Indian startup takes top award in Asian Hemp Summit competition
Uttrakhand-based startup Gohemp Agroventures, which is developing hempcrete solutions for housing in India, took the top honor in this year’s Entrepreneur Rewards competition at the…
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Thailand opens first full-time clinic, but cannabis-trained doctors lacking
Thailand has opened its first full-time clinic specializing in traditional and cannabis-based medicine as the government moves to develop a medical cannabis industry. The clinic…
Author will address hemp’s potential for post civil war Liberia
Author Quanuquanei ‘Q.’ Karmue will talk about “Hemp’s Promise for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa” at this year’s 2nd Annual Asian Hemp Summit, Jan. 31-Feb. 1…
Five entrepreneurs are finalists in Asian Hemp Summit’s competition
Five finalists have been named in the Entrepreneur Rewards program of the Asian Hemp Summit, Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The competition, which honors…
Malaysian association sees fiber as first opportunity for hemp
Mohamad Johan is President & Founder of the Malaysia HempTech Industrial Research Association (MHIRA), a sustainability-focused NGO. He formed an environmental waste NGO in 2010…
Speakers are set for second annual Asian Hemp Summit Jan. 31–Feb 1
Organizers have set the lineup of speakers for this year’s Asian Hemp Summit. Hemp stakeholders from around the globe will gather for the second annual Summit,…
European hemp group joins Asian Summit to advance international goals
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has entered a cooperation agreement with organizers of the Asian Hemp Summit set Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2020 in Nepal….
Nepalese entrepreneur’s ‘cosmic’ plans start with hemp charcoal
Of the many potential uses of the hemp plant, Nepalese entrepreneur Bilabh Shrestha is starting where it’s simple. The 28-year-old has developed a method for…
Thailand joins ‘1-percent club’ in setting THC limits for hemp
Thailand has joined leading global nations by setting the level of THC allowable in hemp to a full 1.0% by dry weight, according to a…
Investors poised as Thailand removes extracts from narcotics list
Leading CBD players say they’ll move aggressively into Thailand after the country removed cannabis and hemp extracts from its narcotics list this week. Pure CBD…