Hemp

Idaho’s state legislative session ended earlier this month with a tinge of disappointment. Despite overwhelming bipartisan support to legalize industrial hemp, the legislature was unable to pass a resolution to relax the state’s hemp ban. Adding to the frustration felt by hemp advocates...

Q: Of course, the average consumer knows about the cannabinoids THC and CBD, but are there any others from the plant which might have value on the market? A: No fewer than 113 different cannabinoids have reportedly been isolated from the cannabis plant. While the best studied among them include...

The PanXchange team attended the sixth annual NoCo Hemp Expo last week in Denver. With over 200 exhibitors, NoCo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals from across the supply chain. CEO Julie Lerner had the opportunity to speak on the topic of market evolution during the...

With passage of the Farm Bill last year, the landscape has changed dramatically for the hemp industry. After decades of prohibition, hemp cultivation is once again legal in the U.S., and states are looking to the crop to help boost their local economies. One such state is Wyoming, whose governor...

The spot biomass market has been steady throughout the month of March, with transactions generally ranging from $3.50 to $4.25 per percentage point of CBD content (/point). Overall, the spread between Oregon and the Southeast markets has started to close over the last month as Oregon is currently...

Shineco Inc (NASDAQ: TYHT) announced a partnership with Heilongjiang Zhenye Agricultural Technology Development Co. Thursday to build the largest planting and processing base for industrial hemp in China and potentially acquire Zhenye Agricultural.  Shineco is a holding company that, through...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Hemp Authority (USHA) announced 13 companies among the first to receive the organization’s quality-assurance certification seal. Claiming to ascertain high standards and promote best practices, USHA’s Certification Program aims to provide hemp farmers,...

New Frontier Data, the authority in data analytics and business intelligence on the global cannabis industry, will hold Africa’s premier hemp and cannabis conference, The InterCannAlliance (ICA) Africa Symposium, to take place in May 2019 in Victoria Falls. This one-day invitation-only event...

Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE: CGC)'s foray into the U.S. hemp industry is speeding up with another acquisition. One of the largest cannabis companies in the world said Thursday that acquired hemp company AgriNextUSA. The Cannabis Capital Conference is coming back to Toronto! Click here to learn how...

  Canadian cannabis producers struggled with supply chain issues with the rollout of legal recreational marijuana in Canada, the CEO of HEXO Corp (NYSE: HEXO) said after the company reported a surge in quarterly revenue. "I think as a general rule, all the licensed producers including...

Three months since passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), companies looking to expand their footprint in the industry have started diving into the federally legal U.S. hemp market through start-ups or mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Most recently, Canada’s...

Q: Part of what attracts me to the cannabis industry is its sense of corporate culture, and the opportunity to run a business that does some good even as it does well: What are some examples of promoting both social responsibility and a healthy bottom line?     A: As you have noticed,...

Mile High Labs International Inc. announced Friday the Mile High Monster, an innovative solution in CBD extraction on an industrial scale that would help cultivators and processors increase their efficiency. What Happened The Mile High Monster represents a patent-pending modular extraction facility...

Seedo Corp (OTC: SEDO) has appointed the CEO of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) subsidiary SodaStream, Daniel Birnbaum, to its board of directors following his personal $550,000 investment in the company. About Seedo Seedo provides a fully-automated growing machine for indoor cultivation...

Especially since its federal legalization was mandated through the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill at the end of last year, hemp has been making headlines for its impact across a range of mature markets – from food and textiles to building construction and nutraceuticals. Hemp is emerging as a...