Pennsylvania opens 2022 licensing amid signals of shift to fiber
A total of 426 hemp growing permits were issued in Pennsylvania in 2021, down from 510 last year, agriculture officials reported as they recently opened…
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Specialty hemp-based paper is breakthrough for digital printing
A German papermaker has developed a hemp paper for books and brochures produced on digital printing systems. The specially designed hybrid, uncoated paper, from legacy…
Slowdown in UK CBD approval process threatens disruptions
Roughly 650 of 800-plus CBD food safety applications have been rejected by the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) amid a slowdown in the new approval…
Thai food company will complete takeover of hemp producer in $1.8 million deal
Publicly traded Thai food company NR Instant Produce (NRF) said it intends to purchase an additional 51% of Golden Triangle Health Company Limited (GTH), which…
‘The success of hemp for textiles will be linked to the flax industry’
INTERVIEW: Dirk Van Puyvelde is co-owner and technical and innovation manager at the Belgian companies Cretes (CREative TEchnical Solutions), a maker of straw and fiber…
U.S. events organizer sets CBD expo in Chicago as it expands scope
Delta-8 THC and medical mushroom extracts will be in focus at the USA CBD Expo later this month in Chicago as organizer ZJ events expands…
Blocked subsidies cause Polish hemp fields to shrink by 36%
Hemp fields in Poland fell by roughly 36% this year after many farmers pulled back due to subsidies being blocked for the FINOLA oilseed variety,…
South Carolina AG says delta-8 THC illegal under state’s hemp law
South Carolina’s attorney general has issued an opinion that delta-8 THC is illegal under state law. In response to a query from the South Carolina…
Hemp fields see uptick in Germany as interest continues to grow
Total hemp fields in Germany grew 17% to reach 6,444 hectares (~16,000 acres) in 2021 as the number of hemp farming operations reached 863, a…
Project to look at hemp insulation
Tommy Gibbons, COO of Ketchum, Idaho-based Hempitecture, will use funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for research and development into hemp insulation for…
