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The post Hemp as change agent in former Colombian war zone was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

INTERVIEW: Avelino Martinez Sandoval, CEO at ApagroCOL S.A.S., works with the Colombian national government’s Territorial Renewal Agency (ART), which advances rural reform in the areas...

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In a move seen as more bluster than substance, an Italian official vowed to close all "cannabis light" shops in the country.

Italy’s interior minister declares war on cannabis, but stakeholders expect limited impact is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Hemp extracts firm in EU history, EIHA paper shows was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has published a collection of historical evidence documenting the consumption hemp food and hemp food extracts in Europe to...

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The post Cost of exec’s retirement flagged in Q1 $9.4m loss by CV Sciences was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

U.S.-based CBD maker CV Sciences lost $9.4 million in the first quarter of 2019, the company said in a report issued May 8, 2019. The...

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The post CBD extractor buys Polish firm in deal that could reach $26m was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Canadian CBD extractor StillCanna Inc. has purchased Polish hemp operation Olimax in a cash and stock deal, the companies announced StillCanna, which based in Vancouver,...

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The post U.S. research team will study effects of CBD and THC on 4 afflictions was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A team of U.S. researchers said it will embark on clinical trials that explore the effectiveness of CBD and THC in treating symptoms of a...

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The post Canopy Growth buys Germany’s C³ for $251 million was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp. agreed to purchase C³ Cannabinoid Compound Co., Germany in an all-cash, transatlantic deal for about $251 million (€225.9 million), the companies...

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The post Hemp bar shampoo from Poland is latest in personal care products was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Polish hemp firm Herbs & Hydro (H&H) has rolled out a hemp bar shampoo in five variations that’s briskly being taken up at wholesale, and...

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Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: SLOW GROWTH: Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are expected to begin next Sunday, but concerns persist whether supply will meet demand. Three of the five licensed cultivators had begun growing as of late April with one, Bold Team in Cotton Plant, […]

Marijuana Business This Week: MMJ sales in AR, MJBizDaily’s first Euro symposium, CBD and epilepsy & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Chinese Blockchain investor turns its attention to hemp was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A Chinese Blockchain investor said it has struck an agreement with a hemp research institute in China’s Heilongjiang province to develop at least five varieties...

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The post Australian philanthropists back hemp initiatives in USA was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A new fund launched by Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert will provide a $2 million boost to the U.S. state of Pennsylvania’s hemp industry...

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(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the May-June issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Marijuana waste gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter an emerging cannabis sector that turns plant refuse and post-extraction leftovers into marketable products that range from animal bedding to construction materials. Cannabis growers and processors, for their part, can […]

Cannabis waste disposal is becoming big business as firms look to monetize marijuana, hemp biomass is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Ugandan firm says it will deliver CBD to Canada, Germany was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A Ugandan cannabis firm says it has struck deals to deliver CBD to pharmacies in Germany and Canada for a total of €145 million. Kampala-based...

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The post Landscape is promising for Latin American hemp’s takeoff was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

INTERVIEW: Gerónimo Caro Díaz & Romina Fernández, Cannabis & Hemp Studies Center, Uruguay HempToday: What was the impetus behind the startup of CECC? Romina Fernández:...

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Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: LEARNING THE LANGUAGE: Substantial language to incorporate into a bill legalizing adult-use marijuana in Illinois could come as early as Tuesday, according to one of its key proponents. In early April, an Illinois Senate panel advanced a placeholder legalization bill that […]

Marijuana Business This Week: Honing IL legalization language, taking reservations in Massachusetts, hempseeds enter space & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Case against U.S. CBD firms moves forward after some claims stripped was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A federal court in New York has ruled that a racketeering and fraud case against a trio of related companies can go ahead based on...

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A small Canadian hemp cultivator is warning investors to be on the lookout for a “speculative” promotional email it says could be the cause of higher-than-average trading volume. The company – Toronto-based Two Hands Corp. – said it was unaware of the campaign promoting its company until it was notified by OTC Markets. Two Hands […]

Canadian cannabis company warns about shady stock promotion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post U.S. CBD firm in deal with distributor of acupuncture needles was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

CBD maker Functional Remedies, Colorado, USA, has entered a distribution partnership with Lhasa OMS, a distributor of acupuncture needles, the companies recently announced. The deal...

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The post ‘Novel Foods,’ Europe’s hemp food history in focus at EIHA was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Hemp extracts and the EU’s Novel Foods Catalog will be in focus at this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association Conference June 5-6 in Cologne as...

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The post USDA guidance clears hemp cultivation seeds for import to USA was originally published on HempToday. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

American hemp stakeholders on Friday received clarification from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they can legally import hemp sowing seeds. The guidance...

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