CBD Retail Landscape is Rapidly Evolving

November 14, 2020

CBD Retail Landscape is Rapidly Evolving

By Hemp Industry Daily
After spending years as a niche item in specialty stores, CBD-infused products have found their way onto the shelves of prominent retailers – and the ingredient’s presence and availability may yet increase.

This week, CBD companies announced a number of new distribution deals. Consider:

• Southeastern Grocers joined the CBD category, announcing it will begin selling a range of 65 CBD products at 152 Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo supermarkets in Florida and South Carolina. The grocery chain will carry topicals, supplements and pet products from Charlotte’s Web, PlusCBD Oil, Medterra, Veritas Farms, Sunsoil, Irwin Naturals and Harmony Hemp. With 570 stores in seven states, Southern Grocers said it will consider expanding distribution of CBD products into additional locations in 2020.
• In its largest distribution deal to date, Straight Hemp of Arvada, Colorado, said it will sell its CBD oil and topical products in 57 Earth Fare health-food stores across 10 states from Ohio to Florida.

News Briefs

Making Sense of USDA’s Hemp Rules
by Garrett Graff

Responding to the USDA’s Interim Final Rule on Hemp
by U.S. Hemp Roundtable

Veterans on the Front Lines with Hemp Brands
by the Hemp Mag

Hemp Road Trip Releases Full-length Documentary
by Hemp Road Trip

Headline News

CDC Links Vaping Illness to Vitamin E Acetate
by Vox

Economist: Hemp Has Potential to Become Nation’s Third Most Lucrative Crop
by Willamette Week

More than 500 People Have Submitted Comments on USDA Hemp Rules So Far
by Marijuana Moment

What New Federal Hemp Rules Mean for Idaho and it’s Seizure of Hemp Shipments
by the Idaho Press

Lab Explosion and Fire Causes Major Damage at GenCanna Facility; No One Injured
by the Louisville Courier Journal

Hemp Research Company Files $1 Billion Claim Against California’s Kern County Over Destruction of Crop
by KGET NBC News Bakersfield

USDA, Vicente Sederberg Release Videos Explaining New Hemp Regulations
by MG Magazine

Police Busts Highlight Confusion Over Hemp, CBD
by Channel 6 NBC News Miami

People Keep Stealing Hemp Crops, Thinking It’s Pot
by the Philadelphia Inquirer

Western Pennsylvania Hemp Processing Facility Ordered to Shut Down
by the Tribune-Review

Producer Complains FedEx Seized Shipment of Hemp Samples
by NewsChannel 9, Chattanooga, TN

International News

Germany Aligns with European Commission on Novel Food Classification of CBD
by NutraIngredients

Dixie Brands Launches Aceso Hemp Brand in Latin America
by Yahoo Finance

Nutrition Maker Youngevity International Inks Deal to Grow Hemp in Nicaragua
by Seeking Alpha

Latvian Micro-Decorticator for Small-scale Producers Enters Production, Now on Sale
by HempToday

CBD and Suppliments

Sales of Hemp Raw Materials for CBD Supplements Hit $60 Million in 2018
by New Hope Network

Rising Expenses, FDA Uncertainty Hamper Charlotte’s Web Third Quarter Performance
by the Green Market Report

Natural Industry Veteran Sheldon Baker Launches The 420 Area Code Talk Show
by the 420 Area Code

FDA Says It Needs New Tools in Face of CBD Explosion
by NutraIngredients-USA

High Times Magazine Profiles Hemp Vs. CBD
by High Times

Food and Beverage

Tilray CEO Credits Increased Revenue to Acquisition of Manitoba Harvest
by MarketWatch

Jones Soda Developing CBD Infused Beverages
by Food Business News

CBD Food and Beverage Maker Weller Wins Naturally Boulder Breakout Brand of the Year
by Naturally Boulder

Unlikely Arrangement: Edible Arrangements Gift Basket Company Debuts CBD Infused Foods in Dallas-Fort Worth
by the Dallas Morning News

Building and Fiber

Gabberdunes Hemp Opens Retail Store in Franklin, TN
by NewsChannel 5 Nashville

Thousand Oaks, CA, Extends Moratorium on New Hemp Businesses by 10 Months
by the Ventura County Star

Toledo Hemp Center Sets Up Kids’ Mailbox for Santa
by the Toledo Blade

Farming and Agriculture

Oklahoma Hemp Event Educates Native American Growers
by the Tahlequah Daily Press

Wisconsin Hemp License Applications Open for 2020
by the Milwaukee Shepherd Express

First Year Legal Hemp Harvest Brings Mixed Results for Farmers
by Modern Farmer

South Dakota Rep. to Push for Hemp Agriculture in 2020, Counter to Gov. Kristi Noem’s Negative Stance on Hemp
by KELO News Sioux Falls, SD

Researchers in Central Florida Perfecting Hemp Production
by Fox 35 Orlando

Illinois Department of Agriculture to Host Hemp Summit
by WJOL Illinois

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Winter Hemp Summit, Jan. 16, 2019, Boulder, CO
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Texas Hemp Convention, Jan. 28-30, 2020
by Texas Hemp Convention

NoCo Hemp Expo Expands 2020 Show at National Western Complex in Denver, March 26-28, 2020
by NoCo Hemp Expo

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