Japan’s CBD market reached $154 million (¥24 billion) last year, and further growth is anticipated following the enactment of changes in the nation’s main cannabis law, accor… Read More

A cannabis farming cooperative in Ecuador’s northern Amazon will work with German specialists to optimize biochar production for carbon dioxide removal and soil regeneration. Cooperati… Read More

Nearly 8,000 people reported adverse effects after consuming products containing delta-8 THC or other intoxicating hemp compounds between 2021-2023, according to America’s network of p… Read More

Income from hemp flowers bounced back slightly last year while fiber growers saw the value of their outputs fall sharply even though total fiber fields expanded, according to the third [&hel&hell…Read More

Police raided several locations around Europe late last week, arresting nine suspects in a four-year cannabis Ponzi scheme that reportedly netted the scammers €645 million ($604 million… Read More

Two more states have joined the growing ranks of those trying to get their arms around a runaway market for intoxicating hemp products. Legislation in Mississippi and Illinois would put [&he&hell…Read More

The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) repeated the contention that the agency does not consider hemp-derived CBD safe enough to be sold lawfully as a dietary [&hell&hell…Read More

A marijuana trade group is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate intoxicating hemp compounds separately from non-psychoactive seed- and fiber-derived byproducts, calling for a more restrictiv… Read More

The UK government has doubled the licensing period for hemp growers to six years and loosened rules for where crops can be grown, but other tight restrictions remain in place, […] Read More

A Harley-Davidson-owned electric motorcycle producer is using hemp-based composite in the fenders of a newly introduced model. Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based LiveWire Group, Inc. said it introdu… Read More

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has settled with the former CEO of a leading CBD company who was charged with fraud. Martin Sumichrast, who stepped down […] Read More

An industrial alliance in eastern Alberta, Canada is building out a hemp supply chain to develop business in the fiber and grain sectors. Several entities are being established for the [&hel&hell…Read More

Medical CBD maker GW Pharmaceuticals said it will pay $7.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit that challenged the company’s 2021 takeover by Ireland-based Jazz Pharmaceuticals. T… Read More

Laws that would crack down on CBD and intoxicating hemp products appear likely to be enacted in two more U.S. states as a wave of such legislation continues to wash […] Read More

Industrial hemp will play a role in an advanced UK housing development designed to address “whole-place carbon footprint,” according to developers of the project, located on a 7… Read More

CBD giant Charlotte’s Web Inc. failed to warn visitors to its website that conversations on its chat feature were being tracked, in violation of California law, a proposed class action… Read More

A French cooperative has opened a hemp fiber processing center in the Occitanie region, turning out “ecological and ethical” fibers for the textile and construction industries. V… Read More

A group of New York companies have re-filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking an injunction that would let them continue to sell intoxicating hemp products. Claiming enforcement of new [… Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically modified variety of industrial hemp designed produce high levels of the CBG (cannabigerol) while eliminating all THC and… Read More

CBD products do not reduce chronic pain, are potentially harmful to health, and are ultimately a waste of money, according to new research from the UK published in a leading […] Read More

Canadian regulators have failed to recommend changes that would start treating hemp as a normal agricultural crop, drawing sharp criticism from the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA), the c… Read More

Intoxicating hemp products are now banned in South Dakota after Gov. Kristi Noem signed a law intended to remove from the market all products containing delta-8 THC and other synthetic [&hel&hell…Read More

While the legalization of industrial hemp five years ago heralded potentially vast new markets, the reality has brought chaos, exploitation and threats to public health, state attorneys gene… Read More

Researchers at a New York engineering school say they are developing siding insulated with industrial hemp for the remodeling of buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon… Read More

The market for CBD and other hemp cannabinoids in New York state remains under serious threat after a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit by a group of producers and […] Read More

A multi-million dollar initiative to expand Australian hemp fields to 100,000 hectares in ten years has been abandoned. The initiative to study, promote and expand the hemp sector, which had… Read More

Wyoming high school students successfully lobbied for a law banning intoxicating hemp products after six of their classmates suffered health problems from delta-8 THC. Students in a Youth Fo… Read More

The Global Hemp Innovation Center of Oregon State University has received a $10 million grant to advance economic development among 13 Native American Tribes by… Read More

Arizona hemp stakeholders say an opinion from the state’s Attorney General clarifying the legal status of intoxicating hemp products could also damage the market for CBD extracts… Read More

A crackdown on New York’s illicit cannabis trade has had an “immediate and catastrophic effect” on the market for CBD and other cannabinoids, which has “essentially h… Read More

The Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO) and standards developer ASTM International have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on global guidance for the hem… Read More

The nascent U.S. hemp industry still has much to learn, and should look outward when assessing the research needs required to advance development, according to a new paper from the […… Read More

A bill about to become law in Florida will likely wipe out much of the state’s $1.8 billion CBD market. The measure, which would ban all products that contain intoxicating […] Read More

Hemp stakeholders in Guyana say the country’s Ministry of Agriculture is finally moving to set rules that will advance the cause of hemp production. Long-time hemp advocate Michael Kir… Read More

