HempToday.net BAT invests $10 million in U.S. venture to develop hemp drug Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) said it will invest $10 million for a 20% stake in a new joint venture between two Colorado hemp... Read more...
HempToday.net Progress reported on hemp in South Africa, but critic says small farmers left out One year after he unveiled an ambitious plan to develop South Africa’s cannabis industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government making... Read more...
HempToday.net Kansas officials push back against law to allow hemp animal feed State officials in Kansas are pushing back against a proposed law that would allow hemp fiber, grain and seeds to be used as food for pets, and... Read more...
HempToday.net Indian government supports tech development for fibers with $1.4 million India’s Technology Development Board (TDB) has pledged $1.4 million to support development of technology for bast fiber processing of industrial... Read more...
HempToday.net Veto of THC bill won’t have much effect on hemp in South Dakota The failure of a minor bill that would have helped CBD producers in South Dakota won’t have much of an effect on the overall hemp industry in the... Read more...
HempToday.net Canadian company’s subsidiary first to get hemp license in Mexico A subsidiary of a Canadian cannabis company has received the first license to develop hemp operations from Mexican health authorities, but a legal... Read more...
HempToday.net Hempseed-derived feed for horses, chickens approved in Texas Texas agriculture officials have approved hempseed-derived feed for chickens and horses, and authorized the state feed agency to set regulations... Read more...
HempToday.net Brazilian court agrees to rule on growing hemp, but lawmaking lags A Brazilian court has agreed to rule on a case that would greenlight businesses and farmers to grow cannabis, but even with a positive outcome in... Read more...
HempToday.net Bi-partisan bill would ease testing requirements for hemp grain, fiber growers A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would unburden hemp grain and fiber growers of sampling and testing protocols, costly requirements that... Read more...
HempToday.net Nearly 3,000 products advance in UK’s $800 million CBD sweepstakes The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has now advanced a total 2,847 CBD products to the second stage of its three-stage approval process for new (or... Read more...