Policy toolkit outlines role for hemp in fighting malnutrition, climate change
Humanitarian aid policies and programs should rely on locally made hemp seed products in the fight against malnutrition, and cannabis farming should be promoted as…
Food & Drink
India takes first steps to opening up market for hempseed-based foods
Food safety authorities in India have approved hemp seeds, hemp seed oil and seed-based flour as food and food ingredients, signaling a first crack in…
Investors back BOHECO with $2 million to boost production, marketing
India’s Bombay Hemp Company Pvt. Ltd (BOHECO) said this week it has raised $2 million it will use to expand production and marketing. BOHECO said…
Positioning hemp as a food ‘powerhouse’ is key to U.S. startup’s strategy
INTERVIEW: Food industry veteran Lisa Newmann is a founder and the CEO at Sazi Foods, a U.S. startup that is developing a line of hemp…
Italian study flags pesticides, metals in smokable ‘Cannabis light’ flowers
Researchers in Italy have detected the presence of 154 pesticides and a number of heavy metals in samples of domestically grown hemp flowers, a worrying prospect for…
New standard sets method for identifying seed that’s likely to spoil
International standards group ASTM has established a method and guidelines for fast on-site quality assessment of hempseed. The standards are geared toward those who store…
UK advertising authority busts shopping channel over CBD segment
An online shopping channel in the UK has been sanctioned under advertising guidelines for health claims in a CBD promotional presentation it aired earlier this…
Germany’s Hempro Int. goes to court after request to import hemp leaves is rejected
Leading European hemp company Hempro International GmbH has gone to court against Germany’s Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) after the agency…
Thai food company will complete takeover of hemp producer in $1.8 million deal
Publicly traded Thai food company NR Instant Produce (NRF) said it intends to purchase an additional 51% of Golden Triangle Health Company Limited (GTH), which…
South Carolina AG says delta-8 THC illegal under state’s hemp law
South Carolina’s attorney general has issued an opinion that delta-8 THC is illegal under state law. In response to a query from the South Carolina…
