Canadian cannabis giant Tilray Inc. has agreed to acquire hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for $277.5 million in cash and stock, Tilray announced. The deal could reach more than $419
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Indian startup Canva Fibre Labs LLP (CFL) expects to scale up this year, pushing beyond its current capacity of one ton of production daily, say the company’s founders. “We intend
Indian textile startup has aggressive growth plans Read More »
The USA has jumped into the top ranks of global hemp growing nations, recording a tripling of land under hemp to reach a total 78,176 acres (about 31,000 hectares) in
U.S. jumps to No. 3 among top hemp growing nations Read More »
Asia is well positioned to embrace hemp in an innovative and unique way, with stakeholders only beginning to capitalize on the rich genetic diversity of the hemp plant across the
Asian Hemp Summit finds a continent rising fast Read More »
ASTM International will hold a workshop Feb. 18-19 in Rome under its technical committee D37 on Cannabis, which is working to develop standards for cannabis products and processes. The group
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Canada-based Canopy Growth plans to boost its investment in U.S. hemp to as much as $500 million by expanding beyond current operations in New York state, the company recently announced.
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Lorenza Romanese, a veteran European policy advisor, has been named Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the Association has announced. She replaces Michael Carus of Germany’s Nova
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The International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) has recommended that European producers of CBD and hemp extract apply for novel food authorization from the EU for their products. “Authorized novel
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Four of 29 CBD products were found to be troublesome in recent test results, according to Remedy Review, which contracts with independent laboratories “to validate products and protect consumers.” The
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Hemp fields in the U.S. state of Kentucky could nearly triple this year as state agriculture officials say they have approved applications to grow up to 42,000 acres of the
Kentucky hemp fields could triple as applications soar Read More »
