Since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the growing and sale of hemp and its different extracts, cannabidiol (CBD) has become immensely popular. Extracted from industrial hemp, a variety of cannabis that is not psychoactive, CBD is part of a group of compounds called cannabinoids that have diverse medicinal properties. Although research into CBD’s medical…
One in Four CBD Users Are ‘COVID Commencers’
Almost one in four U.S. CBD consumers began using CBD in the pandemic months of 2021, equivalent to 9 million new users, while more than one in three longer-term CBD users (an estimated 13.4 million adults) sampled at least one new product type during this time, according to a national study of CBD users by…
Lineup From Forth CBD Has the Remedy
E-Alternative Solutions has an array of Forth CBD products for adult consumers to enjoy. Forth’s award-winning Soft Chews feature the benefits of full-spectrum CBD in two great tasting flavors. Forth CBD ingestibles are ideal for on-the-go adult consumers and Forth Vape Pens, available in two flavors, are developed with CBD isolate and zero THC.…
Q&A: Marketing Data Expert’s Insights on Entering CBD Retail
CBD Retail Trends recently chatted with Casey Taylor, vice president of client development for market research firm CivicScience, about growing opportunities and strategies for brick-and-mortar retailers looking to join the CBD marketplace. Below are five topics excerpted from that conversation. CBD Retail Trends: Can you give us an idea if a smaller retailer is…
Big Brands Will Play Big Role in Cannabis Market Growth
Cannabis-derived products in the health & beauty and food & beverage categories are a growing and increasingly lucrative market that has yet to be adequately developed. According to a report from strategy consultancy Emerton, traditional brands and companies have the unique ability to help break down roadblocks in consumer information and government regulation, and fully…
CBD Does Not Impair Driving, Study Finds
A recent study on the effects of cannabidiol products and driving ability should provide some peace of mind for consumers of wellness and topical cannabidiol products, as well as those whose worry about those effects may be preventing them from using CBD products. An Australian study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical…
Texas Circle K Stores Now Carry Caliper CBD Powder
Circle K stores across Texas are now offering Caliper, a leading brand of clinically substantiated dissolvable CBD powders, in more than 600 outlets. Caliper’s flagship product, Caliper CBD, is a flavorless dissolvable powder that can be added to any food or beverage, which makes it easy to incorporate into consumers’ daily routines. Caliper boasts that…
Global Widget’s New Lab Ups the Ante on Quality Control
CBD products manufacturer and distributor Global Widget has opened a new in-house quality control lab that helps ensure the 1,000-plus SKUs it produces meet the highest quality, efficacy and compliance standards. Global Widget is the parent company of Hemp Bombs and Nature’s Script brands, as well as the Perfect Paws Hemp for pets brand.…
Yesway Adds Four New CBD Beverages
Yesway is making a big statement in the CBD space by adding four new packaged beverage brands with 14 new SKUs. The innovative convenience store chain now has the largest assortment of CBD beverages in the convenience store industry. The new brands being introduced are Kill Cliff, Defy, Weller and CBD Living Sparkling Water. As…
Pandemic Slows CBD Market, But Industry Plows Ahead
In statistics released in August 2020, the CBD industry consumer and market intelligence firm Brightfield Group outlined results of its extensive survey of CBD users meant to get a clearer understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on what had been a burgeoning marketplace. Market growth didn’t reach the optimistic pre-pandemic levels expected for 2020.…