CBD crunch blamed for shrinking hemp acreage in Nevada
Hemp acreage in Nevada fell by nearly 70% from 2019-2020, dropping from nearly 5,000 acres to roughly 1,600 while the number of licensed hemp growers…
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Florida issues warning over delta-8, other hemp products from Oregon
Florida officials have issued two warnings regarding delta-8 THC and other industrial hemp products from the state of Oregon. The Florida Department of Agriculture and…
Canadian company petitions for payment in dispute over biomass
A Canadian company has petitioned the British Columbia Supreme Court to enforce payment of CA$761,000 ($632,000) in damages by a second hemp operator in a dispute…
THC rules loosened in Wisconsin, but it won’t help CBD growers
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a new emergency rule that will let some hemp growers save crops that go over…
Historic rail shipment is claimed
Seventeen thousand pounds of hemp biomass has been dispatched by freight train from California to Colorado in what the growers say is the first interstate…
Oregon study to look at cattle feed
Oregon State University was awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the potential of hemp biomass as cattle feed….
Italian researcher says stalks from polluted soil OK for building, energy
Hemp grown to clean up polluted soil could be used for hempcrete construction and to produce energy, with virtually no health risks, an Italian researcher…
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…
Wyoming mulls smokable hemp rules
The Wyoming Legislature is considering a measure that would limit the use of smokable hemp to those 21 and over, and prohibit its use in…
U.S. transport firm offers free insurance
Illinois, USA-based 357 Hemp Logistics is providing its shipping customers up to $50,000 of declared value hemp cargo insurance at no cost on domestic and international…