CBD: Most Searched Wellness Trend Online
Online searches for information on CBD are outpacing all other wellness trends based on search statistics from Google since 2014.
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CBD Products Coming To Kroger
As the popularity of CBD products continue to grow across the country major retailers are starting to get on on-board with adding them to their inventory. Kroger has announced it will begin carrying CBD products in select stores. CVS, RiteAid and other similar stores have also started dipping their toes into the CBD industry by…
Texas Crime Labs Struggling To Identify Hemp from Marijuana
When Gov. Abbott passed the bill legalizing CBD and Hemp in Texas with up to .30% THC, it setup of a domino effect across multiple aspects of the issue. One thing that was not addressed was the fact that Texas Crime Lab computers do not distinguish between the quantity of THC in a flower, they…
TSA to allow CBD on flights
One of the questions I get asked most from customers is about the legality of flying with CBD and can they get in any trouble with the TSA if they travel with CBD in their carry on luggage. The Transportation Security Administration quietly changed its cannabis policy over the weekend to allow passengers to bring…
FDA Warns CBD Companies Making Medical Claims
The FDA sent a warning across the bow of all CBD providers and retailers to not market their products as medicinal in nature and to remove those claims from websites and marketing materials. Leading retail trail blazer Curaleaf ( https://www.curaleaf.com/) received official notification from the FDA that some of the benefits they are claiming could…
Tarrant County DA Drops 200+ Cases After CBD Becomes Legal in Texas
And the fallout continues for the legal community after Gov. Greg Abbott legalized Hemp in Texas with a stroke of a pen a few weeks ago. The Tarrant County DA’s office has drop over 200 charges related to the use of CBD products that where currently in the system. Read more from https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article231969572.html
Banks Not Providing Merchant Services to CBD Retailers
Banks are denying merchant services to CBD Businesses making it increasingly difficult for any retailer to get traction in the online space. State laws, Federal laws sometimes conflict in a way that leaves the financial sector uneasy. Here’s a great article from San Antonio about how the business is evolving every day. https://www.ksat.com/news/news-at-9/why-wont-banks-back-cbd-shops-that-are-now-operating-legally-in-texas
CBD products are legal in Texas, but sellers face continued obstacles
CBD Retailers in North Texas are still finding it tough sledding as financial institutions and law enforcement struggle to keep up with fast changing state laws. Expect the passing of additional federal and state legislation to start to ease the pain as retail CBD sales become normalized in Texas. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article231740623.html
CBD Legal Hurdles Cleared as Abbott signs bill
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law last Monday that clears up which CBD products are legal in Texas and will also allow local farmers to grow hemp as a crop. Read more about how this makes CBD more accessible for you…. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/06/11/gov-greg-abbott-signs-law-legalizing-hemp-production-cbd-products-texas