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By Beau Whitney, Senior Economist, New Frontier Data With California wildfires seemingly a daily subject in the news media lately,  U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have suggested that references to "fire season" should be updated to "fire years" instead. Marked...

In 2017 the state of Tennessee licensed 200 acres for the cultivation of hemp. That figure shot up to 3,338 acres in 2018 — and 38,000 acres in the first seven months of 2019. The exponential growth in acreage is one of the startling new data points revealed in a report released Nov. 7 examining...

By New Frontier Data Q. How will the USDA's new interim rules affect the hemp industry? A: The devil is in the details: Despite having been made public for the past week, the hemp industry is largely trying to discern any effects or fallout from the new regulations. Meantime, there are at...

By New Frontier Data Q: What degree of activity does Australia represent in the global hemp market? A: According to New Frontier Data's The Global State of Hemp: 2019 Industry Outlook, Australia accounts for approximately 1% of global hemp sales. Like most markets around the world, Australia...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Whoever said that there is no such thing as too much success probably did not cultivate hemp. Spurred by passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, and an uncanny popular appetite for cannabidiol (CBD), thousands of American farmers have made major investments in...

Jay Hartenbach, co-Founder and CEO of Medterra CBD. With the passing of the 2014 Farm Bill, the sale of CBD became legal for the first time since the passing of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, and with that, decades of prohibition were erased and a new frontier for cannabis emerged. While this has...

New Frontier Data, the authority in data, analytics and business intelligence for the global cannabis industry, in collaboration with Vote Hemp, releases The U.S. Hemp Market: 2019 State Rankings. The report examines the current state of hemp cultivation in the United States. Findings include...

The 29 U.S. states having reporting licensed hemp cultivation acreage total nearly half a million acres in combined cultivation land area, a massive increase over 2018's combined U.S. total of just over 100,000 acres. Colorado leads the nation in hemp cultivation and processing land area with...

  Q: Given some persistent headlines about Oregon's chronic oversupply in cannabis production, what are the prospects for the 2019 harvest season there? By New Frontier Data A: According to a forecast prepared by New Frontier Data's Senior Economist Beau Whitney, another significant...

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, New Frontier Data Since federal passage of the 2018 Farm Bill last December, interest in hemp farming has catalyzed a national industry reborn after decades of prohibition. Reports from state agriculture officials indicate that licensed hemp acreage for 2019...

Cannabinoid-based drug maker GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) CEO Justin Gover told CNBC's Jim Cramer the company's approval to market Epidiolex across Europe is a "historic milestone" for the field of cannabinoid science. European Approval Epidiolex is the only CBD-...

Ignite International Brands Ltd (OTC: BILZF) traded as high as $4 on Tuesday before ending the day at $1.66 on higher-than-usual trading volume. What Happened Ignite was co-founded by the so-called "King of Instagram," Dan Bilzerian. Ignite sells CBD oil and vape products as...

Cannabis company Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ: CRON) plans on launching vaping devices in Canada with a focus on safety, quality and proper ingredients, company founder and CEO Mike Gorenstein told CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Cronos opened a cannabinoid device R&D facility in Israel...

  Q: We noticed on LinkedIn about New Frontier Data's involvement in the Southern Hemp Expo this month, but could not get to Tennessee. What were some of the takeaways?   A: According to New Frontier Data's Vice President and Senior Economist Beau Whitney, the hot topic in...

Premium bottled water company Alkaline Water Company Inc (NASDAQ: WTER) announced Monday that it reached an agreement to acquire rival premium bottled water company AQUAhydrate. What Happened Alkaline Water Co., known for its premium bottled alkaline drinking water products sold under the brand...