The Trump administration’s push to reduce government red tape means some hemp operators will continue to face more bureaucracy after the Department of Justice this month canceled some Biden-era rules […]
Trump administration push to trim red tape leaves hemp industry still tangled in rules Read More »
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moved this week to bypass legislative deadlock over intoxicating hemp, issuing an executive order that directs state agencies to ban sales of THC products to minors
Texas agencies directed to tighten oversight of intoxicating hemp under new order Read More »
A group of hemp industry stakeholders has formally asked the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) to clarify whether whole-plant hemp extracts should be treated as novel foods, arguing that they
UK stakeholders push food safety authority to separate CBD isolates from hemp oils Read More »
Tariffs that remain in effect after yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision are hurting, and stand to hurt further, companies operating in the hemp fiber sector. Industry executives say the added
Trump tariffs leave U.S. hemp fiber sector uncertain on costs, exports and investment Read More »
An Australian hemp processor said it has closed its AUD$3.4 million (US$2.2 million) seed capital round with a final AUD$1 million (US$660,000) in cash from a strategic partner. The deal
Australia hemp processor closes $2.2 million capital raise, gains strategic investor Read More »
[FOURTH IN A SERIES] INTERVIEW: Dr. Larry Smart, Professor of Horticulture at Cornell University and Director of the hemp breeding and genetics program at Cornell AgriTech, discusses his work advancing
Public institutions play critical role in advancing sustainable hemp industry growth Read More »
Researchers at the University of California San Diego report that U.S. adults are more likely to use delta-8 THC in states that ban marijuana and leave hemp-derived intoxicants unregulated. Lead
U.S. survey ties delta-8 use to bans and patchwork rules, raising health concerns Read More »
Brazil’s fast-growing $40-million medical-only CBD market has entered a new phase: aggressive price cuts that are reshaping competition among leading producers. Prati-Donaduzzi, one of Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers based in
Brazil’s CBD price war, a boon for patients, signals maturing medical market Read More »
[THIRD IN A SERIES] INTERVIEW: Satish Hodage of YUJ Labs says agricultural residues, including hemp, can be transformed into functional materials that support the global bioeconomy. Drawing on more than
Turning agricultural waste into sustainable products hinges on hemp’s versatility Read More »
Fearing the Brazilian government may restrict hemp cultivation to tightly controlled pharmaceutical production, stakeholders are warning of the consequences ahead of a September 30 court-ordered deadline to establish national regulations.
Stakeholders fear Brazil hemp rules may be restricted as Sept. 30 deadline nears Read More »
