Chinese seeds top 1.5% THC in Tasmania
A Tasmanian hemp farmer has destroyed his entire hemp crop after seeds he planted from China went beyond Australia’s legal THC limit of 1.0%. Farmer…
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Ban on CBD-cosmetics trade in China looks likely
In a move that would shut down the Chinese market for cosmetics containing cannabis, the government is expected to enact a law that would block…
Proposed ban on CBD in cosmetics alarms Chinese stakeholders
CBD producers in China say a proposed ban on the use of industrial hemp derivatives in cosmetics would force producers to depend entirely on exports….
CBD facility nears finish in China’s Yunnan Province
Chinese hemp company Chengzhi Hanmeng said the installation and commissioning of a CBD production facility in Yunnan province has entered the final stage. According to…
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…
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…
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…