Hempcrete scores a perfect ‘O’ under ASTM fire testing in USA
Hempcrete’s perfect performance in recent fire resistance tests in the USA can help move the material one step closer to acceptance after samples put together…
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U.S. state will manage hemp program via blockchain platform
A company in the U.S. state of Vermont has opened a blockchain-based platform for hemp buyers and sellers, aiming to smooth the process of secure…
Euro hemp association says UK move on CBD is step in right direction
CBD stakeholders in Europe say the UK Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) recent warning to producers and consumers is a step in the right direction for…
Polish firm rolls out hemp conditioner to go with bar shampoo
Polish hemp firm Herbs & Hydro (H&H) has rolled out a conditioner to go with its highly popular hemp bar shampoo. CEO Tomek Górski said…
Irish stakeholders push back against government survey, CBD recalls
Irish hemp stakeholders are aggressively pushing back against a government survey of CBD products on the market and mandated recalls that have caused chaos and…
CAP reforms can boost EU hemp farmers, but who’ll get the money?
If the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is successful in its efforts to raise the allowable THC level in hemp crops from 0.2% to 0.3%…
U.S. hemp group calls GenCanna ‘fraud corporation’ in wake of bankruptcy
Kentucky’s leading industrial hemp trade group has called U.S. hemp giant GenCanna “a fraud corporation,” after learning of the company’s bankruptcy filing last week. GenCanna…
Aussie hemp stakeholders entice financial services firms
While talks aimed at stakeholders interested in the full range of whole plant hemp applications are on tap at this year’s Australian Industrial Hemp Conference…
U.S. hemp giant GenCanna faces more pressure from angry creditors
Two more creditors have targeted beleaguered U.S. hemp giant GenCanna, seeking to have the Kentucky-based company declared bankrupt. Integrity/Architecture, Lexington, Kentucky; general contractors Pinnacle Inc.,…
American filmmaker and hemp advocate Diana Oliver passes away
American hemp advocate and filmmaker Diana Oliver passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 after a battle with cancer, her niece Skye Gilmore Miller announced. Oliver…