Italy’s government has invoked emergency powers to push through a controversial ban on hemp flowers, bypassing parliamentary debate and effectively criminalizing an industry said to be worth nearly €2 billion. […]
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After years of delay, frustration, and regulatory ambiguity, the U.S. House Oversight Committee is hold a hearing this week that stakeholders hope will mark a turning point for the embattled
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A serial fraudster from California has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for orchestrating an elaborate scheme that defrauded investors of nearly $18.4 million through fictitious hemp and
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A bill aimed at shutting down Georgia’s intoxicating hemp industry has stalled in the state’s House of Representatives, giving hemp entrepreneurs and businesses a reprieve for at least another year.
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An extensive review of existing research has reinforced the potential of CBD as a treatment for patients who suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy, while urging further studies. The new paper, from
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A new law in Kentucky should all but wipe out the state market for products containing intoxicating hemp substances. The bill, which puts tight restrictions on beverages and snacks containing
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Some estimates may be overly optimistic but government and stakeholders in Ukraine agree that hemp fields are likely to grow this year despite the continuing Russian assault in the east.
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South Africa’s health ministry has withdrawn controversial new regulations that would have imposed a blanket ban on food products containing any part of the cannabis plant, including hemp-derived ingredients such
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Brad Truman is a research analyst at consultancy Canna Markets Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. After four years working as
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A proposed law that would ban intoxicating hemp products moved one step closer to becoming law in Texas this week, as a wave of legislative and regulatory action aimed at
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