The Business of Cannabis

Development Of Insulating Hemp Siding Goal Of $1.5 Million Research Project

Mar 27, 2024 | National

Researchers at a New York engineering school say they are developing siding insulated with industrial hemp for the remodeling of buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. The research team, from Rensselaer...

States Say 2018 Farm Bill Has ‘Failed,’ Urge Congress To Rein In Intoxicating Hemp

Mar 24, 2024 | National

While the legalization of industrial hemp five years ago heralded potentially vast new markets, the reality has brought chaos, exploitation and threats to public health, state attorneys general warn in a letter to the Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of...

$10 Million Grant Backs Hemp-Focused Economic Development For 13 Native American Tribes

Mar 21, 2024 | National

The Global Hemp Innovation Center of Oregon State University has received a $10 million grant to advance economic development among 13 Native American Tribes by setting up hemp processing operations. In addition to setting up factories,...

U.S. Hemp Industry Should Take International Approach, USDA Says

Mar 20, 2024 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The nascent U.S. hemp industry still has much to learn, and should look outward when assessing the research needs required to advance development, according to a new paper from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Because prohibition shut down hemp in the last...

With DeSantis’ signature, Florida Could Severely Cripple Nation’s 2nd Biggest CBD Market

Mar 8, 2024 | National

A bill about to become law in Florida will likely wipe out much of the state’s $1.8 billion CBD market. The measure, which would ban all products that contain intoxicating hemp compounds and put crippling restrictions on CBD, passed both houses of the Florida state...