Kentucky makes 8 appointments to state hemp board
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles has made the following appointments to the state’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Board: Bob Pearce, University of Kentucky, fills a…
Raid has Ukrainian hemp company at risk, and scared
Leading Ukrainian hemp company Canapteka said law enforcement authorities overstepped their bounds in carrying out a recent raid on its Kiev-based operations in which a…
Recycled HEMP Act proposes measuring THC at producer level
A bill has that has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would move hemp testing from the flower itself to finished products. Noting the THC…
Thai stakeholders move fast as market rules take effect
Tobacco, food, and health & beauty interests in Thailand are quickly moving to establish hemp operations under rules announced late last year and published by…
Three Pennsylvania initiatives get grants to promote hemp
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced $157,735 in funding for three projects aimed at boosting the hemp sector in the state. The money, from Pennsylvania’s…
German study cites ‘urgent’ need for clear rules on cannabinoids
While cannabinoids have great therapeutic potential under medical supervision, a strong legal framework to fully establish clear regulations is urgently needed, according to a recent…
Japan’s Prossimo opens shop selling Czech shoes, CBD bar
Japanese hemp company Prossimo has opened a boutique retail outlet under Bohempia, the Czech shoe brand, and an adjacent HempToday Japan-branded CBD bar. The shoe…
Colorado must broaden hemp horizons to remain leader, report says
Colorado can continue to be an industrial hemp leader, but to do so the state must broaden its focus beyond CBD to develop supply chains…
Proposed ban on CBD in cosmetics alarms Chinese stakeholders
CBD producers in China say a proposed ban on the use of industrial hemp derivatives in cosmetics would force producers to depend entirely on exports….
‘We’d like to see a decorticator next to every cotton gin’
Guy Carpenter is President and CEO of Bear Fiber, Inc., and President at Cape Fear Apparel Consulting, both of North Carolina. He also serves as a…