Iowa opens hemp registrations
The state of Iowa’s Department of Inspections and Appeals announced registration for consumable hemp products will open March 3. Registration is required in Iowa for producers…
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South Dakota banking law advances
A proposed law in South Dakota would give cannabis businesses a clear path to banking services. The measure, HB 1203, which recently passed the state’s…
Indiana lawmakers pass bill that would overcome ban on flowers
Lawmakers in the state of Indiana’s lower house have passed a bill that would legalize hemp flowers, reversing rules under the state’s current hemp law…
Illinois hemp fields dip slightly
Industrial hemp production in Illinois dipped slightly last year, when 2,392 acres were planted, compared to 2,800 acres in 2019. The Illinois Department of Agriculture…
Testing project advances in Florida
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) entered a partnership to develop a hemp testing program with Roseville Farms, a wholesale…
Late activist Dion Markgraaff ‘inspired and helped many’
Long-time American cannabis activist and entrepreneur Dion Markgraaff, who opened one of Amsterdam’s first hemp shops and, later, San Diego’s first medical marijuana dispensary, has…
New York opens licensing under ‘Cannabinoid Hemp Program’
New York officials have opened the licensing application process in a controversial Cannabinoid Hemp Program, the state’s attempt to set a wide range of rules…
Pakistan sees key role for hemp in tech, textiles, energy
Hemp can play a key role in Pakistan’s future, which depends on the development of the technology and biotechnology sectors, according to Federal Minister for…
Application for CBD filed in UK
A consortium owned by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has submitted a novel foods application for natural CBD isolate and full spectrum CBD products…
U.S. CBD makers in court over clashing trademarks
U.S.-based CBD Industries LLC, retailer of “cbdMD”-branded products, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Louisiana-based Majik Medicine, saying that company’s use of the trademark…