NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas has been named CEO of One World Pharma Inc., a U.S.-based company that grows hemp and marijuana in Colombia. Thomas, who played 13 seasons for the Detroit Pistons, is replacing CEO Craig Ellins, who founded the company and is retiring. The company said Thomas will also be the vice-chairman […]
NORML leadership today sent an open letter to Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), asking her to recognize the detrimental impact that racially-discriminatory marijuana law enforcement has had on the public health of communities of color.
Hemp got a big makeover recently in U.S. law. Now an annual summertime event to promote the plant is getting a makeover, too. The longtime Hemp History Week has been rebranded as Hemp Week, observed this year June 6-12, in a move to revitalize an advocacy campaign recently acquired by the U.S. Hemp Industries Association. […]
Few people contributed more to NORML and our efforts to assist the victims of marijuana prohibition during our early years than Gerry Goldstein.
A Canadian company that makes natural nonwoven fibers says it has raised $3.3 million, mostly from angel investors, to help finish developing a proprietary processing plant in Europe. Victoria, British Columbia-based Bast Fibre Technologies made the announcement this week, saying the investors are buying common shares and will get an equity stake in the company. […]
Storefronts are re-opening and farms are commencing with planting season, and hemp and CBD and businesses continue to seek out loans and disaster relief money as economic recovery begins. Hemp industry members bristled at an announcement from federal agriculture officials in late May that money set aside for farmers wouldn’t be going to anyone growing […]
Smokable hemp looks set to remain legal in North Carolina next year after the state’s General Assembly sent the state’s farm bill to the governor without new regulations for the hemp industry. The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a compromise measure that also got House support on Wednesday. An agreement between House and […]
On the anniversary of the loss of our former colleague, activist and friend, Doug Greene – NYC NORML, Empire State NORML, Long Island NORML, & Roc NORML feels it is important to address the recent events and Developments following the death of George Floyd.
Lawmakers in North Carolina stripped all proposed hemp regulation from the state’s farm bill in order to get it passed, surrendering their attempt to put more permanent guidelines in place following a months-long spat between farmers and law enforcement over smokeable hemp. State lawmakers in the House voted 86-34 in favor of the stripped-down bill, local […]
The market for exporting hemp from Colombia to the rest of the world is getting off the ground and Manuel Baselga sees a bright future for the commodity in his country. Baselga is co-founder and board member of Savanna Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in cannabis companies internationally, but heavily focused in Colombia. Based […]
