Texas court reverses earlier ruling, temporarily blocks delta-8 ban
A Texas court has reversed an earlier ruling and temporarily set aside a ban on delta-8 THC in the state. Judge Jan Soifer of 126th…
North America
Free seed initiative set
Oregon crop science company Phylos said it will supply one million free hemp cultivation seeds to black, Native American and other minority farmers through targeted…
Approval of Idaho hemp plan means planting can start in 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Idaho’s state hemp plan, opening the way for planting next spring. USDA approval means the state has…
Texas retailer suffers setback in legal challenge over delta-8
A CBD retailer in Texas has been denied a restraining order against a state ruling that hemp-based delta-8 THC is an illegal drug. A State…
Hemp retrofit of century-old home is first in Pennsylvania project
A Pennsylvania company said it has nearly completed a home retrofit with hemp-based materials. The single-family dwelling is the first full home renovation in the…
Atagi named president and CEO at National Industrial Hemp Council
Patrick Atagi has been named President and CEO of the U.S. National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC). NIHC comprises a group of international, federal, state, private industry,…
Indiana CBD facility opens
Indiana-based extractor HempRise has cut the ribbon for an $80 million, 100,000-sq. ft. CBD processing center in Jeffersonville. The company said the location near the Indiana-Kentucky…
CBD companies join to fight restrictions on SMS advertising
Roughly 30 CBD companies have banded together in the USA to fight restrictions on SMS advertising of their products after a wireless industry trade group…
Pennsylvania opens 2022 licensing amid signals of shift to fiber
A total of 426 hemp growing permits were issued in Pennsylvania in 2021, down from 510 last year, agriculture officials reported as they recently opened…
U.S. events organizer sets CBD expo in Chicago as it expands scope
Delta-8 THC and medical mushroom extracts will be in focus at the USA CBD Expo later this month in Chicago as organizer ZJ events expands…
