U.S. trade group fights DEA rule in court
American hemp stakeholders are backed by a group of 28 U.S. lawmakers as a national trade group goes into federal court Thursday to challenge a rule enacted last year by …
Global hemp experts will converge on Athens
Leading hemp experts from Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Australia and the USA will speak during the Athens Hemp Summit, part of Balkannabis Expo June 1-3 in Athens. Presenting during the …
Some stakeholders see another Canadian seed glut
Some Canadian hemp stakeholders fear 2017 may have produced an oversupply of hemp food seed as many farmers ignored warnings to downscale their fields after exports to South Korea collapsed …
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New Frontier buys Hemp Business Journal
New Frontier Data (Frontier Financial Group Inc.) purchased Hemp Business Journal, the Washington, D.C.-based big data shop announced. “We are beginning to understand the full extent of the opportunity presented …
Reps from Italy, Czech Republic, Nepal on NoCo panel
Entrepreneurs from Italy, the Czech Republic and Nepal are among those who’ll sit on this year’s international panel at the 5th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, April 6-7 in Loveland, Colorado, …
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Certified seed market: ‘Uncertain, goofy, chaotic’
With the lack of a common regime for global distribution, the flow of certified hemp planting seed is typically “uncertain, goofy and chaotic” so far this year, one long-time European …
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HempToday expands series of industry sector events
HempToday will host industry networking and intelligence events focused on hemp construction; food, health and beauty; and medical hemp as it expands the Hemp2020 Summit Series at its Poland-based center …
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2 players well positioned as Thailand advances
A ministerial decree relaxing restrictions around industrial hemp that took effect earlier this month in Thailand sets the playing field for at least a couple of well-connected first movers. State …
Canadian firm looks to buy Swiss CBD operation
With biz notes on: AgTech Scientific/USA; and Cool Hemp/Canada Ontario, Canada-based medical marijuana producer Maricann says it will spend $8.5 million to buy Haxxon AG, a Swiss hemp grower and …
Takeover in Canada pegged at $1.1 billion
Vancouver-based Aurora Cannabis Inc. purchased rival CanniMed Therapeutics Inc., Saskatoon, for about $1.1 billion, as the two companies settled a hostile takeover attempt to arrive at a “friendly” deal. Observers …
