Irish hemp stakeholders blast government for ignoring them
Irish hemp stakeholders have released an open letter to the government and other constituencies, saying they’ve been ignored as legislation and regulations for industrial hemp…
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Irish-French venture looks to raise funds for investments in Europe
An Irish-French investment fund says it is looking to raise €30 million in the first phase of a venture focused on private cannabis companies, including…
Irish personal care firm to invest $50m in U.S. CBD maker
Ireland-based Perrigo Company plc has partnered with Kazmira LLC of Colorado, USA to add CBD to its portfolio of generic prescription topicals and pain and…
French group fears Europe’s hemp leader could fall behind
The French Hemp Syndicate (Syndicat Professionnel du Chanvre – SPC) has issued a broad manifesto supporting the nation’s industrial hemp sector, warning the country could…
Swiss, U.S. firms partner to bring new cultivars to Europe
U.S.-based High Grade Hemp Seed has partnered with Swiss Cannabinoid, Stabio, Switzerland, to bring High Grade’s entire catalog of CBD-rich hemp strains to Europe, the…
Czech firm approved to export first full-spectrum extract
Prague-based PharmaCan s.r.o., said it will export 500 grams of full-spectrum distilled cannabis extract made from industrial hemp to Worldpharma Biotech S.L., Valencia, Spain. The…
With members’ assent, Euro association launches Novel Food consortium
European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) members overwhelmingly voted in favor of principles and a special contribution structure for a joint Novel Food application during the…
Lack of intelligence and data is a challenge to USA Hemp
PODCAST (19:31): Mike Leago, COO at Colorado, USA-based High Grade Hemp Seed, talks about the U.S. market, HGH’s product portfolio, Matterhorn CBG, and the company’s plans…
Hemp’s full potential is on tap at this year’s EIHA conference
Confirmed speakers for the European Industrial Hemp Conference next week will cover everything from hemp construction and bio-composites to textiles, food and CBD. More than…
Smokable hemp & the fortunes of Canadian food seed players
PODCAST (15 min.) The Richard Rose Report: Episode 2: June 2, 2020 – Part I: Beginnings, and the status of smokable hemp, with updates on developments in…