2020 Outlook: Licensed U.S. hemp acreage falls 9% from 2019, but grower numbers increase 27%
FeaturedIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics June 19, 2020 0
U.S. farmers are planting less hemp than they did last year due to regulatory uncertainty, a surplus of hemp flower and biomass held over from 2019 and continuously falling wholesale prices. As of Thursday, licensed total hemp acreage to date has reached 465,787 acres for the 2020 production season,... Read more
Rubicon Organics Announces Supply Agreement With the Ontario Cannabis Store
Marijuana Industry News June 18, 2020
As Texas farmers submitted their applications for the 2020 growing season, Panda Biotech, a hemp fiber processing company based in the northwest part of the state, announced a plan to donate 60 tons of certified hemp seed to interested growers. The stock was quickly claimed, and CEO Scott Evans... Read more
As Texas farmers submitted their applications for the 2020 growing season, Panda Biotech, a hemp fiber processing company based in the northwest part of the state, announced a plan to donate 60 tons of certified hemp seed to interested growers. The stock was quickly claimed, and CEO Scott Evans... Read more
Nevada Officials Approve Pardons for Low-Level Cannabis Convictions
Marijuana Industry News June 18, 2020
As Texas farmers submitted their applications for the 2020 growing season, Panda Biotech, a hemp fiber processing company based in the northwest part of the state, announced a plan to donate 60 tons of certified hemp seed to interested growers. The stock was quickly claimed, and CEO Scott Evans... Read more
Maine Cannabis Operator Files Lawsuit Against Portland Over City’s Residency Requirement
Marijuana Industry News June 18, 2020
In mid-May, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) issued the state’s first cannabis recall. The agency pulled back vape products and mints from a manufacturing company in Edmond, citing concentrations of the fungicide myclobutanil. And while cannabis product recalls like that aren’t coming down every day in the industry,... Read more
NEW CASTLE, Del., June 18, 2020 -PRESS RELEASE- AgroRefiner, LLC announced today that it has commenced commercial operation of the first phase of a commercial scale, ethanol-based cannabidiol (CBD) extraction facility. AgroRefiner will produce a range of organic CBD products using organically grown hemp procured from farms employing sustainable farming practices.... Read more
Florida finds elevated lead levels in some hemp products in stores
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics June 18, 2020 0
Florida agriculture officials say they’re finding elevated lead levels in some hemp products on store shelves and have alerted federal agencies. The state’s hemp czar, Holly Bell, told the Florida Hemp Advisory Committee this week that random bottled samples that were pulled from stores showed “a toxic-waste-level concentration” of... Read more
