Research will look at hemp growing, production in Western U.S.
Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support a five-year…
German hemp stakeholders hopeful about reforms under new government
Recent election results in Germany have buoyed hemp stakeholders as parties expected to be represented in the new government are on record as agreeing to…
Massachusetts takes a half-step to opening up sales of extracts, smokable hemp
A rule that authorizes wholesale deals between hemp producers and marijuana retailers could bolster the fortunes of the Massachusetts hemp sector by establishing at least…
Elixinol abandoning EU, UK markets in major strategic about-face
CBD company Elixinol Wellness is shuttering its operations in the European Union and the UK, and will focus its attention on the U.S. and Australian…
Report shows CBD content on labels differs from levels found in coffees, teas
More than half of 29 hemp tea and coffee products that underwent recent analysis in the USA showed CBD levels different from that advertised on…
Clint Eastwood wins $6.1 million judgment over fake CBD endorsements
A federal judge in California has ordered a Lithuanian company to pay $6.1 million to Clint Eastwood for carrying content that used the actor’s name…
Raising THC limit would help assure delta-8 products safe, trade group says
A national hemp group has called for raising the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% as part of the solution to assuring…
Australian stakeholders say black market for CBD is thriving
Hemp stakeholders in Australia say industrial hemp growers in New South Wales are illegally producing CBD for a burgeoning black market estimated to be ten…
Czech magazine, editor face absurd charges of ‘promoting toxicomania’
A prominent Czech cannabis activist and journalist faces a potential five-year prison term for “inciting and promoting toxicomania.” Editor and publisher Robert Veverka and his…
Irish hemp group bows out of ‘ridiculous’ government consultation
Ireland’s leading hemp stakeholder group has withdrawn from government talks on industrial hemp, sharply criticizing the consultations as shortsighted and disincentivizing to Irish farmers because…
