[Natural Foods Merchandiser, October 1998] – “The drug-testing industry thinks hemp seed foods should be banned because they will make people test positive [for drug... Read More Read More

A growing number of hemp farmers across the USA are sourcing certified European hemp varieties as American growers begin a shift into food seed and... Read More Read More

A Brazilian medical CBD patient has received a reward of R$10,000 (~$2,000) for distress suffered when the government refused to import a specific CBD product... Read More Read More

Italian hemp association Federcanapa is pushing back against provisions under consideration by the government the group says contravene European law and ignore a landmark decision... Read Mo… Read More

Consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive said it has patented an antiperspirant formula containing CBD that could also lead to the compound’s application in other personal care... Read M… Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – According to the “Proposed Industrial Hemp Regulations”, industrial hemp will still be regulated in a drug control framework, rather than… Read More

Lithuania’s Seimas, the parliament’s upper house, has overwhelmingly passed a set of amendments clearly indicating an intention to allow the production and sale of products... Re… Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month 2021 – May 1997 | Richard Rose, founder, owner, and Le Grand Fromage of Rella Good Cheese Co. (formerly Sharon’s Finest)... Read More Read More

CBD and medical marijuana can now be produced for export from the Isle of Man after rules were set by the government. Producer candidates can... Read More Read More

[SECOND IN A SERIES] By Susan Barnhardt | SHEMP Yarn Co. The fourth industrial revolution is changing the landscape at every level of the agricultural value chain... Read More Read More

The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has opened a new office in Brussels as the UK-based organization expands its membership offer into the European... Read More Read More

A Kentucky hemp farm has been cited by federal authorities for exploiting foreign migrant workers through a number of violations under rules of the U.S.... Read More Read More

Kentucky farmer Mike Lewis has assumed the presidency of the U.S. Hemp Industries Association, replacing Rick Trojan, Hemp Road Trip, who has moved into a... Read More Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – In September 1996 a few hempsters were asked to go to Window Rock in the Navajo Nation. Woody Harrelson, Chris Boucher,... Read More Read More

Draft regulations for CBD in France would ban the sale of smokable hemp products and loose hemp leaves and flowers, cutting the market and the... Read More Read More

Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO) of India will be an exclusive supplier of its products to and Spring Sciences Australia Pty. Ltd. (SSA) under a cooperation... Read More Read More

Portuguese hemp stakeholders say rules in a new law covering medical cannabis and hemp put undue burdens on the industry and are calling for key... Read More Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – [Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jan 29 1996] – It’s no pipe dream: Hemp, the clean-and sober cousin of marijuana, is... Read More Read More

Hemp growers in Tennessee must renew their licenses with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) by June 30, 2021, the agency has reminded hemp stakeholders.... Read More Read More

Saskatoon-headquartered Blue Sky Hemp Ventures received ~CA$750,000 (~US$620,000) to upgrade its facility in Saskatchewan, where the company makes hemp oil and CBD. The grant comes... Read M… Read More

HempToday has launched a Portuguese language news service covering industrial hemp, the fifth non-English iteration of its flagship edition published since 2015. Nakło Foundation, HempT… Read More

The U.S. National Football League (NFL) said it will award $1 million in grants for research into pain management and cannabinoids. The league is soliciting... Read More Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – [Sonoma Business, May 1995] – In 1994, an experimental hemp crop was planted in the Imperial Valley which was intended to... Read More Read More

Regulated medical cannabis and hemp industries in Argentina could generate 10,000 new jobs, $500 million in domestic sales and $50 million in exports annually, Minister... Read More Read More

A Texas bill that would have outlawed products containing delta-8 THC has died in the legislature after agreement could not be reached on amendments between... Read More Read More

UniSeeds Inc. of Ontario is to distribute Silesia, a new dual-cropping hemp variety, under an agreement with InnoTech Alberta. InnoTech said the variety has been... Read More Read More

Hemp plants bred and studied by Turkish researchers have been harvested with promising results at the cannabis research center of Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun.... Read More Read More

The Washington State University (WSU) Faculty Senate and Board of Regents have formalized the school’s extensive research into cannabis by establishing a Center for Cannabis Polic… Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – [Details Magazine, April 1995] – “For all the new start-ups, there are also seasoned entrepreneurs venturing into hemp. Richard Rose i… Read More

The fate of 67 CBD food safety applications is unclear as UK food safety authorities reported June 1 that only 250 are still under active... Read More Read More

A fast-growing and cost effective hemp industry can fulfill its economic development and environmental promise only through widespread implementation of smart technology systems, a white… Read More

A bill that would establish the THC limit for industrial hemp at a full 1.0% and set the stage for the legal marketing of CBD-based... Read More Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – In June 1994 President Clinton signs an Executive Order promoting “strategic commodities,” including hemp. This order makes official t… Read More

Some Scottish CBD makers have begun identifying as cosmetics CBD products previously marketed as food, the country’s food safety enforcement officers have reported. The tactic... Read… Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – In 1994, the state of hemp foods was dry grocery products such as chips, seeds and baking mixes. No perishables, no frozen.... Read More Read More

