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Hemp rope is a type of rope made from fibers derived from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Hemp has been used for centuries to produce various products, including rope, due to its strong and durable fibers. Here are some key aspects of hemp rope: Fiber Strength: Hemp fibers are known for their exceptional strength, making hemp rope highly durable ...

Hemp paper refers to paper that is made from the fibers of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Hemp has been used for paper production for centuries and has several unique characteristics that make it an attractive alternative to traditional wood-based paper. Here is some information about hemp paper: Sustainability: Hemp is a highly sustainable crop...

Hemp can be used as an insulating material in various forms, including hemp fiber insulation and hempcrete. Here are some key points about hemp as an insulating material: Thermal Insulation: Hemp insulation materials, such as hemp fiber insulation, have excellent thermal insulating properties. They can help regulate indoor temperature, reducing the...

Hemp is a versatile plant that has been used for thousands of years for various purposes, including as a textile. Hemp fibers are long, strong, and durable, making them ideal for use in clothing, accessories, and other textile products. There are several advantages to using hemp as a textile material. First, hemp is naturally resistant to pests and...

Industrial hemp has a wide range of uses, including: Textiles: Hemp fibers are durable and strong, making them an ideal material for making clothing, rope, and other textiles.Building materials: Hemp fibers can also be used to make a range of building materials, such as insulation, roofing, and drywall.Paper: Hemp can be used to produce high-qualit...

Hemp can be used as a building material in a variety of ways. Here are some ways hemp can be used as a building material: Hempcrete: Hempcrete is a mixture of hemp hurds, lime, and water that can be used as a building material. It is lightweight, strong, and insulating, making it a good choice for walls and roofs.Insulation: Hemp fiber can be used ...

New products are hitting shelves as delta-8 THC bans in a number of states cause manufacturers and retailers to pivot away from the popular compound and try to make up sales.

THC-O-acetate safety concerns: Q&A with scientist James Stephens is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Months of delay on a U.S. ban on shipping vape components has marijuana and hemp operators wondering if they should prepare for seismic shocks to their business models or proceed as usual and hope the ban never takes effect. The ban was supposed to kick in last spring, the result of a 2020 law that […]

Marijuana vape manufacturers, retailers in limbo over long-delayed mail ban is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

With state limits on hemp-derived delta-8 THC beginning to impact sales for product manufacturers and retailers, businesses are considering how they will make up the gap. Delta-8 THC has taken the industry by storm over the past 18 month as manufacturers, stuck with a glut of low-priced CBD distillate and isolate, synthesized the product into […]

As states limit delta-8 THC, industry operators plan next steps is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

In an effort to boost a CBD-slumped economy, hemp producers are synthesizing delta-8 THC.

Testing labs must take the lead in ensuring the safety of delta-8 THC is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a legislation package that will regulate hemp-derived delta-8 THC.

Michigan governor moves to regulate delta-8 THC products is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Mexico’s watershed court decision to authorize recreational marijuana even before regulations for the market have been settled gives cannabis entrepreneurs even more reason to make business plans to enter what could soon be the world’s biggest adult-use market.

Mexico ruling opens new opportunities in looming marijuana giant is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Fiber is a hot topic among hemp producers looking for new markets—especially since prices have bottomed out for hemp flower and biomass. 

Patagonia is working to bring the hemp fiber industry back to the United States is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Sustainability is the next frontier that the cannabis industry needs to conquer, according to a Canadian CEO whose company is making moves to reduce and offset carbon emissions.

Now, he’s challenging others to follow suit.

Hexo pledges carbon-neutral cannabis, challenges others to follow suit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Organic marijuana and hemp products can fetch two and three times more than conventional cannabis, but the path to market is trickier than simply growing the plant without common pesticides.

How cannabis extractors can ensure their organic products stay clean is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The National Football League’s pain management committee and the NFL Players Association said they will provide $1 million to fund up to five research grants on the impact of medical cannabis and other cannabinoids on pain.

NFL to spend $1 million researching medical cannabis pain management is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Carbon is a hot commodity – literally. And it’s become the biggest buzzword in agriculture in recent months, as the potential for paying farmers to sequester carbon through environmentally responsible land stewardship becomes more likely after the U.S. re-enrolled in an international treaty on climate change and President Joe Biden proposed a carbon market to directly […]

How playing in the carbon markets can benefit cannabis producers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

As the U.S. eases out of the coronavirus pandemic, marijuana, CBD and hemp retailers are slowly adjusting their store protocols for customer-mandated mask-wearing, social distancing and other requirements. Many still require customers – particularly those who haven’t been vaccinated – to wear masks or adhere to other COVID-19 protocols, according to an informal survey by […]

Cannabis retailers ease COVID-19 restrictions, but many require masks, other steps is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

There’s a big party on the horizon at Glass House Farms, a marijuana grower in Santa Barbara County, California. They’re calling it a fiesta, an outdoor celebration honoring employees after a year of COVID-19 trauma and disruption. There’s just one catch: The party starts only after 90% of Glass House workers choose to get COVID-19 […]

Cash incentives and fiestas: Marijuana operators get creative to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cannabis is prone to weeds, which can overrun a field, reduce crop quality and yield and spread thousands of seeds that will be a nuisance for years.

Five integrated weed management strategies for cannabis producers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs