State officials in Kansas are pushing back against a proposed law that would allow hemp fiber, grain and seeds to be used as food for pets, and feed for poultry …
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India’s Technology Development Board (TDB) has pledged $1.4 million to support development of technology for bast fiber processing of industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. TDB, a part of …
Indian government supports tech development for fibers with $1.4 million Read More »
The failure of a minor bill that would have helped CBD producers in South Dakota won’t have much of an effect on the overall hemp industry in the state, where …
Veto of THC bill won’t have much effect on hemp in South Dakota Read More »
A subsidiary of a Canadian cannabis company has received the first license to develop hemp operations from Mexican health authorities, but a legal framework that would underpin the industry has …
Canadian company’s subsidiary first to get hemp license in Mexico Read More »
Texas agriculture officials have approved hempseed-derived feed for chickens and horses, and authorized the state feed agency to set regulations for such products. The Texas Commercial Feed Control Act assigned …
Hempseed-derived feed for horses, chickens approved in Texas Read More »
A Brazilian court has agreed to rule on a case that would greenlight businesses and farmers to grow cannabis, but even with a positive outcome in the case, Brazil could still be years …
Brazilian court agrees to rule on growing hemp, but lawmaking lags Read More »
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would unburden hemp grain and fiber growers of sampling and testing protocols, costly requirements that disincentivize growers, according to the measure’s sponsors. While …
Bi-partisan bill would ease testing requirements for hemp grain, fiber growers Read More »
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has now advanced a total 2,847 CBD products to the second stage of its three-stage approval process for new (or “novel”) foods. In the …
Nearly 3,000 products advance in UK’s $800 million CBD sweepstakes Read More »
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has agreed to amend a hemp bill awaiting his signature, but hemp stakeholders say the changes don’t go far enough. Youngkin ordered changes to a provision …
Virginia hemp stakeholders say THC rules in amended bill don’t go far enough Read More »
As Zimbabwe continues to shape rules and laws for the hemp industry, the country needs to simultaneously build out infrastructure and expand research while spreading risk by moving beyond CBD …
Zimbabwe’s hemp fortunes hinge on diversification into fiber, foods Read More »
