Hemp advocates fear Japan’s new cannabis panel will remain stuck in past
Hemp advocates in Japan have sharply criticized plans for a newly formed cannabis control agency they say looks poised to continue strict regulations that conflate…
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Thai FDA sets hemp training seminar
The Thai Food and Drug Administration will offer a training seminar in hemp production, import, export and distribution at Maejo University in Mae Cho on…
Chinese exec fined for insider trading
The board chairman of Chinese pharmaceutical company Hunan Fangsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has been fined 600,000 yuan. (~€77,000/~$91,000) in an insider trading case. Chinese officials started…
Thailand sets strict rules for cosmetics; hemp under 3-year govt. monopoly
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has issued a notice allowing hemp to be used in cosmetics, further refining rules after the government removed all components…
Hemp has a key role in Chinese province’s development plans
The city of Kunming, China has outlined an essential role for hemp in a plan released by the municipal government aimed at local development of…
Low CBD prices? Chinese foodmaker says it’s no problem
Chinese foodmaker Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. said it has reached elevated extraction yield levels that give the company a significant edge in the production…
China’s Dezhan launches 2 products
China’s Dezhan Health said it launched a hemp cosmetics series and a hemp-based drink on the domestic market on a trial basis, and announced a…
The Chinese Strategy: Planning a roadmap to hemp’s future
[Third & last in a series] As Chinese planners see the future, the nation will transition from a global factory for cheap, low-quality goods up…
Downscheduling will boost Thai hemp
Thailand’s Narotics Control Board voted to remove cannabis from the country’s list of Category 5 drugs, opening the way for the use of leaves, stems…
The Chinese Strategy: ‘Add more fuel’ to the hemp juggernaut
[Second in a series] As China sharply turns renewed attention to the potential of industrial hemp, it is quickly developing the financial resources and infrastructure…