The circus continues to wind down for the clowns in the U.S. intoxicating “hemp” industry, who are running out of maneuvers to stop a federal crackdown after congressional leaders blocked […]
U.S. Congress blocks latest rescue attempts as intoxicating hemp crackdown nears Read More »
Italy’s industrial hemp sector is showing signs of life after years of contraction, with momentum emerging in food seed and green-building materials, according to a recent analysis. The shift suggests
Italian hemp sector shifts toward food and fiber as industrial markets regain focus Read More »
Europe’s CBD industry is emerging from the novel foods era smaller, weaker and stripped of many of the companies that fueled the sector’s early boom. What began as a regulatory
Europe’s CBD casualties mount as novel foods process radically reshapes the market Read More »
Companies that have poured hundreds of thousands into the UK safety review for CBD now face the likelihood that approvals won’t come through the national system before regulatory control reverts
Europe’s CBD bottleneck tightens as UK pathway stalls before EU regulatory handover Read More »
If things go according to plan, and the intoxicating hemp market rightfully gets pushed over a cliff later this year, hemp could be stripped down to the nubbins, in a
USDA report shows only small ‘true hemp’ core left if ban on intoxicants takes down CBD Read More »
After years of uncertainty, many CBD makers with products in the UK food-safety pipeline are being pushed toward a stark commercial crossroads — continue investing under shifting assumptions, or cut
UK’s switch to EU food safety rules could push thousands of CBD products to dead end Read More »
Industrial hemp advocates in the United States are seeking $652 million in federal funding for 2027, outlining an ambitious push to build supply chains, processing capacity and markets for grain
U.S. group calls for $652 million hemp investment from feds; how realistic is it? Read More »
A UK stakeholder group says the handling of a request to revisit CBD’s regulatory status is raising new doubts about whether the country’s food approval system is working as intended.
UK CBD challenge raises new questions over how regulators handle novel food filings Read More »
In a major setback for the European CBD industry, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set a sharply restrictive daily intake benchmark of just 2 milligrams a day —
European food safety panel sets ultra-low daily limit for CBD, tightening approvals Read More »
Washington’s latest moves on hemp-derived CBD show just how unresolved U.S. cannabinoid policy remains. In recent weeks, the federal government has advanced actions that point in opposite directions, each resting
Washington still hasn’t decided what CBD is, as markets linger in legal uncertainty Read More »
