A Pennsylvania company said it will turn part of a former textile mill into a factory to turn out hemp-based biodegradable plastic food containers, cups, plates and straws. Sivana Converting
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The Kentucky Hemp Association (KHA) has sued the state’s agriculture and state police commissioners after what it says were illegal raids at lawful hemp retail stores during which law officers
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has indicated its intention to add to the body of knowledge about the hemp industry with a survey of 20,000 farmers and other hemp
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A new cannabis law recently enacted in Connecticut includes tight restrictions on the sale of delta-8 THC, as the state joins others around the USA that are either banning the
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Oregon will ramp up THC testing in hemp fields as law enforcement officials worry that some growers are nurturing marijuana plants in their hemp operations. Increased testing is a key
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation putting hemp-derived delta-8 THC under the state’s marijuana regulations, effectively announcing the shutdown a nascent gray market for the compound. The new law
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Peoria, Illinois-based Global Hemp Inc. is seeking a default judgment in federal court against a Kentucky company in a trademark infringement dispute. Global Hemp first filed suit in federal court
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An initiative in California has planted five hemp varieties from four countries in the first extensive growing trials for hemp fiber and grain in the state since the 1990s. The
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The authors of a report on delta-8 THC in the U.S. say the nascent hemp sub-sector is populated by inexperienced producers that are misleading consumers with inaccurate labeling. The research,
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Researchers in Texas say they are still trying to find hemp fiber and grain varieties that will adapt to southern U.S. growing conditions, and report that some early entrants to
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