European CBD producer HemPoland signed a distribution agreement with pharmaceutical distributor Mediakos to enter the German CBD market. Through the agreement, HemPoland’s CannabiGold products will be available in pharmacies across Germany as well as on their respective e-commerce platforms. HemPoland is a subsidiary of Toronto-based The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD). “With a... Read more
Blueberries Medical, a Bogota, Colombia-based medical cannabis producer, has been cleared to produce and export CBD products from Colombian food and drug surveillance regulator Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (INVIMA). The five-product suite is Blueberries’ initial entry in the CBD market and includes creams, lip balm... Read more
A Canadian company focused on CBD extraction in Europe has bought a Polish hemp grower. StillCanna acquired Olimax, which grows about 3,700 acres (1,500 hectares) of hemp, in a deal valued at more than 25 million Canadian dollars ($18.6 million). The cash-and-stock deal includes a cash payment of $2... Read more
European hemp producers and manufacturers are struggling to capitalize on the global CBD boom and compete with U.S. manufacturers as they navigate the continent’s thorny regulations – but they’re optimistic that upcoming changes will open new CBD opportunities. The hemp and CBD industry wants the European Union to change... Read more
Another Canadian company is looking to Europe for expansion – this time in CBD. A large, vertically integrated Canadian company plans to buy up the remaining shares of a Swiss organic CBD company to expand into the global market. MPX International, a vertically integrated CBD company based in Toronto,... Read more
Uncertainties surrounding regulations – both at the state and federal levels – and a lack of recent historic data in the United States are factors that could discourage investors in the American hemp industry, attendees at a Denver forum heard last week. However, savvy investors can still find opportunities... Read more
The number of hemp producers in the Australian state of Tasmania, which produces 66% of the nation’s commercial hemp crop, has nearly doubled – and is projected to continue growing due to drought causing supply shortage in other regions, according to Australia’s ABC News. Tasmania has produced hemp for fiber... Read more
GW Pharmaceuticals, the British maker of epileptic seizure-control medication Epidiolex, said it was not aware of any supply issues related to the cannabis-derived drug after a tweet from a patient’s father complained he could not source the medicine. GW’s stock was down more than 3% on Wednesday on the... Read more
Ontario-based FSD Pharma has agreed to buy 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hemp on a contractual basis from a farmer in the province for CBD extraction at the company’s Cobourg facility. The move comes after the breakdown last week of an agreement between FSD and marijuana company Auxly for... Read more
An Inverell hemp field in Uruguay. (Photo courtesy of Inverell) Uruguay, often recognized as the pioneer in legalized recreational marijuana, is also building a solid foundation to support its hemp industry. “Uruguay is an agricultural country with a clear regulatory framework that offers attractive conditions for large-scale outdoor cultivation... Read more
