The takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) branches by First Citizens Bank could help hemp companies in a number of states where the North-Carolina-based regional bank previously had no presence. …
Bank takeover could help more hemp producers, but overall reform still needed Read More »
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to regulate CBD leaves the door open for nefarious business operators, and threatens consumers’ health, the chairman of a key congressional committee …
FDA’s failure to regulate CBD is health threat, says U.S. House committee chair Read More »
Total U.S. hemp fields harvested plunged by nearly 50% in 2022, dropping to just 18,251 acres, according to figures reported by producers to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). American …
Hemp value drops 71% as harvested acres again slashed by half, USDA report shows Read More »
One year after Costa Rica celebrated passage of a cannabis law, the hemp industry has been slow to get off the ground. After the law passed in March 2022, agriculture …
Stakeholders lament slow start for hemp in Costa Rica Read More »
Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and …
Canadian team’s hempcrete building is ‘carbon-minimal, beautiful’ Read More »
Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service …
USDA study shows hempseed cake ‘viable alternative’ for cattle feed Read More »
Virginia hemp stakeholders have failed in their attempts to sideline a bill that bans delta-8 THC, and sets strict limits on total THC levels in hemp food products. Both houses …
Virginia poised to ban delta-8 THC, put tight restrictions on CBD Read More »
A Chicago-based drinks maker has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Chicago Cubs in a first-ever deal involving a producer of CBD-containing products and an individual American baseball team. Under …
CBD drinks maker inks sponsorship deal with baseball’s Chicago Cubs Read More »
Finnish authorities have banned the sale of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), a hemp-derived cannabinoid that has popped up in concentrated form as an alternative to marijuana in some European countries over the …
Finnish authorities ban ‘high’-producing, hemp-derived HHC Read More »
A ban on delta-8 THC appears likely in Arkansas while restrictions on the psychoactive hemp-derived substance have been averted for now in Georgia. The Arkansas Senate voted last week to …
D-8 ban appears likely in Arkansas, while Georgia dodges a bullet Read More »
