[First in a five-part series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2024] It has been another turbulent year for the CBD industry as regulatory battles and market shifts […]
Year in Review: CBD continues to face global regulatory and market challenges Read More »
Stephen Alexander Vaden’s recent nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should be a good sign for industrial hemp stakeholders. Vaden, a
Hemp industry should have an ally in lawyer who was appointed USDA deputy secretary Read More »
Congress officially pushed back reauthorization of the U.S. Farm Bill this week, extending the landmark 2018 version of the omnibus agriculture legislation – and meaning more delays in putting the
As expected, Congress officially pushes back reauthorization of Farm Bill to next year Read More »
While interest remains high in Zimbabwe’s hemp industry, stakeholders are finding the going rough as the nascent sector unfolds. Despite significant regulatory strides, Zimbabwe’s hemp industry is encountering several obstacles
Zimbabwe’s hemp sector faces hurdles despite growing interest and regulatory progress Read More »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its federal hemp crop insurance to allow hemp crops to be insured when planted after soybeans in the 14 states where farmers
USDA updates hemp insurance program to give farmers more options for crop rotation Read More »
Canadian hemp stakeholders have formed a new body they hope will help pick up the country’s moribund hemp industry, financed by a collaborative “checkoff” program. The Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion
Canadian stakeholders unite under new program intended to boost flagging hemp fortunes Read More »
New Zealand hemp stakeholders seem to be keeping their cool, but they can’t help but be frustrated by the slow pace of change in the government’s management of industrial hemp.
Stakeholders again urge government to unlock New Zealand’s $2 billion hemp potential Read More »
Farmers in Moldova will finally be able to grow industrial hemp for food and fiber outputs after amendments to regulate cultivation were approved by the government last week. The changes,
Moldova approves hemp farming for seed and fiber, but flowers for CBD still restricted Read More »
The UK government announced reforms to help hemp farmers this week, but has not indicated if it intends to raise the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3%
UK government announces some hemp reforms, but sidesteps THC limit and fee reduction Read More »
Despite clearly defined laws and regulations, a “knowledge and information gap” is holding back the hemp industry in Zimbabwe, stakeholders say. That gap is a challenge to widespread commercialization, with
Commercialization of hemp lags in Zimbabwe despite established laws and regulations Read More »
