U.S. trade group suggests simplified rules for CBD and extracts
U.S. rules governing cosmetics, dietary supplements, food and food additives should simply be expanded to embrace hemp extracts, the trade group Hemp Industries Association (HIA)…
LatinAm & Caribbean Summit gains sponsors, speakers
Leading global hemp industry players HempConsult GmbH and Hempro International GmbH & Co. KG, both of Germany, have signed on as sponsors of the inaugural…
Australian firm says U.S. market fueled fast stock boost
Shares in Australian hemp firm Ecofibre have jumped 200 percent since it launched on the Australian Securities Exchange this past March. The company, which is…
HempFlax at 25: Building on a legacy of innovation
“Our factory and farm yard looked like a graveyard of all kinds of agricultural machines,” remembers HempFlax CEO Mark Reinders. Victims of an early flurry…
EIHA asks members’ help in campaign backing CBD & extracts
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) today put out an urgent call for help from its members as the trade group seeks to bolster its…
Danish firm suffers at hands of Canadian partner
Canada-based CannTrust Holdings Inc. put a hold on product sales and shipments of its cannabis products last week in the wake of questions arising following…
CBD quality is aim of ASTM land preparation standard
Standards developer ASTM International is proposing land preparation benchmarks for the CBD value chain, and inviting stakeholders to provide input to the quality assurance effort. …
CBD market in UK booms as hemp ag develops slowly
As the international CBD sector rapidly develops, the United Kingdom’s slow pace at developing hemp farming puts the country at a disadvantage. That is among…
Hemp seen as boon to Marche region of eastern Italy
Stakeholders in the Marche region of Italy envision a thriving industrial hemp sector active in construction, textiles, bioplastics and food under regional hemp legislation expected…
Hemp stakeholders in Japan launch strategy for industry revival
Stakeholders in Japan have launched a “Campaign to Re-Open Japan for Hemp,” aiming to revive the ancient crop for agricultural regeneration and innovation. While hemp…