CBD

Cannabidiol is a phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940. It is one of 113 identified cannabinoids in cannabis plants and accounts for up to 40% of the plant's extract.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

FDA Warns Curaleaf About Unproven CBD Health Claims 
FDA Warns Curaleaf About Unproven CBD Health Claims 
July 23, 2019  |  Regulation

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written a letter to Curaleaf regarding its alleged illegal selling of CBD products and its use of “unsubstantiated...

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Pet Retail And CBD Combine Innovative Forces
Pet Retail And CBD Combine Innovative Forces
July 22, 2019  |  Retail

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two...

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CBD And Cannabis Industries Attract Payments And Compliance Players
CBD And Cannabis Industries Attract Payments And Compliance Players
July 01, 2019  |  Digital Payments

When it comes to the new and emerging legal cannabis industry – along with the closely related trade in CBD products – payments and compliance...

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Retail Pulse: Rebag Opens Miami Store; Amazon Brings Second Amazon Go To NYC
Retail Pulse: Rebag Opens Miami Store; Amazon Brings Second Amazon Go To NYC
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag, for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores...

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Kroger To Bring CBD Products To Stores
Kroger To Bring CBD Products To Stores
June 12, 2019  |  Retail

To tap into one of the hottest emerging consumer trends, Kroger will sell CBD in almost 1,000 stores. The grocer will sell topical CBD products...

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Green Growth Brands Launching 70 Shops At Brookfield Shopping Centers
Green Growth Brands Launching 70 Shops At Brookfield Shopping Centers
June 11, 2019  |  Retail

Green Growth Brands (GGB) announced it has entered a deal to open more than 70 new locations at Brookfield Properties‘ shopping centers throughout the United...

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Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
June 07, 2019  |  Retail

It’s hard to tell from the PYMNTS New Orleans bureau (where crawfish have given way to punishing sub-tropical heat), but U.S. consumers are drinking less...

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In Europe, Banks Trial SWIFT Instant gpi Payments
In Europe, Banks Trial SWIFT Instant gpi Payments
May 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A group of banks in Europe said they are trialing SWIFT instant gpi cross-border payments. Elsewhere, Square has launched a payment processing service for CBD...

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Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious
Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious
May 29, 2019  |  Retail

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis....

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