The Business of Cannabis

USDA Study Shows Hempseed Cake ‘Viable Alternative’ For Cattle Feed

Apr 18, 2023 | National

Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service carried out with researchers from North Dakota State...

Canadian Team’s Hempcrete Building Is ‘Carbon-Minimal, Beautiful’

Apr 18, 2023 | Canada

Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and materials, according to researchers who tracked project. Designed...

Chicago Cubs Become First MLB Team To Officially Partner With CBD Company

Apr 10, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

The Chicago Cubs is the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team to officially partner with a CBD company. While MLB announced its league-wide partnership with a popular CBD brand last year, this marks the first time an individual club has teamed up with a cannabis...

Bi-Partisan Bill Would Ease Testing Requirements For Hemp Grain, Fiber Growers

Mar 29, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would unburden hemp grain and fiber growers of sampling and testing protocols, costly requirements that disincentivize growers, according to the measure’s sponsors. While hemp-derived grain and fiber products have always been...

How The 2023 Farm Bill Could Change The Game For THC Products

Mar 29, 2023 | Feature, National

Five years ago, Congress used the farm bill to legalize hemp production, creating a booming industry but leaving gaping legal loopholes around interstate commerce and derivative cannabis products.  Now, advocates in the cannabis industry and lawmakers are hoping...