A cannabis group in Oregon said it supports a limit on hemp licensing included in a bill introduced in the state legislature last week. The bill, HB 4016, would re-establish
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Hemp got U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s attention during a visit this week to Lincoln University, where he announced the federal government will offer $1 billion in grants
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A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress would raise the limit for THC in hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% and adjust other provisions in current law to ease the
Another bill to raise U.S. THC limit to 1.0% introduced in Congress Read More »
INTERVIEW: Jesse Henry is CEO at Michigan-based Heartland Industries, a biotech startup that engineers hemp materials as additives for polymers to produce stronger, lighter, cheaper, and more sustainable end products.
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Montana and Arizona have had their hemp plans approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under federal guidelines in the 2018 Farm Bill. Montana’s 37 licensed operators planted 2,540 acres
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Hemp processors in Virginia could sell recreational marijuana and get a one-year jump on the market if they pay the state a one-time fee of $1 million under a bill
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Nutraceuticals maker Creso Pharma Ltd. said it signed an agreement to acquire Colorado-based consumer packaged goods company Sierra Sage Herbs (SSH) in an all-stock deal worth $21 million. Australia-based Creso
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A bill being proposed in the Oregon legislature would authorize state agriculture officials to limit industrial hemp licenses as one way to crack down on illegal marijuana growers that plague
Oregon bill would limit hemp licensing in effort to fight outlaw pot farms Read More »
Drinks giant PepsiCo has launched Rockstar Unplugged, a cannabinoid-free energy drink infused with hempseed extract, in the USA after rolling out a similar product last year in Germany. PepsiCo said
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HEMPALTA, a newly formed Canadian hemp company, said it has purchased key assets from Canadian Greenfield Technologies Corp (CGT), Calgary, for an undisclosed sum. Included in the deal is a
Canadian investors launch new company based on assets purchased from tech maker Read More »
