Italy’s escalating crackdown on hemp and CBD has hit Bologna-based Enecta, which saw its main e-commerce site disappear without warning earlier this year—an episode co-founder Jacopo Paolini said is another […]
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A new agency to promote industrial hemp in Canada has appointed its first permanent board and named an executive director. The Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency (CIHPRA), established late last
New Canadian hemp agency names leadership to drive promotion and research Read More »
ONE PLANT, a documentary about hemp’s potential to address a wide range of pressing global challenges, reached its fundraising goal on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, and will now move into
Hemp documentary reaches crowdfunding goal, expected to be released next year Read More »
INTERVIEW: A writer, director, and director of photography, Jordan Berger is the founder of Sunflower Films, a production company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He is currently completing production on ONE
‘People simply have to learn more about the plant’s benefits and the good it can bring’ Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over advertisements falsely claiming Huckabee
Federal court dismisses former governor’s lawsuit against Facebook over fake CBD ads Read More »
Police raided several locations around Europe late last week, arresting nine suspects in a four-year cannabis Ponzi scheme that reportedly netted the scammers €645 million ($604 million). Europol, the cooperative
European cops arrest suspects in raids targeting 4-year, $600 million cannabis scam Read More »
Producers of non-ingestible CBD products saw advertising rules loosened on Facebook in the U.S. after parent company Meta overhauled policies for its social media platforms. The changes also apply to
Facebook updates policy for ‘non-ingestible’ CBD, loosens rules for hemp fiber, seed Read More »
Google will allow the advertising of hemp and topical CBD products in California, Colorado and Puerto Rico under an update to its policies on “Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare
Google opens door, just barely, for advertising of CBD products Read More »
A lawsuit against Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg for alleged complicity in a cannabis investment scam may proceed, a court in Sweden has ruled. Swedish attorney Lars Olofsson was granted the
Fraud suit against Zuckerberg can move ahead, Swedish court rules Read More »
A Swedish lawyer said he has identified as many as 170 individuals, banks and companies with connections to a massive cannabis fraud he claims bilked investors out of as much
Lawyer says banks, regulators, media facilitated $2.5 billion cannabis scam Read More »
