By Steve Allin It is scary how things can change in just a few weeks. Unless you were living in China during January, most of us thought the outbreak of
Despite the problems brought on by virus, a call to till on Read More »
A U.S. company has been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over statements regarding CBD’s effectiveness in the fight against coronavirus
U.S. CBD seller warned over claims of coronavirus treatment Read More »
INTERVIEW: Rick Trojan is an American hemp entrepreneur and the founder of Hemp Road Trip, which promotes industrial hemp all over the world. He serves as interim President of the
U.S. farmers & processors ‘feeling pinch’ as growth of market slows Read More »
Two traditional agriculture states in the USA have had their hemp programs approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The southeastern state of Georgia, and Iowa, which sits in
Hemp programs approved for U.S. states of Georgia, Iowa Read More »
INTERVIEW: Francesco Mirizzi this month was appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) after having worked for two years in Copa-Cogeca, the biggest farmers organization in
Hemp: A ‘promise of renewal’ for rural development in Europe Read More »
The bankruptcy of U.S.-based GenCanna Global also has dragged down penny-stock cannabis player MariMed, which had invested $30 million (€26.9 million) in the Winchester, Kentucky-based CBD company. Marimed’s predicament is
Fallout from GenCanna bankruptcy drags down MariMed Read More »
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is continuing to press German consumer safety authorities to reassess their stand on products containing cannabidiol (CBD). EIHA also questions the attitude of European
EIHA urges German authorities to lift ‘blanket’ assessment on CBD Read More »
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has green-lighted the “suitability check” of an application from Czech-based phytocannabinoids maker CBDepot for synthetically manufactured Cannabidiol (CBD) as a Novel Food ingredient, the
Czech firm’s push to register synthetically made CBD advances Read More »
Hana Gabrielova, founder and CEO at Czech-based Hempoint, is one of Europe’s pioneering and most innovative hemp entrepreneurs and a widely recognized expert on agricultural issues related to hemp and
Job No. 1: ‘Educate and promote green alternatives based on hemp’ Read More »
Ghana’s Parliament has passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes but gave the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) oversight of industrial hemp. The
Ghana cannabis law puts oversight of hemp under narcotics board Read More »
