U.S. court rules ban on smokable hemp is unconstitutional
A ban on smokable hemp in the U.S. state of Indiana has been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, and could lead to challenges against bans…
‘You can feel the enthusiasm across Latin America’
INTERVIEW: Luke Dandrea, Clone Connect, USA Luke Dandrea is the CEO of Clone Connect, a top 3 search destination for CBD hemp cultivation and manufacturing…
UK farming union urges growing hemp for building materials
The UK’s National Farming Union (NFU) encourages British farmers to plant hemp for building materials in a new report that sets out a plan to…
Proposal for 1% THC limit would put Ecuador in global vanguard
The Ecuadorian government has under proposal a plan to set the maximum THC level for industrial hemp at a full 1%, following the lead of…
U.S. firm has target to process 2 million pounds of biomass
Colorado-based Paragon Processing said it will take on 250 workers as it opens an industrial-scale hemp processing facility near Colorado City in the south central…
Hemp is back in Chile, and the market is ready for investment
INTERVIEW: Barbara Galletti is co-founder and CEO of Pronatura Ltda., and co-creator of Nutranabis, the first Chilean brand exclusively dedicated to the re-introduction and commercialization…
European association pushes for clarity around extracts in cosmetics
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is pushing to install clear language about ingredients derived from industrial hemp in the EU’s Cosing database, a list…
HempToday launches Czech edition with legacy player Hempoint
HempToday has launched a Czech language edition in a strategic partnership between the Poland-based Naklo Foundation and legacy Euro hemp company Hempoint, Jihlava, Czech Republic….
Products tested in Hawaii show variance in CBD content
Laboratory testing of seven CBD products on the market in Hawaii found not one of them contained the amount of CBD advertised on the packaging,…
U.S. hemp growers can get crop insurance beginning in 2020
American industrial hemp growers will be eligible for crop insurance under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starting in 2020. Those firms and farmers who…