Parliamentary Committee Report Backs Australian Hemp
An Australian Parliament Agriculture and Water Resources Committee report released last month supports removing barriers faced by the nation's hemp sector. The Committee’s inquiry looked...
Kansas Prepares For First “Commercial” Industrial Hemp Season
The Kansas Department of Agriculture will begin accepting industrial hemp grower applications from January 8. Up to this point, the only pathway for growing industrial hemp in the...
Michigan Veterinarians Can Now Talk About CBD
A bill signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer last week enables veterinarians in the state to discuss cannabis treatments with pet owners. Prior...
WA’s Medical Cannabis Red Tape Hampering Doctors
There's still more to be done to improve patient access to medical cannabis in Western Australia says the director of a medical clinic in...
First Hemp Production License In U.S. Virgin Islands Issued
The issuing of the first hemp production licence was big news for the small territory. The U.S. Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands...
South Carolina Kicks Off Hemp Cultivation Application Period
South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has announced it will begin accepting hemp cultivation applications for the 2021 season from January 1. The application process...
Switzerland Eases Hemp Seed Rules
From the beginning of 2021, hemp will no longer be subject to Switzerland's agricultural seed legislation. In Switzerland, only quality- and identity-assured seeds from performance-tested...
Pairing Hemp With Australian Superfoods: Kakadu Plum
Kakadu Plum, also known as “billygoat plum” and “green plum”, is a “new” super fruit that has been appreciated and used by Australia's indigenous...
New Hemp Fibre And CBD Extraction Facility For Virginia
Virginia will soon be home to a new and much needed industrial hemp fiber processing and cannabidiol (CBD) oil extraction facility. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam...
Cannabidiol CO2 Extraction Patent Action Launched
Canada's Canopy Growth is taking on the UK's GW Pharmaceuticals over a widely used cannabidiol extraction method. The company recently filed its complaint in the...