Hemp companies in USA get relief from troublesome banking rules
A joint statement this week from a group of federal and state agencies notified banks across the country of changes that would normalize the business…
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Hemp stakeholders, lawmakers call for flexibility on THC
Hemp stakeholders and lawmakers supporting hemp in the USA have labeled proposed hemp rules from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as too restrictive,…
U.S. builders will catch up fast, says president of new association
INTERVIEW: Bob Escher, President, U.S. Hemp Building Association A practicing architect in Dorset, Vermont for over 30 years, Bob Escher founded Escher Design in 1988,…
Agency brings U.S. hemp rules more sharply into focus
A clearer future is coming into focus for U.S. hemp as plans to regulate the crop were approved by the White House last week. The…
USA’s GenCanna hit with another lawsuit, this one from farmers
Kentucky-based hemp giant GenCanna Global Inc. has been hit with another lawsuit, this one from disappointed farmers who say they had worked satisfactorily with the…
After delays at Kentucky plant, GenCanna in deal with South Carolina processor
U.S. CBD maker GenCanna Global Inc. says it will expand its processing capacity through a strategic hookup with Specialty Oil Extractors (SOE), Darlington, South Carolina….
U.S farmers in Wisconsin fear late tests will mean ‘hot’ crops
The president of a Wisconsin, USA hemp farming cooperative has a solution for problems with “hot” hemp – hemp plants which exceed the 0.3 THC…
As cannabis giants stumble, vape hysteria will hit CBD too
With four Canadian cannabis giants suffering a combined $10 billion drainoff in market value since the U.S. vaping crisis that started in August, it remains…
U.S. contractors say hemp giant GenCanna owes them $13 million
A group of building contractors say American hemp giant GenCanna Global, based in Kentucky, owes them $13 million for work performed at the company’s planned…
Oversupply or shortage? No matter the numbers, let’s stay optimistic
By Mike Leago The sky is not falling. There’s no fox in the henhouse. There’s no blood in the water (yet). However, there is no…