Hemp stakeholders in Paraguay are developing a supply chain based on production that starts with local indigenous communities and ends up in a growing volume of exports. With a hemp […]
Model supply chain in Paraguay starts with small farmers, ends with exports Read More »
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said it plans to buy San Diego-based Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is researching and developing cannabinoid-based medicines for patients who suffer gastrointestinal disorders, the companies announced this
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Hemp joint venture New Zealand Natural Fibres (NZNF) has received AUS$1.34 million (€845,000) in funding from the government’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for a five-year research & development project.
Funding will let New Zealand fiber venture ‘go farther, faster’ Read More »
A Poland-based hemp innovation hub has sparked initiatives in hemp proteins, plant-based foods and biocomposites that can replace wood as it pursues a whole-plant strategy and continues to attract industrial
Polish group’s whole-plant strategy stresses innovation, sustainability Read More »
YVY Life Sciences of Uruguay said it received cultivation licenses for medical-grade cannabis to produce THC and CBD, making it the first company to hold such permits from the country’s
Licenses advance Uruguay firm’s business model supporting Lat-Am small farms Read More »
New Mexico-based hemp company Santa Fe Farms named Kim Kovacs Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Steven Gluckstern, who assumes the position of Executive Chairman, the company said in a press release.
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Germany’s SynBiotic SE has acquired 50.1% of a leading group of German hemp companies from industry veteran Daniel Kruse for €11.2 million (~$12.6 million) in a key strategic matchup that
€11 million deal combines German groups, creating a hemp powerhouse in Europe Read More »
Massachusetts-based cannabis company Curaleaf Holdings Inc. is facing a total of seven federal lawsuits over products the purchasers say gave them health scares. The cases have been filed by consumers
THC mispackaged as CBD brings 7 lawsuits against U.S. cannabis giant Read More »
A California hemp company and its owner have entered a not guilty plea to felony charges after it failed to pay wages due employees. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s
California company, owner face felony charges over unpaid wages Read More »
Europe’s HempFlax Group B.V. said it plans to invest roughly €3 million to transform its Oude Pekela, Netherlands factory into a facility that will expand production capacity while generating excess
HempFlax invests €3 million to expand output, go ‘energy positive’ Read More »
