Australian medical cannabis company Little Green Pharma (ASX: LGP) has received its first shipment of cannabis flower medicines from its recently acquired facility in Europe. Back in June the year, LGP picked up a large cultivation and manufacturing facility in Denmark capable of producing 12 tonnes per annum of dried...

The U.S. state of Wisconsin won't be operating a state hemp program next year - but that doesn't mean the crop won't be grown. The state's program is currently administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). But as we mentioned back in June, interest in...

Automaker BMW Group is looking to slash the carbon emissions of making and using its cars - and hemp may play a larger role. BMW has been using hemp for some years, for example in the lining of door panels of its electric i3. This isn't just a warm and...

A recent survey suggests 18.6% of caregivers looking after an autistic child are administering cannabidiol (CBD). Autism Parenting Magazine's survey sent out to more than 160,000 email subscribers around the world indicates 22.16% of USA-based caregivers administer cannabidiol, while among UK caregivers use was 14.29%. For other countries (categorised as...

It's reporting season for New Zealand stock exchange-listed companies - and here's how a couple of local cannabis companies weighed in. Cannasouth, which was New Zealand’s first medicinal cannabis company to list (NZX:CBD), reported an operating loss for the six months to 30 June 2021 of NZD $1,992,634; quite a...

Indicators point to CBD hemp production in the USA will decline for the second straight year in 2021; meanwhile the USDA is moving ahead with a hemp producer survey. Hemp Benchmarks' latest Hemp Spot Price Index Report summary doesn't have a a lot of good news. While some wholesale hemp-CBD product...

The finishing touches are being put on what's touted to be largest hemp CBD processing facility in the USA. HempRise's Indiana facility is being constructed in River Ridge in Jeffersonville. The 25 acre purpose-built, dedicated hemp extraction campus will feature a 100,000 square foot extraction facility capable of processing 3.5...

Global Hemp Group's goal of creating a hemp industrial park and hemp based residential development took another step towards fruition last week. Its Hayden, Colorado Hemp Agro-Industrial Zone (“HAIZ”) will see the production of raw materials and other value-added products in a centralized location adjacent to where the hemp is...

A project seeking to increase industrial hemp production and processing in the UK has received government financial backing. Led by researchers at the University of York and Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), the HEMP-30 initiative will plot a pathway to boosting the amount of industrial hemp cultivated in the UK from...

Medical marijuana is legal in 36 US states and four of its territories - North Carolina isn't among them; yet. But early this week, a North Carolina Senate committee approved a revised bill to legalize medical marijuana within the state - SB711, the NC Compassion Care Act. A number of...