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,…
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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…
Banking bill would give U.S. hemp companies relief on financial services
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that would let banks provide financial services to hemp producers without more strict compliance standards…
Massive oversupply means a violent crash is on the way for CBD
A massive oversupply in the CBD markets can only lead to a violent crash by the end of the year, observers in both the USA…