Multi-cropping combine adds technology that strips plant tops
Germany’s Hanf Farm GmbH has added new technology to its Multi-Combine HC 3400, incorporating a stripper into the highly flexible hemp harvesting ensemble which has…
Interest in building materials rising fast
[Last in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] The market for hemp building materials is still small, but momentum is growing. Hemp…
Hemp fiber valued for its sustainability
[Fourth in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] From textiles to plastics to makeup, applications for hemp fiber are quickly multiplying as…
A global push to raise hemp THC limit
[Third in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] After the European Parliament agreed to raise the European limit for THC in hemp…
Stakeholders square off over delta-8
[Second in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] In a still-unfolding story in the United States, delta-8 THC is a point of…
As prices plunge, interest in CBD cools
[First in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] As the CBD sector continues to suffer from a lingering bust after the market…
Israeli stakeholders push for clarity that would open market for CBD
Hemp stakeholders in Israel are petitioning the government to clear up language in drug laws in order to legalize CBD for food, medicine, and general…
NY bill would push hemp-based packaging for state’s cannabis products
A New York lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to increase demand for hemp-based packaging biocomposites while helping the state meet its climate mitigation goals….
Model home is blueprint for sustainable, affordable housing in India
A startup in India’s Uttarakhand state has completed a hemp-based home it hopes will serve as a model for the expansion of sustainable, affordable housing…
Pfizer to pay $6.7 billion for developer of cannabinoid medicines
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said it plans to buy San Diego-based Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is researching and developing cannabinoid-based medicines for patients who suffer gastrointestinal…
