Congressional Hearing On FDA And CBD Focuses On Intoxicating Hemp Products

Apr 13, 2025 | National

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was dragged through the mud by lawmakers yesterday, who said its ‘bureaucratic red tape, inefficiencies, and weak oversight’ was responsible for the flood of intoxicating hemp substances across the country. The US House...

Boom To Bust: The Rise And Fall Of Michigan’s Hemp Farming Program

Apr 2, 2025 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Five years ago, speculators seemed sure hemp was poised to become the next boom crop in Michigan. That’s changed. Now the state’s hemp farming program is on life support. Dreams of a supply chain able to convert raw hemp into building materials, clothing, animal feed,...

NoCo Hemp Expo April 11-12 In Colorado

Feb 19, 2025 | Feature, National

The 11th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo, happening April 10-12, in Estes Park, Colorado. Presented by First Citizens Bank, NoCo11 is the premier event for everyone in the hemp industry—growers, processors, fiber and grain companies, CBD and flower businesses,...

Wana Brands CEO Predicts More Marijuana Companies Will Move Into Hemp Sector

Jan 8, 2025 | National

The rise of intoxicating hemp products has undeniably become an major trend across the U.S. cannabis industry over the past few years, with an increasing number of marijuana companies either pivoting completely to hemp or at least adding hemp...

Minnesota Native American Community Opens Hemp Fiber Processing Factory

Sep 18, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

A new hemp fiber processing facility opened by a Minnesota Native American community will need to source hemp crops from outside of tribal lands to make the factory operate efficiently, according to a project leader. Minnesota’s Lower Sioux Indian Community opened the...