INTERVIEW: Cameron McIntosh is co-founder of Americhanvre Cast Hemp, a Pennsylvania hemp building company that is the exclusive U.S. licensee of the Baumer Ereasy Spray Applied Hempcrete sys… Read More

A group of men have been convicted in Ohio for participating in a “pump-and-dump” conspiracy involving a penny stock company that proposed to make hemp-infused drinks. The U.S. A… Read More

A draft law that would recriminalize cannabis in Thailand could severely restrict the business in CBD and other extracts derived from hemp flowers. Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew has said h… Read More

A Colorado hemp company has gone to court to try to collect $1.4 million from an Oregon farming operation in a cultivation seed deal that went sour. MH Consulting LLC, […] Read More

Sicilian officials say they will launch a broad-based program aimed at developing local supply chains for industrial hemp. The initiative, “Canapa New Tech” (“New Tech Hemp… Read More

A proposed South Dakota law intended to crack down on products that contain high concentrations of intoxicating delta-8 THC and other cannabinoids also threatens the CBD market in one of [&h&hell…Read More

Virginia lawmakers have turned back a bill that sought to increase the legal limit for THC in industrial hemp plants to 1.0% and ease state licensing requirements. The proposed measure, [&he&hell…Read More

A proposed Florida law that would ban intoxicating hemp compounds and impose tight restrictions on CBD products is expected to get a vote in the House of Representatives soon, after its… Read More

The government of Pakistan announced a new law that will finally establish a regulatory body for cannabis after years of discussion and political turmoil that have delayed the industries&rsq&hell…Read More

Two research initiatives have resulted in new methods for measuring THC in cannabis plants and in downstream edibles that can help to clear a logjam in testing and reduce the […] Read More

A hemp task force being formed in Oklahoma would address only fiber- and seed-based products, likely leaving oversight of flower-based CBD and other cannabinoids to the state’s medical… Read More

A Pennsylvania company will look at key performance factors for hempcrete construction after receiving a $1.9 million research and development grant from the U.S. Army. Allentown-based Ameri… Read More

Early indicators show U.S. hemp farming likely remained flat in 2023, with roughly 19,500 acres having been harvested, according to a recently released Department of Agriculture estimate and… Read More

The Florida State Senate Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would ban hemp-derived delta-8 THC and similar intoxicating hemp products. In addition to delta-8, Senate Bill 1698… Read More

Two struggling Australian hemp companies have struck an AU $3 million (US $1.94 million) deal involving a hemp food company. Elixinol Wellness Limited has agreed to acquire the Ananda Food [… Read More

Kansas lawmakers have stripped a hemp bill of provisions that would have allowed farm animals to be fed fiber, grain and seeds, and established a two-year licensing cycle. The Committee [&he&hell…Read More

Individual states continue to pile on in the battle over intoxicating hemp as they crack down on the potentially unsafe products, which have flooded the market through a loophole in [&hellip&hell…Read More

INTERVIEW: Cefyn Jones of the UK’s Hemp Hound Agency has been closely tracking developments for CBD as a new or “novel” food in the UK since 2017. Jones covers a […] Read More

Hemp is good for cleaning up soil contaminated with copper – and copper can be good for hemp, according to Greek researchers who have looked at the plant as an […] Read More

A new initiative in New South Wales (NSW) will explore the role of industrial hemp in transitioning to a net-zero circular economy, according to the Australian state’s government. The… Read More

A Czech hemp industry group has warned that dodgy producers are circumventing the law by selling illegal intoxicating novelty collectibles that contain hemp-derived compounds. The CzecHemp c… Read More

Diagnosing and managing pests can pose a challenge for hemp cultivation in Florida, according to a team of researchers who said they found evidence of 105 pest species that are […] Read More

A Hawaiian lawmaker said regulation of hemp should be bundled with marijuana because hemp-derived CBD can be transformed into delta-8 THC and similar intoxicating products. Rep. David Tarnas… Read More

Hemp has moved one step closer to approval as a feed for laying hens after a key U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) agency signed off on a definition of […] Read More

Germany’s Cannabis Industry Association (BvCW) has issued guidelines to hemp companies for how to respond if police agencies raid their establishments. The Association said that while… Read More

A serial fraudster from California has offered to pay $18.3 million in restitution to investors in three companies that were part of a hemp and CBD scam. Mark Roy Anderson […] Read More

A key U.S. farming association has restated its support for raising the THC limit for industrial hemp crops from 0.3% to 1.0%, suggesting the change would give growers more options […… Read More

Researchers in the United Kingdom are working to advance the use of hemp and other natural fibers to replace polluting materials in conventional circuit boards. Experts from Waterlooville-ba… Read More

Three wholesalers and four retailers in Connecticut have been hit with lawsuits for allegedly selling illegal delta-8 and delta-9 cannabis products. While individual charges are entered for… Read More

As the hemp industry searches for that Next Big Thing, an ambitious startup in Wisconsin said it expects to raise a billion dollars within three to five years to develop […] Read More

A federal judge found that the producer of the only medical-grade CBD product approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) did not lie to the U.S. Patent and […] Read More

