Proposed bill in USA would allow marketing of CBD in supplements
An American legislator has introduced a bill that would allow hemp-derived CBD to be marketed in dietary supplements. “This bill will . . . (provide)…
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How U.S. firms can overcome CBD quality issues: Source from Europe
Jacek Kramarz is Director of Business Development at CBD maker HemPoland. Under his leadership, HemPoland’s blue-chip CannabiGold brand has quickly worked its way into the…
Call to arms from an unlikely hemp advocate: ‘Upset the status quo!’
By Pamela Bosch We’re at a time in history when the cannabis plant is being released from the lies and manipulations of people whose self-dealings…
Keith Jones is new president at Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
Keith Jones of Taber, Alberta-based Rowland Farms, is the new President of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, CHTA has announced. Jones, who replaces Russ Crawford…
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…
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,…
Meet Bob Escher of U.S. Hemp Building Association at Deep Green Building | Feb. 20-22
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….