Stakeholders say the recent raid at a family hemp farm in Sweden reflects lingering ignorance among authorities that is holding back the sector in Scandinavia’s biggest market of 10 million
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has laid out its views on hemp and CBD in interim rules released Aug. 20, part of the process of making the Agency compliant
U.S. drug agency’s rules under Farm Bill raise fears about extracts Read More »
French trade group Syndicat Professionnel du Chanvre (SPC) and three other industry organizations have called on authorities in France to defend their interests amid fears the European Commission is about
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The state of New York will not submit a state hemp plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), saying the federal program‘s requirements are too strict on growers. The
New York says USDA rules too strict, halts plans for hemp program Read More »
The U.S. Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has closed down the website of the Kentucky HIA chapter amid an ongoing conflict between the national office and state organizations. The interruption of
U.S. hemp association shuts down Kentucky website in dispute Read More »
Indicators from the European Commission could signal calamitous decisions are ahead for CBD operators across the continent, while at the same time the Commission is also likely to encourage restrictions
European Commission looks poised for missteps on hemp extracts Read More »
When Dylan Veilleux arrived at the idea for transforming leftover hemp stalks into products, he turned to the vibrant startup community in the U.S. state of Maine, finding support and
U.S. hemp startup got spark by turning to fellow entrepreneurs Read More »
Hemp growing in the USA dropped off by more than 30% compared to 2019, to roughly 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) planted, but that doesn’t necessarily mean hemp commodity prices will
Contraction in U.S. fields won’t necessarily mean higher prices Read More »
A U.S. senator has asked the Department of Agriculture to delay issuing final hemp rules under the 2018 Farm Bill until 2022, to delay costs associated with the new U.S.
Delay of U.S. hemp rules could ease sector’s financial challenges Read More »
U.S.-based CBD maker CV Sciences said it had operating losses of $4.7 million in the second quarter of 2020, a $6 million swing compared to second quarter profits of $1.3
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