Minnesota’s cannabis regulators say they are developing an interagency plan to crack down on hemp retailers who are exploiting a legal loophole to pass off marijuana buds as industrial… Read More

The founders of a Canadian hemp company who misappropriated funds and then threatened witnesses who testified against them have pled guilty in a New York federal court. Igor Palatnik and &he&hell…Read More

Implementation of legal and regulatory frameworks in the UK’s $850 million (£690 million/€798 million) CBD market is in disarray, a key stakeholder group alleges in a new wh… Read More

New York will provide $5 million in funding to promote the commercialization of products made from hemp and other biomaterials, under several agriculture initiatives announced by state offic… Read More

Canadian hemp grain producers continued to dominate the U.S. market for hempseed-based products in 2023, shipping material valued at roughly $55 million over the northern border, according t… Read More

The new year is expected to bring fundamental advances that could help hempcrete building go more mainstream, according to a yearend summary and outlook by the U.S. Hemp Building Association… Read More

U.S. hemp stakeholders have warmed over an old list of industry priorities for the next U.S. Farm Bill, continuing to ignore the elephant in the room: products that contain delta-8 …… Read More

The lack of rules for CBD and intoxicating hemp products continues to roil the industry, and sharp debate over policy is expected to continue until late this year following delay … S… Read More

A Missouri CBD company will pay $370,000 for alleged violations of federal law on pesticides, under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). CBD American Shaman, Kan… Read More

New York-based 22nd Century Group said it has closed the sale of its GVB Biopharma unit, a CBD maker, taking a massive loss in the transaction. The company sold GVB … New York group… Read More

The Ghana Parliament has passed legislation that could open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The Parliament earlier this month voted in favor of the measure, officiall… Read More

[Last in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023]  As governments give at least greater and greater lip service to environmental problems through initiatives like the… Read More

[Fourth in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023]  Food is hemp’s sleeping giant. Food from the seed is the modern hemp industry’s most long-standing and… Read More

[Third in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023]  Global fiber hemp production by volume is currently running at the same level it reached in 1961 … Year in… Read More

[Second in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023]  Awareness and the usage of hemp building materials is expanding, especially in Europe, where hemp hurd is …… Read More

[First in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023]  Doldrums in the CBD sector continued to be the most important hemp story in 2023, as a … Spread of psychoac… Read More

With prospects slim for CBD to be regulated in the absence of an updated U.S. Farm Bill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears it will continue past practice … FDA sign… Read More

Several hundred farmers have received licenses to produce hemp in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and officials say the growers will get training in the crop. A total &hel&hell…Read More

A Colorado hotel has filed suit against hemp event organizer WAFBA, Inc., seeking $160,000 it says it is owed for providing a venue for this year’s NoCo Hemp Expo. Broadmoor …… Read More

The startup of the Panda High Plains Hemp Gin, the oft-delayed Texas hemp decortication factory, has again been pushed back, according to a press statement issued this week. Panda Biotech, … Read More

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation on hempseed animal feed, suggesting more research is needed to ensure animal safety. The governor cited a lack of approval by the …… Read More

Developing a hemp industry for the Australian state of Victoria “won’t cost a lot of money and is achievable,” according to a leading lawmaker advocate.  MP Rachel Pay… Read More

Delay of the 2023 Farm Bill, and differences among hemp stakeholders are likely to keep the industry off balance after massive contraction over the past two years. Stakeholders had been &hel&hell…Read More

New York-based 22nd Century Group said it intends to sell off its GVB Biopharma unit, a CBD maker, with the price tag estimated at $2.25 million – after having purchased … New… Read More

U.S. analyst and commodities platform PanXchange, which operated in hemp and other sectors, has discontinued operations, according to the company’s founder. Julie Lerner, who had also… Read More

INTERVIEW: Steve Allin pioneered the International Hemp Building Association (IHBA), which he serves as director. An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, Allin ha… Read More

Cannabinoids from hemp could be the basis for natural pesticides, according to research conducted at Cornell University. Higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionate… Read More

Japan’s House of Representatives has signed off on an amendment that would loosen up rules for hemp while tightening regulation of marijuana. Central to the amendment is a provision th… Read More

Maryland consumers will remain at risk from unregulated and potentially dangerous psychoactive hemp products after the state’s Supreme Court declined to review a lower court’s&nb&hell…Read More

Hemp growers may not expand their cannabis interests by producing marijuana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding stakeholders. USDA has revoked hemp licenses and warned he… Read More

Genetically manipulated hemp and marijuana strains present a wide range of potential problems, according to the Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO), which has called for a… Read More

Italy’s northern region of Emilia-Romagna has provided €500,000 in financing for the development of a local industrial hemp supply chain focused on building materials and textiles… Read More

A loophole in cannabis law is again at the center of a squabble – this time in Missouri, where state officials recently recalled more than 45,000 marijuana products made from …… Read More

Harmful fungi that can contaminate hemp and marijuana plants are a potential threat to public health, according to a recent report by researchers from the U.S. and Canada. “Hemp and &h&hell…Read More

While the Czech government eventually backed off a plan to ban CBD earlier this year, a draft law would put such products under tight restrictions. A draft currently under debate … P… Read More