Two hemp processing initiatives moving forward in southwestern France illustrate how the country's industrial fiber sector is ...

Chinese-Portuguese joint venture, Nau Verde, says it is nearing completion of a natural fibers spinning factory in northern ...

A newly established cooperative in Uganda is seeking to organize farmers and attract investment in industrial hemp and ...

Botswana is preparing to launch commercial hemp production after government trials demonstrated the crop can be grown successfully across the country’s diverse climates, moving the sector from ...

Raw material from hemp stalks and roots could strengthen recycled paper, extending the life of reused paper fibers and improving mechanical performance in one of the world’s largest paper-recycling ...

Argentina has established a broader commercial licensing framework for hemp flowers and biomass under its 1% THC limit, expanding a national regulatory system that had focused mainly on seed, grain ...

U.S. federal health officials have opened a narrow new path for certain consumer hemp products under a handful of Medicare test programs, allowing participating health groups to provide them to some ...

A new research breakthrough reframes hemp fiber not as a niche material requiring dedicated infrastructure, but as a viable, cotton-compatible input that can be spun using standard machinery. The ...

As the wild and woolly days of the CBD boom fade away, those guys who make Epydiolex are looking awfully smart. For years, GW Pharmaceuticals and its eventual parent, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, stood apart ...

The government in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has approved a pilot study to assess the feasibility of cannabis cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes. This decision follows the ...

The first phase of a large hempcrete-based care-home complex being developed by Nepal-based Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) is nearing completion, marking the latest milestone in a decade-long effort ...

Companies that have poured hundreds of thousands into the UK safety review for CBD now face the likelihood that approvals won’t come through the national system before regulatory control reverts to ...