Fake CBD, Buyer Beware!
As a long time organic manufacturer, we keep our ears to the ground when it comes to what is happening in the organic marketplace and support organizations like the Organic Consumers Association who fight to protect access to true organic products. A recent report from this excellent non-profit caught our eye. Apparently, Amazon customers are […]
Vape Juice or Cough Syrup?
The latest debacle embarrassing the vaping world has to do with a couple of boneheaded e-liquid manufacturers who had the not-so-bright idea of manufacturing a line of e-liquids purposefully styled to look like bottles of cough syrup. It’s difficult to imagine how much wacky tobaccy one would have to smoke in order to reach the […]
Bioremediation: The Case for Organic CBD Products
If you’ve never heard of bioremediation, you’re not alone. This mouthful of a word is something rarely talked about outside of certain scientific and industry circles. However, it’s definitely something you should know about if you intend to consume CBD or other hemp products. Bioremediation Defined Bioremediation, also called phytoremediation when specifically applied to plants, […]
Disneyland No Longer the Happiest Place on Earth for Vapers
Starting today, both smoking and vaping will be completely banned inside Disneyland and at all other Disney parks. The ban will include domestic theme parks, water parks and the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. The area between Disneyland and the California Adventure Park known as the Esplanade as well as the Downtown Disney District […]
Knock-Down, Drag-Out: the Sometimes Hilarious Tale of the Diaz Brothers, the UFC and CBD
This summer, a host of kick ass athletes won’t be the only ones showing up in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. CBD will also debut on the summer Olympic stage for the first time along with them. Thanks to a new ruling from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as of 2018, athletes can now […]
FDA’s Deeming Rule Deemed Unconstitutional!!!
Do you know who Leslie Kux is? Neither did we. It turns out she’s the gal who signed on the dotted line to create the FDA’s Deeming Rule that subjects vaping products to the same regulations as cigarettes and other tobacco products under the Tobacco Control Act. The problem is, according to a recent news […]
How to Spot Fake Organic CBD
Scam #1: What’s In a Name? You purchase a CBD product from a company named CBD Organics. You paid a little extra for an organic product but it’s all good because you know that hemp is known for it’s bioremediation properties because it pulls toxins out of the soil like crazy. Better to spend a […]
JUUL Attracting More Negative Attention to Vaping
As if they haven’t already done enough to bring down the wrath of anti-vaping crusaders on the e-cigarette world, now JUUL is catching flack for a new series of poorly timed television ads. At least the campaign, entitled “Make the Switch,” features smokers that are clearly adults of legal smoking age. However, it’s the claim […]
Does the FDA Regulate CBD?
Do you think that the FDA regulates CBD products, safeguarding their safety and ensuring the claims of potency on the label are accurate? If you answered yes to this question, unfortunately, you’d be wrong. But you certainly wouldn’t be alone. A recent survey by the Grocery Manufacturers Association revealed that nearly three quarters of Americans […]
R.J. Reynolds vs. JUUL: Corporate Cat Fight!
It isn’t often that I find myself agreeing with R.J. Reynolds, maker of Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport cigarette brands, but there’s finally something that unites us: hatred of the e-cigarette behemoth JUUL. On April 29, R.J. Reynolds took advantage of the FDA’s request for comments regarding efforts to tighten regulations on vaping products and […]
