Canadian firm receives grant
Saskatoon-headquartered Blue Sky Hemp Ventures received ~CA$750,000 (~US$620,000) to upgrade its facility in Saskatchewan, where the company makes hemp oil and CBD. The grant comes…
Economic Development
Tech-driven processing critical to advancing the industrial hemp revolution
A fast-growing and cost effective hemp industry can fulfill its economic development and environmental promise only through widespread implementation of smart technology systems, a white…
‘Multicanapa’ project focuses on innovation with hemp in Sicily
An initiative underway in Italy will look at ways to spread innovation to advance hemp growing and production in Sicily. “Hemp of Sicily,” an operating…
Report says Ghana should favor local investors, farmers
Policymakers in Ghana should implement hemp rules that favor local investors and farmers under a well-equipped agency that will spearhead production and research into developing…
European Commission sets first public session on hemp
The European Commission has set a first-ever public event dedicated specifically to market opportunities in industrial hemp. Commission officials, national ministry representatives of EU member…
South Africa lays out a road map for hemp and marijuana
South Africa could have a hemp program in place by 2023 under a recently released draft National Cannabis Master Plan (NCMP) that sees the plant…
Three Pennsylvania initiatives get grants to promote hemp
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced $157,735 in funding for three projects aimed at boosting the hemp sector in the state. The money, from Pennsylvania’s…
Colorado must broaden hemp horizons to remain leader, report says
Colorado can continue to be an industrial hemp leader, but to do so the state must broaden its focus beyond CBD to develop supply chains…
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…
As Africa opens up to cannabis, ‘it isn’t all about marijuana’
Africa can build a hemp industry based on locally owned and operated supply chains, but the continent’s many diverse nations need expertise and investment from…