Family health challenges pushed U.S. entrepreneur into hemp industry
By Andi Lucas Wonders of Nature (WON) founder Chris Buske, 43, found himself naturally drawn to the hemp industry after seven years working as a…
Dutch investment advisor to address Entrepreneurship & Investing Summit
Investment adviser Jan Siemons of the Holland-based International Trade & Investment Center will talk about the hemp investment landscape at this year’s Entrepreneurship & Investing…
Hemp harvest in USA could hit 138,000 acres, trade group predicts
An estimated 115,000-138,000 acres (46,000-56,000 ha) of hemp will be harvested in the USA this year, after farmers were licensed to grow 511,442 acres (207,000…
Florida hemp program under review during November conference
Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis at the Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services (FDACS) will give an overview of Florida’s industrial hemp program at…
Sales of micro-decorticator will support humanitarian projects
Industrial Hemp Latvia (IHL), developer of the HurdMaster MD1000 micro-decorticator, said it will sell the first three machines from its initial production run to customers…
Hemp task force in Australian state focuses on industrial uses
The Australian state of Victoria has named a three-member task force to explore the industrial uses of hemp, the government said this week. “Hemp has…
Investors poised as Thailand removes extracts from narcotics list
Leading CBD players say they’ll move aggressively into Thailand after the country removed cannabis and hemp extracts from its narcotics list this week. Pure CBD…
Workshop in Germany to look at EU’s pressing CBD challenges
Experts from Germany, Italy, the UK and Brussels will talk about strategies to overcome barriers to the potential billion dollar market for cannabidiol (CBD) at…
U.S. agency moves to clarify hemp not a ‘controlled substance’
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has changed the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp — helping to clarify the plant is no longer considered…
Hemp can help Latin America if proper strategies in place
Hemp can help to alleviate poverty in Latin American countries, but only if effective competitive strategies are in place, said Sergio Vazquez Barrios, who heads…