The long-delayed U.S. Farm Bill is finally moving, but the version passed last week does little more than adapt to a hemp reset already underway after Congress moved last November […]
Farm Bill draft eases some rules, imposes others on hemp fiber and grain, squeezes CBD Read More »
The original draft of Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr’s Lawful Hemp Protection Act (LHPA) amending the 2018 Farm Bill, which surfaced earlier this month, offers at least a little hope that
Draft bill in U.S. would wipe out intoxicants, rescue CBD, but what about ‘true hemp’? Read More »
INTERVIEW: Alex Teodorescu leads the commercial development of natural fiber processing systems at Cretes (CREative TEchnical Solutions). Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in machine building, he brings together expertise
Fiber projects should be ‘designed from the start around multi-stream valorization’ Read More »
Update and clarification: This story has been updated to reflect terminology used in Chinese commodity reporting, where fibers labeled as “hemp” may be classified within broader bast-fiber categories. This resulted
China cuts bast fiber imports by half, signaling volatility in key global market Read More »
Companies that have poured hundreds of thousands into the UK safety review for CBD now face the likelihood that approvals won’t come through the national system before regulatory control reverts
Europe’s CBD bottleneck tightens as UK pathway stalls before EU regulatory handover Read More »
If things go according to plan, and the intoxicating hemp market rightfully gets pushed over a cliff later this year, hemp could be stripped down to the nubbins, in a
USDA report shows only small ‘true hemp’ core left if ban on intoxicants takes down CBD Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that certain hemp-derived products can initially be used in Medicare pilot programs, pending resolution of a lawsuit by anti-marijuana groups seeking to block the policy.
U.S. judge lets Medicare hemp pilot program proceed as critics escalate opposition Read More »
INTERVIEW: Vikramm Mitra is co-founder and managing director of Delta Botanicals & Research, an India-based cannabis research firm. He is leading a government-funded project to develop stable cannabis genetics, aimed
India is ‘treasure trove’ of cannabis genetics, but policy will determine development Read More »
An Iowa company has received a $1 million federally backed loan to support a new hemp processing facility. The financing, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), supports Rock
$1 million federal loan supports Iowa hemp processor as state production remains limited Read More »
After years of uncertainty, many CBD makers with products in the UK food-safety pipeline are being pushed toward a stark commercial crossroads — continue investing under shifting assumptions, or cut
UK’s switch to EU food safety rules could push thousands of CBD products to dead end Read More »
