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Florida Eyes Year-Round Growth, Charlotte's Web Honors Namesake: Week in Review

After the passing of Charlotte Figi, Charlotte's Web is donating $1 million in products to its customers in need.


This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved Florida’s hemp plan, launching cultivation in a state where hemp can be grown year-round. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s Web announced it is donating $1 million worth of products to customers in need to honor the company’s namesake, Charlotte Figi, who passed away earlier in April.

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Here are this week’s headlines you might have missed.

  • Colorado: Charlotte’s Web has announced it is donating $1 million worth of its products to customers in need in memory of the company’s namesake, Charlotte Figi, who passed away earlier in April. Read more

  • Florida: The USDA has approved Florida’s hemp plan, allowing the state to start  accepting applications for hemp production April 27 from the thousands of farmers expected to apply. Read more

  • Kentucky: Hemp growers have filed a class action-lawsuit against a Kentucky-based hemp company after the company allegedly breached hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of contracts with the farmers. Read more

  • New York: Canopy Growth Corp. took a big step back from several international operations last week. Among the company’s attempts to reduce its workforce and its cash-burn rate was the closure of Waterpoint Hemp Farm in Springfield, N.Y., with more than 1,000 acres of former dairy farmland. Read more

  • North Carolina: Asheville Hemp Project is launching four new products at an uneasy moment in the retail marketplace, but even now there are hopeful opportunities. The company is sending 50% of its sales to the North Carolina Restaurant Workers Relief Fund. Read more

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