CanXchange: ‘Looking for new ways to disrupt and innovate’
Alex Arkentis is the CEO and Co-Founder of CanXchange, the European commodities exchange for physical hemp and CBD products. A serial technology entrepreneur and investor,…
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PepsiCo debuts energy drink with hempseed extract in Germany
PepsiCo DACH, has launched the popular Rockstar energy drink in Germany in a new version that includes hempseed extract. The Rockstar Energy+HEMP line became available…
Italian group chides Sardinia prosecutor on hemp directive
Hemp stakeholders in Italy are pushing back against a law enforcement directive in Sardinia they say clashes with both Italian and EU laws, and jeopardizes any…
Switzerland, Germany are first targets for Creso CBD tea line
Australia-based Creso Pharma Ltd. said it launched a line of CBD-based powdered instant tea products in Switzerland with plans to move into Germany soon. Creso…
Raid has Ukrainian hemp company at risk, and scared
Leading Ukrainian hemp company Canapteka said law enforcement authorities overstepped their bounds in carrying out a recent raid on its Kiev-based operations in which a…
German study cites ‘urgent’ need for clear rules on cannabinoids
While cannabinoids have great therapeutic potential under medical supervision, a strong legal framework to fully establish clear regulations is urgently needed, according to a recent…
Spanish cops seize pot plants in hemp grow
The Civil Guard in Spain arrested two cannabis growers the law agency says were growing illegal marijuana plants in facilities officially registered for industrial hemp….
German court clears tea sellers, marking path for food products
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has annulled charges against a group of Braunschweig hemp tea sellers, and in the meantime paved the way for…
2 companies named to supply flowers for French pilot
Berlin-based Aurora Europe and the Ethypharm Group of France will collaborate to serve as primary suppliers of cannabis flowers for the French medical cannabis pilot…
Isolate applications advance in UK
Food safety applications for regular/full-spectrum and natural isolate products have passed an administrative check by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK. Official validation…