Dietary Supplement Industry Calls for CBD Protections
Mon / Oct 14th
Four U.S. dietary supplement trade associations have signed and delivered an open letter to Congress calling for clarification on CBD… Read More
Hemp Industry News
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Report: Hemp-Derived CBD Could Reach $23 Billion by 2023
Tue / Oct 8th
The hemp-derived CBD market could be worth $23 billion by 2023, which works out to about $40,000 per acre at… Read More
USDA Awards Grant to Hemp Pollen Migration Researchers
Mon / Oct 7th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $500,000 grant to Virginia Tech and University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers studying… Read More
Nebraska Sherriff’s Office Finds Method of Differentiating Hemp from Cannabis
Fri / Oct 4th
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Nebraska has reportedly developed a test to differentiate hemp from THC-rich cannabis. The sheriff’s… Read More
Hemp & Farming Advocates Call on EPA to Approve Hemp Pesticides
Thu / Oct 3rd
The National Industrial Hemp Council and American Farm Bureau Federation is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to approve 10 submitted… Read More
Oregon State University Hemp Research Center Nets $1M Private Donation
Wed / Oct 2nd
The Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $1 million gift from Oregon CBD whose founders, brothers… Read More
Kentucky CBD Processor Sues Oregon Distributor Over ‘Male’ Seeds
Tue / Oct 1st
Kentucky-based CBD company Elemental Processing is suing HP Farms, which is based in Oregon, alleging that the company sold them… Read More
Hemp Applications Open Next Month in Kentucky
Mon / Sep 30th
Applications for hemp cultivation and processing in Kentucky open November 15 after the agency approved 56,000 acres for hemp last… Read More
Farm Offers Maine’s First Pick-Your-Own Hemp Model
Fri / Sep 27th
A pick-your-own hemp farm has opened its fields in Whitefield, Maine – it’s the first such model in the state… Read More
Chicago CBD Shop Sues Landlord for Rejecting Hemp Leaf Signage
Thu / Sep 26th
A Chicago, Illinois CBD Kratom store is suing its landlord for breach of contract after being unable to display their… Read More
New Mexico Hemp Company Nets State Job Training Grant
Mon / Sep 23rd
Santa Rosa, New Mexico-based New Mexico Hemp Services will receive $250,000 from the state Economic Development Department for job training,… Read More
Nielsen: U.S. Cannabis Umbrella Could Reach $40B by 2025
Fri / Sep 20th
According to Nielsen’s Total Consumer Report, legal U.S. cannabis sales could reach more than $40 billion by 2025. In 2018,… Read More
Startup Announces Line of CBD-Infused Sportswear
Thu / Sep 19th
You’ve seen CBD-infused foods and beverages, dog treats, transdermal patches, toothpaste, and maybe even sunscreen, but have you ever seen… Read More
First U.S. Hemp Strain Patent Awarded for Charlotte’s Web
Wed / Sep 18th
Charlotte’s Web Holdings (CWB) has received what appears to be first-ever U.S. patent for a hemp plant cultivar. The news… Read More
USDA Submits Draft Hemp Rules to White House
Tue / Sep 17th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has submitted its hemp regulations to the White House Office of Management and Budget for… Read More
Hemp Company Says They’ll Drop Idaho Lawsuit if Hemp Is Returned
Fri / Sep 13th
Big Sky Scientific, the Colorado-based hemp company suing the Idaho State Police to get its impounded hemp shipment back, said… Read More
Report: Hemp Production Quadruples from 2018
Wed / Sep 11th
Hemp production in the U.S. has quadrupled since last year, according to Vote Hemp’s 2019 License Report, which estimates 230,000… Read More
Idaho Police Agencies Take Different Approaches to Hemp
Mon / Sep 9th
The two Idaho criminal cases where police seized hemp being transported through the state have had strikingly different results –… Read More
Hemp Rising as Alternative for Oak Wood
Tue / Sep 3rd
The Kentucky company HempWood officially opened its Murray-based manufacturing facility last Monday, promising local jobs and a wood substitute that… Read More
Santa Rosa Junior College to Offer Hemp Cultivation Programs
Tue / Sep 3rd
California’s Santa Rosa Junior College is set to offer hemp cultivation certificate degree programs next year — the first of… Read More
South Dakota Gov. Pens Anti-Hemp Legalization Op-Ed
Fri / Aug 30th
In an op-ed in the Argus Leader, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is discouraging the legalization of hemp in… Read More
USDA: Hemp Qualifies for Federal Crop Insurance
Thu / Aug 29th
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that hemp cultivated for fiber, flower, or seeds is now eligible for federal… Read More
Ohio County Declines to Prosecute Illegal Cannabis Cultivation
Fri / Aug 23rd
A cannabis eradication law enforcement action in Ashtabula County, Ohio uncovered as many as 85 plants but law enforcement officials… Read More
South Dakota Arrests & Charges Hemp Delivery Truck Driver
Wed / Aug 21st
A Minnesota hemp delivery driver has been charged with cannabis possession in South Dakota after being pulled over for speeding… Read More
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