U.S economist sees ‘huge potential for fiber in the global economy’
INTERVIEW: An economist and expert in supply chain and operations, Beau Whitney is the founder of Portland, Oregon-based cannabis consultancy Whitney Economics. He serves as…
Economic Development
‘SmartBox’ is integrated, portable solution for whole-plant hemp processing
An international team has developed integrated portable hemp processing technology that can capitalize on the entire hemp plant while supporting economically challenged communities and helping…
Costa Rica’s president unlikely to sign law on hemp, medical marijuana
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado appears unlikely to sign a proposed bill that would legalize medical cannabis and industrial hemp, but said he will release…
Law in Costa Rica awaits decision by president; will he sign?
Costa Rica’s president said he is studying a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp, giving no clear indication if he will sign…
Lack of rules hinders development in Morocco’s Rif, but co-op keeps building
The Moroccan government last year passed a law that could give impoverished farmers in the country’s Central Rif a chance to give up illegal cannabis…
‘2022 will be the year we move forward, slowly and steadily’
INTERVIEW: Jamie Campbell Petty is Executive Director at the Midwest Hemp Council, which she co-founded with partners in 2018 to lobby for Indiana hemp legislation…
Initiative in Italy aims to develop national hemp processing center
Local officials in west-central Italy say they are progressing with plans to build a sustainable hemp supply chain model that can transform the agriculture of…
Italian farmers could get €300 per hectare under new funding program
Italian hemp farmers can get up to €300 per hectare of hemp grown under a funding program recently set in motion. The Italian government earmarked…
Model supply chain in Paraguay starts with small farmers, ends with exports
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…
NY bill would push hemp-based packaging for state’s cannabis products
A New York lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to increase demand for hemp-based packaging biocomposites while helping the state meet its climate mitigation goals….
