Brandenburg parliamentary groups push state to support hemp
Envisioning a strong role for hemp in the state’s agriculture, three Brandenburg parliamentary groups have offered recommendations they say would capitalize on the potential of…
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Rules hold back local players as UK CBD market seen hitting €800 million
A report released today shows the UK CBD market could generate £690 million (€800 million) in 2021 sales, outstripping estimates made in 2019 which predicted…
THC rules loosened in Wisconsin, but it won’t help CBD growers
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a new emergency rule that will let some hemp growers save crops that go over…
Canadian CBD brand licensed to U.S. company
Canada-based Acreage Holdings Inc. said its Universal Hemp LLC unit entered a strategic partnership with U.S.-based CBD company Medterra CBD’s Five Farms subsidiary. Acreage said…
Broad portfolio drives HempFlax revenues to €14.5m, a 43% increase
Legacy European hemp group HempFlax saw revenues rise 43% in 2020 to €14.5 million, driven in part by a 42% increase in sales of CBD, and…
CBDepot isolates meet COSMOS standard
CBD and CBG natural isolates produced by Czech-based CBDepot have been certified under the COSMetic Organic and Natural Standard (COSMOS), an international standard for raw…
Poland’s H&H expands product line, redesigns packaging
Polish health and beauty products maker Herbs & Hydro (H&H) has introduced a new intimate hygiene cleansing bar and a shampoo for kids sub-branded Pure…
Cops’ clueless policy on CBD draws rebuke from German association
A threatened crackdown on CBD sellers by local German police again shows the need for clear – and clearly communicated – rules for the popular…
Canadian hemp group acquires water rights in northwest Colorado
Global Hemp Group (GHG) of Canada said it acquired water infrastructure in Colorado through a private, third party transaction. GHG said the all-stock deal, with…
CBG gets safety approval for inclusion in EU cosmetics database
The European Commission has added cannabigerol (CBG) to the EU’s cosmetic ingredient database (Cosing), clearing the compound as safe for use in health & beauty…