U.S. firm claims exclusive Thai hemp deal
(With biz notes on: Canah, HemPoland, Kannaway) A Seattle, Washington-based firm says it’s made a deal with the Thai government for exclusive global rights to “market, sell and distribute all …
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Ties between Europe, USA in focus at Hemp2020
Hemp industry leaders from the USA and Europe will address the Hemp2020 Investment Summit this autumn, HempToday, the event’s host, has announced. The summit, in its second year, is set …
Fraud case has hemp in the news, unfortunately
With CBD maker CV Sciences (CVS) joining Hemp Inc. last month as the second target of a federal fraud case in the USA, the question resurfaces: How much damage to …
Mayor will talk hemp & economic development
Michel Terestchenko, Mayor of Hlukhiv, Ukraine has been confirmed as a keynote presenter for this year’s Hemp2020 Business Summit Oct. 20-21 in Poland. Mayor Terestchenko returned to his ancestral city …
Ukraine gears up for hemp exports
Targeting a growing number of worldwide export markets, the Ukrainian hemp industry is gradually increasing output, with more than 4,000 hectares planted this year, according to the Ukrainian Hemp Association. …
Ex-trader sees ‘regionalized’ hemp hubs
Haïle Selassé Tefari is the founder of France-based Hemp Service International (HSI), a wholesaler and retailer of cannaromatherapy. He formerly worked as a trade analyst at Newedge Financial, a Futures …
Ukrainian mayor plans hemp healing center
The mayor of the small Ukrainian town of Hlukhiv says his administration is working to create a hemp healing center as part of an effort to boost the local economy, …
Dan Herer: ‘Dad would be proud, horrified’
INTERVIEW: Dan Herer is an industrial hemp developer who works with a team of scientists studying hemp and biomass sciences. He is also Director of the California-based Jack Herer Foundation, …
Interview: Boaz Wachtel, CresoPharma
‘Democratization of knowledge’ fuels demand Boaz Wachtel is chairman and co-founder of CresoPharma, a nutraceuticals company which debuted on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) this autumn. He is a certified clinical …
Privateeer passes $100m in funding
Privateer Holdings, the Seattle-based private equity firm focused on cannabis industry investments, said it is the first company in the nascent industry to raise more than $100 million. The proclamation …
