Year in Review: As CBD wanes, smart players turn focus to foods made from hemp seed

[Fourth in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023] 

Food is hemp’s sleeping giant. Food from the seed is the modern hemp industry’s most long-standing and first billion-dollar segment, one which is totally legal to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. With CBD on the wane, at least a few smart stakeholders are realizing this, according to developments this year. By category, food was the fourth most popular topic among HempToday readers in 2023. Here are the top stories:

Food: ‘We need to address the needs of hemp’s most important sector’

Chinese hemp food maker invests $10 million in North Carolina factory soon to open

Bi-partisan bill would ease testing requirements for hemp grain, fiber growers

Canadian tribe, producer team up to launch hemp seed products

Zimbabwe’s hemp fortunes hinge on diversification into fiber, foods