Kentucky Hemp Company Argues COVID-19 Voids CBD Contract Third Wave Farms is arguing its agreement with Pure Valley Solutions should be terminated because of an uncontrollable event: the coronavirus pandemic.

Third Wave Farms is arguing its agreement with Pure Valley Solutions should be terminated because of an uncontrollable event: the coronavirus pandemic. Reports Hemp Grower. In a lawsuit over breach of contract, a Kentucky hemp farming company is arguing that its agreement with an Oregon hemp processing company should be terminated because of the novel coronavirus. Third Wave Farms, headquartered in Mount Vernon, Ky., signed a contract with Canby, Ore.-based Pure Valley Solutions in May 2019 to act as a broker for Pure Valley’s winterized cannabidiol (CBD) oil. The contract required Third Wave to sell up to 5,000 liters of it, according to the lawsuit Third Wave Farms, LLC v. Pure Valley Solutions, LLC. In the contract, Third Wave also said it was still working to raise the $2 million it needed to fulfill its agreement. That contract quickly crumbled on both sides. According to the lawsuit, Pure Valley never had the capacity to make 5,000 liters of CBD oil, and the oil it did make didn’t meet the contract’s specifications. Meanwhile, Third Wave never raised its $2 million. Because both ends failed to meet their obligations, Third Wave said it believed the contract was no longer in effect. Yet, in February, Pure Valley sent a bill to Third Wave demanding $9 million, along with an interest rate of 9% and nearly $10,000 in storage fees for every day Third Wave didn’t ship the oil. Now, as the lawsuit moves through the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Third Wave is…

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