients using CBD to manage their pain. The group expressed its interest in CBD and urged the FDA to expedite research into CBD…