Industrial hemp company Hemp Inc. and two of its executives are to pay $10 million in total fines to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... Read More Read More

Recent changes have put the Kansas hemp program under authority of the state fire marshal’s office, which officials have said is well equipped to handle... Read More Read More

U.S. hemp building materials maker Hempitecture Inc. said it plans a new 20,000 sq. ft. production facility to make hemp-fiber based insulation in southern Idaho’s... Read More Read More

Celebrating Hemp History Month – The seeds for the modern-era hemp industry in the USA were planted in the 1990s. In this series marking Hemp... Read More Read More

Toronto-based CannaSystems Canada Inc. is offering its R-2 hemp decortication system to ten initial customers under a collaborative program aimed at fine-tuning the technology while... Read… Read More

Select cannabis commodities on the CanXchange hemp trading platform are listed on HempToday beginning today under an exclusive arrangement between the London-based exchange and Naklo... Read… Read More

The Industrial Hemp Association of Michigan (iHemp) has elected Dave Crabill president and announced a new board of directors. Crabill is owner at Eclectic Sales... Read More Read More

Toronto-based Flora Growth Corp., said it has plans to export three CBD-based products into the UK and is poised for entry into Central America, starting... Read More Read More

Polish hemp company Kombinat Konopny said it has raised an additional 5 million Polish zlotys (€1.2m; $1.36m) following an initial crowdfunding effort late last year... Read More Read More

An amendment to Missouri’s state hemp plan has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), bringing the state in compliance with federal law... Read More Read More

A Düsseldorf court has ruled in favor of German hemp company Hempro International GmbH (Hempro Int.), striking down a citywide ban on the marketing and... Read More Read More

The Danish government has permanently authorized licensed companies to produce and export medical cannabis independent of an existing pilot program. “This is an important milestone… Read More

A proposed amendment in Massachusetts would allow for the addition of hemp-derived CBD ingredients to food, dietary supplements and animal feed, and permit the sale... Read More Read More

The HHH-700 cannabis bud harvester will be demonstrated this Friday and Saturday at CannaCon South at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The technology, developed by... Read More Read More

Canadian natural fiber specialist Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFTi) said it will use some of the $7 million it recently raised to develop a European... Read More Read More

A group of companies in Italy’s smokable hemp sector struck back against conservative political forces after the publication of a “manifesto against drugs” that would... Re… Read More

A Canadian company has petitioned the British Columbia Supreme Court to enforce payment of CA$761,000 ($632,000) in damages by a second hemp operator in a dispute... Read More Read More

New York and Michigan are the two latest U.S. states to move against sales of delta-8 THC made from hemp-derived CBD as growing sentiment against... Read More Read More

A bill that would make hemp-derived CBD products legal as an ingredient in dietary supplements, foods and beverages has been proposed by three U.S. Senators.... Read More Read More

The UK’s Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has introduced a new “2022 Accelerator Package” membership program to support raw material suppliers, manufacturers… Read More

Twelve growers have received hemp licenses in South Dakota as the crop returns to the Great Plains state this year, according to the Department of... Read More Read More

The Alaska Legislature has passed a bill that would establish a permanent industrial hemp program for the state and allow for interstate commerce of Alaska-grown... Read More Read More

INTERVIEW: Yosuke Koga is Director at Japanese hemp company Prossimo, which is developing a broad portfolio of hemp-derived products and recently embarked on retail operations... Read More Read More

The British Hemp Alliance (BHA) is surveying farmers to get a handle on the size of the UK hemp industry and to underscore the plant’s... Read More Read More

Aurora Germany GmbH and biopharma company Grow Group PLC say they extended their strategic relationship under a two-year market access services agreement for distribution of... Read More Read More

HHH Hemp Harvesting Technology (HHH) of Germany has signed a sales and distribution agreement for North America and named a representative for specific Latin American... Read More Read More

Italian extracts specialist Canapar Corp. said its recent merger into Canada’s RAMM Pharma Corp. can help establish Sicily in the international constellation of companies making... Rea… Read More

Italian hemp stakeholder groups have issued detailed recommendations for the production of hemp extracts they hope will lead to clear regulations and give producers a... Read More Read More

With hemp growing not as widespread as expected in the first year of Missouri’s state program, the nascent sector ended up with a relatively balanced... Read More Read More

Colorado officials have moved to close a legal loophole and thereby banned sales of hemp-derived delta-8 THC. The state Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) notified Colorado... Read More Read More

A newly enacted law in Virginia prohibits employers from disciplining, discharging or discriminating against an employee for lawful use of cannabis oil if it was... Read More Read More

While Japan’s Ministry of Health this week indicated it will lift the country’s ban on cannabis-based medicines, CBD stakeholders say they fear regulators may stop... Read More Read More

