New research sponsored by software giant Microsoft included a promise from the company that it would help develop sustainable materials, including hemp, that store carbon to help construct data centers and other buildings.
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Key considerations for building a profitable cannabis greenhouse
Cannabis producers looking to sidestep the wild fluctuations of climate change and extreme weather events by growing their crops in a protected greenhouse environment may recognize that there is great deal of consideration, planning and capital that goes into greenhouse construction.
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New quality standard for hempseed set by ASTM International
An international standards committee has approved a new method for assessing hemp seed spoilage to help manage food quality and uphold consumer safety.
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USDA commits $50 million to developing new farmers
The nation’s farmers are aging up and out of the food supply, so U.S. agriculture officials are investing in training the next generation of growers to replace them.
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CBD brands rally public support to send marketing texts
The group, #StopCensoringCBD, said CBD companies are being censored by being lumped into “S.H.A.F.T.” content, otherwise known as sex, hate, alcohol, firearms and tobacco.
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Texas hemp retailer sues state health department after delta-8 THC status change
An Austin, Texas-based e-commerce hemp retailer filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Texas Department of State Health Services and its commissioner following the agency’s classification of delta-8 THC as a controlled substance last week.
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Hemp harvest preview: Growers discuss genetics, weather and pest and disease pressure
While licensed hemp acreage was down significantly in 2021, and harvested acreage for this year will likely be much lower, farmers who did plant hemp this season say it’s been a decent crop year.
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Colorado CBD company takes steps toward IPO on Nasdaq
Exactus, Inc., which will soon be rebranded as Panacea Life Sciences Holdings, a publicly traded, vertically integrated CBD company based in Golden, Colorado, announced Monday it will pursue an initial public offering on the Nasdaq market.
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Curaleaf racks up three additional lawsuits after CBD product-labeling error
Multistate marijuana operator Curaleaf now has been hit with four federal lawsuits in connection with a product-labeling snafu for its Select brand in Oregon that resulted in some customers ingesting high-THC instead of CBD wellness drops.
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2021 Hemp Outlook: Licensed acreage tanks 24% in 3rd year of nationwide production
More farmers jumped off the hemp bandwagon for a second consecutive year, causing a dramatic drop in acres planted to the crop in 2021, following the production boom in 2019 that outpaced consumer demand and filled storage barns across the U.S.
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Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide buys $12.4 million majority stake in Blessed CBD
Canadian cannabis retailer and e-commerce company High Tide acquired 80% of Blessed CBD – a U.K.-based, direct-to-consumer, hemp-derived CBD brand – in a deal worth slightly more than 9 million British pounds ($12.4 million).
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USDA grants $20 million for hemp research focused on sustainability, diversity and equity
Federal agriculture regulators made good on their inclusion of hemp in the latest round of sustainable agriculture research funding, granting a total of $20 million for two multi-disciplinary projects focused on the nascent crop.
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