Recent election results in Germany have buoyed hemp stakeholders as parties expected to be represented in the new government are on record as agreeing to reforms in the country’s cannabis […]
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Startup Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation (CIHC) said it has raised more than $1 million of a $5 million dollar goal on crowdfunding site wefunder.com. Lewes, Delaware-based CIHC has been working
Plastics startup off to fast start after raising $1 million via crowdfunding Read More »
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 paper released today suggests. The
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The British Hemp Alliance (BHA) is surveying farmers to get a handle on the size of the UK hemp industry and to underscore the plant’s potential to address environmental challenges.
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A Czech-based hemp cluster said pushing for a stable legal environment for the sector will continue to be its main focus after developing a three-year plan that will push a
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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 has suggested. Vito Gallo, Professor
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As the European Union’s strategy for the textile industry evolves, hemp can play a critical role in making the sector sustainable, Europe’s leading industrial hemp group argues in a recently
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A bill that would establish a hemp development program in the Italian region of Umbria envisions a supply chain based primarily on hemp fiber and hurd. The measure, introduced this
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By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the conventional building sector contributes up to 30% of total annual greenhouse gas emissions globally. Left unchecked, those
Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal Read More »
A Joe Biden administration could add fuel to U.S. hemp industry, based on a policy memo released by the President-elect’s planners this week which outline a strategy to encourage growing
Biden climate strategy is an opportunity for U.S. hemp industry Read More »
