New German cannabis association will fully embrace hemp
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…
Another Kentucky hemp firm succumbs as Atalo Holdings says it’s bankrupt
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. …
Coronavirus causes postponement of European hemp events
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…
Coming cannabis bill is good signal for South African hemp
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…
Coronavirus causes organizers to postpone NoCo in USA
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….
EU stakeholders say customers confused on how to evaluate CBD
European CBD stakeholders say customers have difficulty understanding how to evaluate CBD, but are nonetheless highly inclined to buy it — even if it would…
EIHA says UN commission not authorized to classify hemp under drug treaty
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…
Finnish CBD seller says unclear rules forced it into bankruptcy
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…
German government sides with EIHA on CBD ‘novel food’ question
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) said it has achieved “groundbreaking success in the discussion about the generally permissible trade and sale of CBD-containing products,”…
USDA delays federal oversight of labs testing for THC
Federal agriculture officials in the USA are delaying a rule that all THC testing on U.S. hemp crops must be performed at laboratories registered with…