Canopy Growth buys Germany’s C³ for $251 million
Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp. agreed to purchase C³ Cannabinoid Compound Co., Germany in an all-cash, transatlantic deal for about $251 million (€225.9 million), the companies…
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Hemp bar shampoo from Poland is latest in personal care products
Polish hemp firm Herbs & Hydro (H&H) has rolled out a hemp bar shampoo in five variations that’s briskly being taken up at wholesale, and…
Chinese Blockchain investor turns its attention to hemp
A Chinese Blockchain investor said it has struck an agreement with a hemp research institute in China’s Heilongjiang province to develop at least five varieties…
Australian philanthropists back hemp initiatives in USA
A new fund launched by Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert will provide a $2 million boost to the U.S. state of Pennsylvania’s hemp industry…
Landscape is promising for Latin American hemp’s takeoff
INTERVIEW: Gerónimo Caro Díaz & Romina Fernández, Cannabis & Hemp Studies Center, Uruguay HempToday: What was the impetus behind the startup of CECC? Romina Fernández:…
Case against U.S. CBD firms moves forward after some claims stripped
A federal court in New York has ruled that a racketeering and fraud case against a trio of related companies can go ahead based on…
U.S. CBD firm in deal with distributor of acupuncture needles
CBD maker Functional Remedies, Colorado, USA, has entered a distribution partnership with Lhasa OMS, a distributor of acupuncture needles, the companies recently announced. The deal…
‘Novel Foods,’ Europe’s hemp food history in focus at EIHA
Hemp extracts and the EU’s Novel Foods Catalog will be in focus at this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association Conference June 5-6 in Cologne as…
USDA guidance clears hemp cultivation seeds for import to USA
American hemp stakeholders on Friday received clarification from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they can legally import hemp sowing seeds. The guidance…
HempToday marks Earth Day with launch of Spanish edition
HempToday will launch a Spanish-language edition of its leading global hemp industry website on Earth Day, Monday, April 22. The edition, HempToday en Español, is…