CBD products flagged in UK study could force some off shelves
Some CBD products could be forced off the shelves in the UK after recent lab reports showed them to be “illegal,” the country’s Food Safety…
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Meddling by new government will slow hemp policymaking in Pakistan
A Pakistani Senate committee has criticized efforts to expand the number of ministries involved in setting policy for industrial hemp after the cabinet of Prime…
2 CBD makers’ fortunes could signal challenges faced by others in UK
Recent announcements from two publicly traded companies signal how CBD makers, desperate amid the worldwide crash in the sector, are scrambling to stay in business…
Minnesota expected to revisit rules that opened legal window for delta-8 THC
Minnesota lawmakers are expected to eventually address rules that inadvertently made the state a hotbed for hemp-derived delta-8 THC edibles as a result of a…
Hempcrete seen as part of eco-friendly solution to Zimbabwe’s housing shortage
The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop…
Florida company has a hemp plan to save the state’s troubled citrus orchards
Farming hemp could help to overcome the devastating effect years of pesticide spraying has brought to Florida’s declining citrus industry, according to a Tarpon Springs-based…
UK food agency’s ‘honor system’ for CBD does not inspire confidence
When it comes to getting a legal CBD product on the market in the UK, it looks like a free-for-all. With the Food Standards Agency…
Capetown cannabis tech provider to distribute micro-decorticator in Southern Africa
Hoping to tap into the ongoing need for homes in Southern Africa, Capetown-based solutions provider The Best Grow has signed an agreement with Industrial Hemp…
U.S. trade group cries foul over proposed strict limits on THC in extracts
A proposed provision in landmark U.S. cannabis legislation under consideration would set an unnecessarily low level for trace amounts of THC in hemp flower-based food…
New law passed in Guyana will put strict controls on hemp industry
Guyana’s National Assembly has passed a hemp bill that puts tight restrictions on the sector to prevent unlicensed production, threatening fines and jail time for…
