A hyped $1 billion hemp battery initiative in Wisconsin has apparently been abandoned, leaving two cities—and hundreds of displaced battery workers—empty-handed after more than two years of planning, promotion, and […]
Hemp battery startup’s hyped $1 billion vision quietly disappears in Wisconsin Read More »
A Canadian hemp processing and textile initiative announced with fanfare in 2024 has quietly collapsed just a year later, leaving behind unfulfilled promises of local job creation and Indigenous-led cultivation
Canadian hemp uniform project collapses as planned fiber operation fails to launch Read More »
A bitter legal fight between two hemp companies has revealed the chaotic and largely unregulated state of North Carolina’s hemp sector, while raising questions about conflicts of interest at the
Lawsuit spotlights political ties and industry chaos in North Carolina CBD sector Read More »
A proposed federal crackdown on intoxicating hemp-derived products has triggered a political standoff between Kentucky’s two Republican senators, with Sen. Rand Paul blocking an agriculture spending bill that includes language
Dispute over intoxicating hemp regulation puts spending bill on hold in U.S. Senate Read More »
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) is moving to rewrite the rulebook for industrial hemp, launching a major effort to enable hybrid hemp seed certification and re-evaluate isolation distance requirements
New hemp breeding standards coming as Canada updates seed certification framework Read More »
Texas lawmakers have revived efforts to ban intoxicating hemp products just one month after Gov. Greg Abbott unexpectedly vetoed a prohibition-focused bill, setting the stage for another high-stakes policy battle
Texas lawmakers revive intoxicating hemp ban, as Rhode Island halts retail licenses Read More »
Dodgy producers of hemp-derived intoxicants would have a year to continue selling their colorfully packaged treats to kids before the substances are banned or regulated federally, members of a U.S.
U.S. proposal would restrict hemp intoxicants, give industry a year to wind down sales Read More »
A proposed agency in Pennsylvania would oversee intoxicating hemp-derived substances under a recently introduced bipartisan bill, SB 49. A newly formed Cannabis Control Board (CCB) would take over regulation of
Hemp, medical pot would be regulated by one agency under bill floated in Pennsylvania Read More »
A $3.6 million CBD oil heist in Georgia earlier this year makes for a clear example of how unregulated intoxicants made from hemp can spur crime, and give the entire
Georgia CBD heist highlights how intoxicating hemp is handcuffing entire industry Read More »
A new study shows that cows can safely consume the plant waste left over from CBD extraction without THC showing up in milk or edible tissue, provided the animals are
Study backs safety of CBD hemp waste in cow diets if withdrawn before milking Read More »
