Italy authorizes consortium for pharma-grade CBD production
The Italian Ministry of Health has authorized Bio Hemp Farming (Bio Hemp), a consortium, to produce CBD under a special decree, the company announced. The…
Companies
California company shut down
A California hemp company was closed by state labor officials after workers complained they have not been paid for two months. Castillo Seed Company, Half…
Illinois wellness farm awarded
An Illinois wellness farm has won a grant competition organized by the Midwest (USA) Hemp Coalition (MHC), an association of stakeholders across the region. The…
California hemp firm under probe
A California hemp company is being investigated after workers complained they have not been paid for two months. Castillo Seed Company, Half Moon Bay, California,…
Irish firm agrees to pay $7.2 billion for Epidiolex maker GW Pharma
An Irish pharma company said it has entered an agreement to buy medical cannabinoids maker GW Pharmaceuticals. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Dublin, said it agreed to pay…
Developers say genetic ID can lead to better plants, help resolve IP issues
Israeli company Tikun-Olam Cannbit said it has developed Cannabis Genetic Fingerprinting (CGF) technology, a system to identify and track cannabis strains based on their genetic…
U.S. firm plans March startup of fiber processing factory
A Kansas, USA hemp company says it will bring a new decortication factory online in March, with plans to process stalks from up to 2,000…
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…
California, Canadian firms in seed deal
California-based Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. said it signed a distribution deal with Tritium 3H, Inc. (T3H), Alberta, Canada, to distribute 3 of Arcadia’s GoodHemp seed varieties and genetics in Canada, after…
Stolen Aurora data for sale?
Canadian cannabis giant Aurora said it is consulting with security experts after hackers accessed the company’s data bases over the holidays. Aurora reported a “cybersecurity…