Cannabis pharmaceuticals maker RAMM Pharma Corp., Toronto, will complete a 100% takeover of Italian extracts specialist Canapar Corp. for ~$22 million in stock, the companies... Read More Read More

A Czech-based hemp cluster said pushing for a stable legal environment for the sector will continue to be its main focus after developing a three-year... Read More Read More

European health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett has introduced Elevar Leafs CBD Oral Strips. The product debuted on the company’s online store, and is... Read More Read More

Minnesota has adjusted its hemp rules to let farmers remediate crops that go over the federal limit of 0.3% THC if they do not exceed... Read More Read More

Dümmen Orange North America said it has secured a distribution agreement for hemp clones from Colorado-based Dutch Heritage Gardens. Under the partnership, Dutch Heritage’s Royale… Read More

An initiative underway in Italy will look at ways to spread innovation to advance hemp growing and production in Sicily. “Hemp of Sicily,” an operating... Read More Read More

The Alaska Senate has approved a bill to establish a state hemp program to supplant a pilot program in effect since 2018. Proponents say the... Read More Read More

The U.S. Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning to consumers about questionable “free trial” marketing practices for CBD products. BBB said it has... Read More Read More

Students at Germany’s Humboldt University of Berlin have expanded the horizons for research into medical cannabis through participation in the first Cannabis Research Class, an... Read… Read More

The Mississippi Hemp Association launched a program in support of the state’s hemp farmers. MHA said it is providing seeds, has access to farming equipment... Read More Read More

A Texas lobbyist has been charged with defrauding aspiring hemp producers in a license procurement scheme. Todd Malcolm Smith, a political consultant to Texas Agriculture... Read More Read More

Envisioning a strong role for hemp in the state’s agriculture, three Brandenburg parliamentary groups have offered recommendations they say would capitalize on the potential of... Read… Read More

Colorado-based High Grade Hemp Seed (HGH) has received approval for its Matterhorn CBG hemp strain from the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. (AOSCA) HGH... Read More Read More

Canada-based Acreage Holdings Inc. said its Universal Hemp LLC unit entered a strategic partnership with U.S.-based CBD company Medterra CBD’s Five Farms subsidiary. Acreage said... Re… Read More

A report released today shows the UK CBD market could generate £690 million (€800 million) in 2021 sales, outstripping estimates made in 2019 which predicted... Read More Read More

Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a new emergency rule that will let some hemp growers save crops that go over... Read More Read More

Legacy European hemp group HempFlax saw revenues rise 43% in 2020 to €14.5 million, driven in part by a 42% increase in sales of CBD, and... Read More Read More

CBD and CBG natural isolates produced by Czech-based CBDepot have been certified under the COSMetic Organic and Natural Standard (COSMOS), an international standard for raw... Read More Read More

Polish health and beauty products maker Herbs & Hydro (H&H) has introduced a new intimate hygiene cleansing bar and a shampoo for kids sub-branded Pure... Read More Read More

A threatened crackdown on CBD sellers by local German police again shows the need for clear – and clearly communicated – rules for the popular... Read More Read More

Global Hemp Group (GHG) of Canada said it acquired water infrastructure in Colorado through a private, third party transaction. GHG said the all-stock deal, with... Read More Read More

The European Commission has added cannabigerol (CBG) to the EU’s cosmetic ingredient database (Cosing), clearing the compound as safe for use in health & beauty... Read More Read More

The state of Massachusetts has opened up some 73,000 acres of protected farmland to hemp production. The land was previously blocked from all forms of... Read More Read More

Canadian cannabis company High Tide Inc. said it will acquire 80% of Fab Nutrition LLC, Wisconsin, USA for $20 million. High Tide, Calgary, Alberta, is... Read More Read More

The Polish government has tentatively agreed to increase the THC limit for industrial hemp from the current 0.2% to 0.3%. The preliminary accord was reached... Read More Read More

Two U.S. companies say they will carry out an observational study to evaluate the impact of CBD on sleep. Prospect Farms, Prospect, Maine, and Radicle... Read More Read More

Lincoln University (Missouri) as been awarded a $600,000 grant to lead multi-university research into farming and uses of industrial hemp. The grant is from the... Read More Read More

German hemp company Hempro International GmbH has submitted an application to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) that would allow it... Read More Read More

With 135 tons of food seed and a growing amount of hemp fiber imported every year, Sweden has the basis for a strong national hemp... Read More Read More

Prices for CBD isolates in Europe appear to have stabilized at €750/€800 per kg., according to a first-ever quarterly benchmark report from CanXchange, the European... Read More Read More

David Giffin, managing partner at Giffin Technologies and Earthli Plant-Powered Superfoods received “Value-Added Processor of the Year” honors from the Nova Scotia Ministry of Ag… Read More

Nine American CBD cultivars from four breeders have gained listings among approved hemp varieties in Canada, giving Canadian farmers more options for flower production. Canadian... Read More Read More

A Virginia couple say they have filed a federal lawsuit against members of the Newport News Police Department following a raid two years ago when... Read More Read More