South Africa is activating a long-delayed law on plant variety and seed quality, the clearest signal yet that it intends to enable large-scale production of industrial hemp. The law, the […]
South Africa activates long-delayed plant law, signaling support for hemp expansion Read More »
Brazil’s leading agricultural research institution, Embrapa, is urging regulators to raise the national THC limit for hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% — a shift it says is essential if Brazil
Brazilian research agency says 1.0% THC level for hemp is necessary to be competitive Read More »
After years of sporadic trials and a small growing area, a first coordinated effort to build a commercial industrial hemp value chain is being promoted in New Brunswick. The initiative
Aggressive targets set for New Brunswick as Canadian hemp initiative is launched Read More »
New Zealand-based fiber-materials company Rubisco is relocating its hemp decortication line as part of a broader strategy to advance a vertically integrated natural-fiber platform. The company, which is backed by
Australia has crossed a threshold that every emerging agricultural sector must eventually reach: it now has a national, evidence-based guide for selecting industrial hemp planting seed. With the release of
An Australian hemp milestone: Trial results shed light on which varieties work where Read More »
Michigan hemp producers may head into 2026 still bound by the state’s Industrial Hemp Growers Act, if lawmakers don’t take action on measures that would transfer oversight of hemp farming
Failure to drop state program leaves Michigan hemp farmers exposed to high costs Read More »
The tiny island nation of Vanuatu is moving to finally activate its long-stalled hemp and medical marijuana industries through a new bill now before Parliament that would allow banks to
Vanuatu looks to unlock hemp, MMJ, as island nation’s lawmakers mull banking reform Read More »
South Africa’s fledgling hemp sector continues to grapple with foundational challenges nearly three years after the government issued the first commercial cultivation permits, according to experts speaking at a recent
Experts say South Africa’s hemp industry needs policy clarity, markets, and capital Read More »
Kazakhstan’s recent approval of 281 hemp varieties signals the country’s intent to become a major regional producer of hemp-based raw materials and finished goods, a goal it can reach if
Kazakhstan signals regional ambitions with approval of 281 industrial hemp varieties Read More »
Hemp hit another roadblock in Brazil this week, as the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asked the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for an additional six months to decide whether
Brazil hemp ruling delayed again as health agency puts off decision on cultivation Read More »
