CBD list in UK to crack open legal market pegged at nearly $1 billion
CBD stakeholders in the UK are anticipating the release of a list of compliant products from food safety authorities expected any day as they look…
Europe
French court temporarily halts ban on smokable hemp flowers
A French judge has temporarily lifted a ban on smokable hemp flowers, suggesting such products “would not present a degree of harmfulness to health justifying…
Proposed THC limit for CBD is major threat to sector in the UK
The UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has recommended a maximum level of .05 parts per million (ppm) per unit of consumption…
New Canxchange platform simplifies trading through enhanced tools
Commodities platform Canxchange has launched a new electronic trading system the company said will bring greater transparency, liquidity and efficiency to the growing global cannabis…
Beer, cannabis giants end joint venture that had planned to make drinks
Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev said it will continue to develop CBD-infused non-alcoholic drinks in Canada after its joint venture with cannabis producer Tilray was dissolved…
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…
Stakeholders say amended law in Portugal wrongly targets flower producers
An amendment that puts tight restrictions on hemp production in Portugal goes against European Union law and puts the country’s nascent industry in peril, stakeholders…
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…
Polish hemp varieties lead grain and fiber trials in North Dakota
Two Polish hemp varieties were top performers again in this year’s research trials by North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Carrington Research Extension Center. Henola, which…
Multi-cropping combine adds technology that strips plant tops
Germany’s Hanf Farm GmbH has added new technology to its Multi-Combine HC 3400, incorporating a stripper into the highly flexible hemp harvesting ensemble which has…
