James Woolsey, former Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will join a panel to talk about the hemp industry in a webinar scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 10:00-12:00 […]
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A Cannabis Act expected to be in place by next summer in Canada will eventually open the market to hemp-based nutraceutical products, Australia-based Creso Pharma noted in a recent statement.
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Michael Llamas, the controversial former CEO of hemp products maker Medical Marijana, Inc. (MMI) has died in a car crash in California. Llamas, 33, crashed his 2016 Lamborghini in downtown
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American farmers planted more than 19,500 acres (circa 7,900 hectares) of hemp in 2017. That total is nearly double the circa 10,000 acres planted in 2016. The figures are according
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Overheard sometime near the end of Hemp2020 Business Summit: “I’ll get the MOU to you next week.” As the organizer of this second annual gathering of global hemp industry leaders,
Industry’s roots laid bare at Hemp2020 Read More »
A total of 76 delegates from 14 countries recently attended the 7th Hemp Building Symposium of the International Hemp Building Association, held in Quebec. IHBA Director Steve Allin reflects on
Dreams of hemp building ‘come of age’ at IHBA Read More »
A Washington State (USA) natural clothing retailer has had its banking activities closed, again underscoring the challenges faced by companies that sell hemp-based products – and the conflation of non-THC
Fashion firm faces banking woes over hemp Read More »
Kings Royal Biotech of San Diego, California (USA) says it will invest $30M in a hemp processing plant in western Kentucky in partnership with an unnamed Chinese partner. The planned
U.S., Chinese firms partner on hemp processing Read More »
Los Angeles-based apparel maker Recreator has signed a contract to source hemp fiber from Bastcore, Omaha, Nebraska. Bastcore buys raw hemp which it then processes into basic materials for textiles,
U.S. firms ink contract for textile fibers Read More »
Hemp looks likely to expand in New York state (USA) as officials this year have opened up licensing following two years of tightly controlled development. Under the expanded pilot initiative,
State officials push for hemp in New York Read More »
