It’s time for NZ’s Hemp Politics to get an update. Industry leaders want the government to add regulations for health and wellness products. The New Zealand Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA) reported that a health and wellness sector could grow to be an...
A French natural fibre company, Geochanvre, has developed a compostable face mask that has put Hemp in the News. It is the first of its kind in Europe. Being compostable, these masks will help curtail the plastic waste from personal protective equipment during the...
Britain’s Hemp Politics are overdue for an overhaul, as current regulations make it impossible for UK farmers to cash in on the CBD industry. The UK’s stringent laws lead to products being imported rather than being produced in the UK, where farmers could reap...
Central Oregon is putting Hemp in the News again this week with a new branch of architecture using hemp as a building supply: hempitecture. In Central Oregon, there are farms covered in the newly-legal crop. Hemp is the non-psychoactive relative of the Cannabis sativa...
A band of eager Kiwis are putting Hemp in the News in an effort to grow the industrial hemp industry in New Zealand. Hemp is the kind of cannabis sativa plant with little or no THC, unlike marijuana or “weed’ as it is sometimes known. Hemp has a vast number of uses...
Wyoming’s Hemp Politics started back in 2015 with Gov. Mark Gordon’s approval of the state’s first hemp growing and processing plan. The hemp industry in Wyoming is finally opening up, and for Campbell County resident Frank Latta, it’s about time. The 2015 legislation...
At first glance, it’s hard to see the difference of Hemp vs. Marijuana when it’s growing in the fields. On Anthill Farm Agroforestry, it’s actually hemp. Hemp is the non-psychotropic cousin of marijuana. It doesn’t get you high. Monique Milleson and her husband, Sky...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) put Hemp in the News last week with plans to begin hemp production in the state. With the agreement of the USDA, the MDA announced their plans to continue its pilot program of hemp cultivation. The pilot program now has...
A university in Thailand has put Hemp in the News, with its move towards research and development of hemp, for medicinal and industrial purposes. Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (RMUTI) Khon Kaen Campus, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, is collaborating with...
Hemp Politics are making headlines as the Colorado Department of Agriculture makes a move to coordinate its hemp laws with federal regulations. Scott Perez was one of the first registered industrial hemp growers in Southwest Colorado. As his expertise in the crop...
