Chinese hemp: 6 key drivers
By Daniel Kruse • In the many years I’ve been observing the Chinese hemp market, there’s never been a more exciting moment than now, as the pieces come together that […]
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Tribe plants $100k investment in hemp jobs
The White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota says it’s invested $100,000 in a hemp crop this year with plans to harvest for fiber that will go into building materials.
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Did Switzerland just spark a ‘nobacco’ gold rush?
As applications for the hemp plant continue to proliferate, a new product that recently showed up in shops in Switzerland and Italy could prove yet another subcategory sweet spot for
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Summit will address hemp as superfood
Veteran German hemp farmer and product developer Rafael Dulon, CEO at Berlin-based HANF FARM will talk on “Hemp as Superfood and Medicine” during the Hemp2020 Investment Summit Oct. 20-21 in
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CBD ruling sets back South African hemp
After a decision to place CBD in the government’s most highly restrictive category for narcotics substances (SA Schedule 6) six months ago, South African Health Ministry officials last week dropped
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A hemp building showcase for Haiti
With backing by the Finnish government, hands-on support of the Ireland-based International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) and supplies from Dutch firm HempFlax, “Mobil Ekol,” a traveling school that promotes hemp
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With ‘science on our side, no turning back’
Born and raised on a North Carolina (N.C.) tobacco farm, Preston Whitfield has worked on hemp initiatives at the local, state and federal levels in the United States. His efforts
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NHA buoyed by meeting with USDA officials
Geoff Whaling, Chairman of the Board at the (U.S.) National Hemp Association (NHA), came away buoyant after hemp industry meetings in Washington this week. “There is new leadership in the
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Tiny Estonia rises to No. 2 European grower
Fueled by a growing European demand for hemp seeds, tiny Estonia in the EU’s Baltic region has rapidly emerged to become the continent’s second biggest hemp grower behind France. After
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Canadian firm plans ‘whole plant’ facility
Canadian firm Hempco says it will open a 56,000-sq-ft facility to process whole crop hemp for the food, fiber and nutraceutical markets. Hempco, Burnaby, British Columbia, sells bulk hempseed and
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