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Costa Rica Authorizes First Hemp Plantation
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Víctor Julio Carvajal Porras, signed the resolution authorizing the first project for the use of hemp this Friday. Ingenio Taboga S.A. made the request. It is located in Bebedero...
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2022 National Hemp Report
Introduction Released April 19, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 2022 Industrial Hemp Value $238 Million 2022 Industrial...
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India: Uttarakhand will soon launch its hemp policy
Uttarakhand can come out with its hemp policy soon. If media reports are to go by, the initial draft of the hemp policy is ready and has been sent to the legal department. The draft will be soon sent to the state cabinet...
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Study to assess hemp seeds as aquafeed
Fish Farmer Magazine report   Researchers in the UK are looking into hemp – otherwise known as the cannabis plant – as a potential source of protein in aquafeed. Salmon lovers hoping that this might add an extra mood-altering...
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Hempcrete Approved for US Residential Building Codes
Hempbuild magazine reports Hemp building materials were officially approved in the model US residential building code at a Louisville, KY public hearing overseen by the International Code Council (ICC) last week. At the meeting,...
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Vermont Hemp Production Plan Gets Approval From USDA
Vermont’s hemp production plan has been granted approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state announced its USDA clearance Monday, meaning the 2022 growing season will be the first under 2018 Farm Bill rules,...
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West Coast Researchers Receive $10M USDA Grant to Study Hemp
Researchers at Washington State University and several partnering West Coast universities have received a five-year, $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to study hemp and its agricultural benefits. WSU researchers...
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US Hemp Roundtable: Red Alert in VA & CO, New Bill in RI
Here’s their latest weekly update Virginia As we have been reporting over the past few weeks, the US Hemp Roundtable has been working with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office to fix a devastating provision...
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Alert: NC Hemp Grower License Program Ends Dec. 31, 2021
8/18/2021 – On August 5, the NC Industrial Hemp Commission held a meeting to discuss the future of the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. At that meeting, the decision was made to end the NC Hemp Pilot Program on December...
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New York Bill Pushes Hemp Packaging for Cannabis Products
New York’s upcoming adult-use cannabis industry could become a model of sustainable packaging under a bill that would make hemp the primary source of materials used to package regulated marijuana products. Under the bill...
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42% of Tennessee Hemp Crops Test Over THC Threshold
Ganjapreneur report 42% of hemp crops in Tennessee have tested over the USDA’s .03% THC limit and regulations say the “hot” crops must be destroyed. According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), 42%...
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Sardinia, hemp law approved
Canapa Industriale.. The law for the development of hemp in Sardinia was unanimously approved to focus on the cultivation of this vegetable and face the challenges of the future for the sectors of agriculture and the sustainable...
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Hemp Roundtable Weekly State Updates
Hemp News Your Help in MN and VA …and D8 Updates Minnesota Hemp extracts are on trial in Minnesota. The case is State v. Loveless, in which a Minnesota man was criminally convicted for possessing a vape...
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USDA approves Alaska hemp plan
U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Alaska’s hemp plan, opening up opportunities for broader interstate commerce of Alaska-grown and manufactured hemp products, state farming officials said. The Alaska Division...
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US Hemp Roundtable Update: Delta-8 in the States
Delta-8 in the States As we predicted in our year-end review, Delta-8 THC is emerging as a hot legislative topic in state capitols.  The US Hemp Roundtable believes that intoxicating compounds like D8 should...
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Lawsuit against hemp teamaker tossed from federal court
MJ Biz reports.. A proposed class-action lawsuit accusing wellness product manufacturer Total Life Changes of making a hemp tea that caused a consumer to fail a drug test has been tossed out of court. A federal judge in...
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