A coalition of hemp farmers plans to screen seed-propagated hemp varieties to determine which ones may be able to produce mother stock for clones that will consistently meet federal THC limits. The project aims to get more cultivars listed with the global Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA). The project grew out of a […]
The federal government has stopped warning CBD companies to stop making coronavirus-related claims and started suing them. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the owner of Whole Leaf Organics, Marc Ching, has settled with federal authorities and agreed to stop making any health claims about three of his products – CBD-EX, CBD-RX, […]
Aerial photo of hemp field (Photo courtesy Lithempia) In a rural part of northern Lithuania, down a long stretch of dirt road flanked by vast fields, Rokas Šliupas has spent months amassing the equipment he needs to kick-start Lithempia, his new hemp-extraction business. Located just outside the town of Joniskis, not far from the Latvian […]
Sannabis co-founders John Pablo (left) and Juan Pablo Guzman have U.S. permission to import hemp but are snagged by pandemic delays. (Photo courtesy Sannabis) A Colombian company with aspirations of raising hemp in Uruguay and exporting it for sale in the U.S. has the plants and permission from U.S. authorities to start bringing them to market. But […]
Police in northeastern Switzerland have shut down an indoor hemp-growing operation and detained its operator after a search of the property unearthed cannabis plants and biomass that exceeded legal THC levels. Thurgau police say they raided the Rothenhausen facility in February following a tip about suspected illegal activity. The property was registered as an indoor […]
A Nevada city facing a lawsuit over denying hemp production about 100 acres of city-owned property can’t avoid the case because it didn’t anticipate hemp becoming legal, a judge ruled in rejecting the city’s motion to dismiss. Tahoe Hemp LLC filed suit against Carson City in January, alleging the city denied it access to open space land […]
Hemp industry advocates have long heralded the sustainable benefits of hemp production and the crop’s ability to right past wrongs by replenishing the soil and by extension, the earth. But hemp is still a crop that needs water and nutrients. Hemp attracts pests and is getting attention among traditional commodity farmers as a potentially lucrative […]
In today’s tech-heavy world, cannabis is not the put-it-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-it substance we were all used to for so long. Now, there is technology for nearly everything, and weed is no different. Volcano vapes were once the peak of innovation, but now the hall of fame contains electronics for dabbing, decarboxylating, and even infusing oils and butters. […]
A CBD company in Oregon is suing a Massachusetts hemp refinery over a shipment of hemp extract that was seized for having too much THC, leading to criminal charges. Key Compounds filed suit against Phasex Corporation in federal court Friday for negligence and breach of contract. The company alleges that Phasex was responsible for the contents of […]
Hemp companies in Georgia and South Carolina have announced a joint venture to produce smokable hemp and tobacco substitutes for some 46,000 convenience stores. Verde Leaf, based in Atlanta, is partnering with The Alpine Hemp Group, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The joint venture, called Verde Alpine Venture Group, plans to place smokable hemp cigarettes and other hemp […]
