It’s common lore in the hemp industry: Henry Ford made a car out of hemp, but then anti-cannabis hysteria and a malevolent steel industry squashed the plant’s potential as an automotive component. The true history is more complicated. Engineers have been tinkering with hemp fiber components in automotive bodies and interiors for many decades, failing […]
The U.S. Postal Service is delaying a ban on sending vape products in the mail, saying the agency needs more time to review how to implement the changes ordered by Congress. The ban was supposed to take effect Monday and apply to all vape companies, even those shipping legal hemp-derived products. The ban was adopted […]
Alabama fiber processor BastCore has raised $2.8 million from Series A investors and plans to use the money to keep up with demand. Based in Montgomery, BastCore makes yarn and other fiber products from hemp stalks. The investment came in a Series A round. Investors included Poseidon Asset Management, which said in the statement that […]
Image courtesy Oatly Move over, nutrition facts – food companies and consumer packaged goods manufacturers are adding carbon-footprint labels to their products in an effort to be transparent about their environmental impact. Now hemp and marijuana companies are considering whether to jump on a trend experts say will intensify as governments double down on climate […]
Federal agriculture officials are investing in key programs to help farmers manage the impacts of climate change. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will invest at least $21.7 million in soil health and climate-smart agriculture, including: $6.3 million for 14 soil health […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The Ohio Board of Pharmacy approved a significant increase to the number of medical cannabis dispensaries allowed to operate in the state. Applications for new business license are expected to become available this summer. Members of the Philadelphia, PA city council voted to approve a […]
(This is the fourth in an ongoing series offering tips and advice for marijuana and hemp extraction companies. The third installment is available here.) Energy is one of the largest costs for any cannabis manufacturing facility, and power consumption is a large part of how the hemp and marijuana industries are having a negative impact […]
A CBD retailer based in Brooklyn, New York, is suing FedEx and the city of New York for reporting and confiscating a hemp shipment in 2019. Green Angel CBD owner Oren Levy and his brother Ronen Levy filed the lawsuit in a New York federal district court last month, accusing the city of New York […]
This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. Whether operating indoors, outdoors or in greenhouses, cannabis cultivators have developed a reputation for not being as green as the plants they grow. From pesticides to energy use, there are a myriad of ways growers can cut back on their carbon footprint. Some require a little investment, […]
Traditionally, genetics approved for hemp production in Canada have been grain and fiber varieties, but the addition of some new American genetics for the 2021 growing season provide Canadian hemp cultivators with varieties well-suited for outdoor cannabinoid production in Canada’s shorter growing season. Health Canada, the federal agency that regulates cannabis in Canada, set out […]
