Have you heard of independent pharmacy’s latest cash cow? Or more appropriately, cash crop? Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound of cannabis, is growing profits at a prolific pace among retailers across the country. The natural product purports a bevy of therapeutic benefits without the requirement of a prescription or the risk of addiction. And consumers […]
When it comes to the cannabidiol market, it’s hard to know which brands are for real and which are just blowing smoke. Here are the ABC’S of CBD.
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed to significantly increase the amount of cannabis that can legally grow in the U.S. for research purposes and reduce the number of opioids that are manufactured in the nation in 2019. The 2019 Aggregate Production Quota for Schedule I and II […]
Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert gave the donation to Jefferson’s medical cannabis research center. Jefferson University announced today it had received a $3 million donation from Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert to fund medical research into cannabis. As a result, the school is renaming its cannabis research center the Lambert Center for the […]
Barry Lambert is gazing out the picture window of his Sydney home at a multimillion-dollar beach view. Around him his grandchildren fiddle on their phones while his wife Joy sips tea. Lambert drinks a cappuccino he’s just bought at the local café. It’s a charming family scene – except for one thing. At the table […]
Australia’s largest medicinal cannabis grower, which is backed by finance sector identities Barry Lambert and Chris Cuffe, has decided to stop production here and move to the US where it says the legal framework is much more favourable.
Countplus founder Barry Lambert will step down as chairman of the listed accounting and wealth management firm to become the chairman of hemp company Ecofibre. Mr Lambert said he wanted to focus upon his campaign to legalise medicinal cannabis in Australia.
Cynthiana, Kentucky is ground zero for hemp. This 500-acre hemp farm in Harrison County is a farm that’s been years in the making. In 2013, Brian Furnish, the 8th-generation farmer who grows the hemp, started working on legislation with Congressman Comer. His efforts helped pass Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill. This key piece […]
The coal industry once formed the backbone of West Virginia’s economy, but with a painful decline in coal production, King Coal’s reign is coming to an end. According to Newsweek, West Virginia has some of the highest poverty and unemployment rates in the nation. For the first time ever, CNBC ranked the Mountain State as the worst […]
Today is a promising day for the future of hemp. This morning Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took the Senate floor to introduce the Hemp Farming Act of 2018. This bill would permanently legalize hemp, removing it from the Controlled Substances Act, and establish it as an agricultural commodity. He was joined by Senator Ron […]
