CBD products in the UK carry less of the hemp-derived compound than advertised, according to research that looked at four product categories. The study, by researchers from Loughborough University and …
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Awareness of hemp is strong in some categories, but takeup of hemp products lags significantly, a study of Vermont consumers reveals. CBD remains the most recognized downstream output made from …
Consumers well aware of some hemp products, but do they buy? Read More »
Colorado researchers have found that CBD passes through the placenta of pregnant women and accumulates in the fetal brain, risking harm to preborns. The finding, by a team at the …
Expectant mothers pass CBD through placenta, posing risk to fetal brains Read More »
Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon credits, a new report from Germany suggests. …
Hemp on par with wood in ability to capture and store greenhouse gas Read More »
Packaging could be the first major application of hemp bioplastics, a new study from Canadian researchers suggests. The research, by a team at Western University (WU), London, Ontario, replaced high-density …
Hemp can be substitute for polyethylene in packaging, Canadian study shows Read More »
A £5.9 million (€6.9 million/$7.5 million) project in the UK puts hemp front and center as it embarks on a study about how effectively crops can absorb greenhouse gas and …
UK project will explore environmental, business cases for hemp, other crops Read More »
Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and …
Canadian team’s hempcrete building is ‘carbon-minimal, beautiful’ Read More »
Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service …
USDA study shows hempseed cake ‘viable alternative’ for cattle feed Read More »
Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) said it will invest $10 million for a 20% stake in a new joint venture between two Colorado hemp companies. London-based BAT said it …
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It started with a meeting at the police station followed by a smelly bus trip, as the late Dr. Raphael Mechoulam recalled years later. The future “father of cannabis research” …
Mechoulam’s studies in cannabis started with police, and a smelly bus trip Read More »
