U.S. state will manage hemp program via blockchain platform
A company in the U.S. state of Vermont has opened a blockchain-based platform for hemp buyers and sellers, aiming to smooth the process of secure…
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U.S. hemp giant GenCanna faces more pressure from angry creditors
Two more creditors have targeted beleaguered U.S. hemp giant GenCanna, seeking to have the Kentucky-based company declared bankrupt. Integrity/Architecture, Lexington, Kentucky; general contractors Pinnacle Inc.,…
American filmmaker and hemp advocate Diana Oliver passes away
American hemp advocate and filmmaker Diana Oliver passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 after a battle with cancer, her niece Skye Gilmore Miller announced. Oliver…
U.S. farm group urges 1% THC limit, longer harvest period
One of the largest farm organizations in the USA has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to raise the allowable level of THC…
With 40% of hemp testing ‘hot,’ Arizona losses pegged at $13.4 million
More than 40% of hemp from fields in the U.S. state of Arizona that were tested for THC content proved to be over the legal…
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)…
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…