Apr 23, 2025 | International
Hemp fiber producers in the U.S. betting on Chinese demand could soon find their plans derailed by retaliation tariffs tied to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. And while American-grown bast fiber could help fill supply gaps in China’s hemp industry in...
Dec 11, 2024 | International
Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ conference in Warsaw last week, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-based approach to drug regulation, pointing to record numbers of drug-related deaths and increasing drug use...
Oct 22, 2024 | International
The European Commission has opened an investigation into efforts by the Italian government to halt trade in CBD and hemp flowers. Italian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Valentina Palmisano of the M5S party confirmed the Commission will issue an...
Sep 18, 2024 | International
Lawmakers in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have passed an amendment to the state’s drug law that will allow the production of industrial hemp and medical marijuana. The state legislature last week adopted a resolution to amend the state Narcotic Drugs and...
Sep 4, 2024 | International
Polish hemp varieties were the top performers in fiber hemp trials recently reported in a study by researchers at Oregon State University. Henola, primarily a grain producer, and fiber-specific Białobrzeskie, had significantly higher bast fiber content, by percentage,...
Jun 26, 2024 | International
Last summer, New Mexico state special agents inspecting a farm found thousands more cannabis plants than state laws allow. Then on subsequent visits, they made another unexpected discovery: dozens of underfed, shell-shocked Chinese workers. The workers said they had...
