The Business of Cannabis

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...

Indian State Opens Markets For Industrial Hemp, Medical Marijuana

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...

Marijuana Trade Group Urges U.S. Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Like Cannabis

Apr 15, 2024 | National

A marijuana trade group is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate intoxicating hemp compounds separately from non-psychoactive seed- and fiber-derived byproducts, calling for a more restrictive definition of industrial hemp in the next Farm Bill. The U.S. Cannabis...

Genetically Modified Hemp That Boosts CBG, Eliminates THC Is Approved

Apr 10, 2024 | National

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically modified variety of industrial hemp designed produce high levels of the CBG (cannabigerol) while eliminating all THC and CBD. CBG is one of 120 cannabinoids found in cannabis. While cannabis...

With Canadian Hemp Production Down, Trade Group Tears Into Regulators

Apr 10, 2024 | Canada

Canadian regulators have failed to recommend changes that would start treating hemp as a normal agricultural crop, drawing sharp criticism from the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA), the country’s leading industry group. CHTA said a review of the Canadian Cannabis...