Hemp’s promise to heal a fragile world: Energy, food, housing, environment
By Steve Allin If the COVID-19 pandemic was, as U.N Secretary-General Antonio António Guterres said, “like an X-ray revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of…
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Ukrainian hemp farmers persist despite challenges brought by war
Despite struggles with sourcing fuel, challenging logistics, blocked ports and clogged overland routes out of the country, some hemp farmers in Ukraine are forging ahead…
UK parliamentary group urges radical overhaul of CBD approval system
A parliamentary group in the UK has recommended the government abandon the current system for approving CBD products through the regime for new or “novel”…
New hemp and medicinal cannabis law in Argentina is ‘triumph against hypocrisy’
Argentina will establish a new regulator to manage hemp and medicinal cannabis under a historic bill signed by President Alberto Fernández last week. The measure…
North Carolina Senate passes bill that would avert hemp industry shutdown
Farming legislation that would firmly establish the legality of industrial hemp in North Carolina has passed the state’s Senate. The Senate yesterday approved its annual…
Virginia hemp fiber company adds agronomist to work with farming network
Bert James has joined FyberX Holdings, LLC, Williamsburg, Virginia, as lead agronomist. The company said James will work with FyberX’s farmer network in refining agronomic…
Hemp provisions in North Carolina needed to protect millions in investment
North Carolina’s 2022 Farm Act, which advanced this week, would firmly establish the legality of industrial hemp, legislators say. First, the Act, introduced in the…
Certifying of carbon credits can advance hemp among Australian farmers
Hemp can play a vital role in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in Australia, conserve precious water resources, improve soil quality, and provide farmers with valuable…
‘Political will’ led to new hemp rules that will help Polish producers
Poland has eased the way to market for hemp with updated regulations that raise the THC level from 0.2% to 0.3% and simplify permitting –…
Accelerator backs German startup developing ‘critical link’ to capitalize on carbon
German startup HempConnect has been selected for an EU-backed program that helps early-stage carbon dioxide (CO2) removal initiatives realize their business potential. HempConnect is the…
