A Texas lobbyist has been charged with defrauding aspiring hemp producers in a license procurement scheme. Todd Malcolm Smith, a political consultant to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, was arrested
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The Mississippi Hemp Association launched a program in support of the state’s hemp farmers. MHA said it is providing seeds, has access to farming equipment required for field work, and
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Colorado-based High Grade Hemp Seed (HGH) has received approval for its Matterhorn CBG hemp strain from the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA). HGH said the milestone means the
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Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a new emergency rule that will let some hemp growers save crops that go over the federal THC limit of
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Canada-based Acreage Holdings Inc. said its Universal Hemp LLC unit entered a strategic partnership with U.S.-based CBD company Medterra CBD’s Five Farms subsidiary. Acreage said it will license its The
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Global Hemp Group (GHG) of Canada said it acquired water infrastructure in Colorado through a private, third party transaction. GHG said the all-stock deal, with Prescient Strategies Group, LLC, Steamboat
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The state of Massachusetts has opened up some 73,000 acres of protected farmland to hemp production. The land was previously blocked from all forms of cannabis growing. The Massachusetts Department of
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Canadian cannabis company High Tide Inc. said it will acquire 80% of Fab Nutrition LLC, Wisconsin, USA for $20 million. High Tide, Calgary, Alberta, is to pay $12.56 million in cash
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Two U.S. companies say they will carry out an observational study to evaluate the impact of CBD on sleep. Prospect Farms, Prospect, Maine, and Radicle Science, San Diego, California, say
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Lincoln University (Missouri) as been awarded a $600,000 grant to lead multi-university research into farming and uses of industrial hemp. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National
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