Danish firm suffers at hands of Canadian partner
Canada-based CannTrust Holdings Inc. put a hold on product sales and shipments of its cannabis products last week in the wake of questions arising following…
Europe
CBD market in UK booms as hemp ag develops slowly
As the international CBD sector rapidly develops, the United Kingdom’s slow pace at developing hemp farming puts the country at a disadvantage. That is among…
Hemp seen as boon to Marche region of eastern Italy
Stakeholders in the Marche region of Italy envision a thriving industrial hemp sector active in construction, textiles, bioplastics and food under regional hemp legislation expected…
CBD analysis in UK finds high THC levels, other problems
Almost half of 30 CBD products being sold in the UK recently tested hot for THC, recording double the generally accepted standard of 0.2% across…
CBD’s proliferation calls for oversight, says EU agency
Levels of CBD in cannabis products should be closely monitored to protect public health, advises a report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and…
Hemp leaders will address CBD summit set for late August
Cannabis veteran Steph Sherer of the International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) and other leading experts will address The Future of Medical Hemp Summit hosted…
Germany’s HANF FARM relocates to historically organic lands
Leading European agri-business and food producer HANF FARM GmbH has relocated its headquarters and is now operating out of a 25,000 sq. m complex near…
‘Hemp & horticulture’ exhibition this summer in Sweden
“Textile hemp and horticulture – A universal transformation” is the theme for an exhibition set to run this summer in Sweden. Featuring rare textiles from…
Hemp farmers in Portugal say 2019 growing season is lost
Some Portuguese hemp farmers say they’ll give up on the 2019 growing season due to continuing jurisdictional confusion between two government agencies over licensing. The…
Hemp innovation award nominees are named by EIHA
Six products will vie for “Hemp Product of the Year” honors during this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) 16th Annual Conference June 4-5 in…