The U.S. Hemp Industries Association (HIA) says it will elect a new president after parting ways with Joy Beckerman, who had led the trade group since last year. Beckerman’s departure
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Mexican hemp stakeholders say a new cannabis law moving through the legislative process would significantly hamper hemp interests because it treats hemp the same as marijuana. The new law is
New cannabis law in Mexico criticized as restrictive on hemp Read More »
A new cannabis association in Germany says its work will fully embrace industrial hemp as it aims to set a constructive legal and regulatory landscape for cannabis in Europe’s biggest
New German cannabis association will fully embrace hemp Read More »
Another hemp company in the U.S. state of Kentucky has run into trouble as highly-touted whole-plant processor Atalo Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy this week. The Winchester, Kentucky-based company blamed
Another Kentucky hemp firm succumbs as Atalo Holdings says it’s bankrupt Read More »
Two key European hemp events have fallen victim to the global coronavirus pandemic. The 9th International Hemp Building Symposium and Spannabis, the giant Spanish cannabis expo which also features industrial
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While South African officials have said hemp may be approved as an agricultural crop as soon as May this year, some stakeholders remain skeptical of the government’s plans, questioning proposed
Coming cannabis bill is good signal for South African hemp Read More »
North America’s biggest hemp trade show, Colorado-based NoCo Hemp Expo, has postponed this year’s event to Aug. 6-8 in the midst of the coronavirus scare. NoCo, which had been scheduled
Coronavirus causes organizers to postpone NoCo in USA Read More »
European CBD stakeholders say customers have difficulty understanding how to evaluate CBD, but are nonetheless highly inclined to buy it — even if it would be “illegal.” Surveyed for “The
EU stakeholders say customers confused on how to evaluate CBD Read More »
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has called for a clear international legal framework for industrial hemp, noting sharply that the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN-CND) is not
EIHA says UN commission not authorized to classify hemp under drug treaty Read More »
The lingering lack of clarity in EU rules for hemp-based foods and extracts — and resulting stop-sell orders — has hit Finland’s biggest CBD seller hard. Hamppumaa Oy, an importer
Finnish CBD seller says unclear rules forced it into bankruptcy Read More »
