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The post Ecuador sets hemp THC limit at full 1.0%, joining global vanguard was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

The Ecuadorian government has set the maximum THC level for industrial hemp at a full 1%, following the lead of Uruguay, Switzerland and Australia. The...

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The post U.S. firm has target to process 2 million pounds of biomass was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Colorado-based Paragon Processing said it will take on 250 workers as it opens an industrial-scale hemp processing facility near Colorado City in the south central...

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Ousted Canopy Growth co-CEO Bruce Linton is getting back into the marijuana business in a big way, resurfacing as a senior executive, investor and adviser in three separate companies in the U.S. and Canada. Linton is joining Michigan-based Gage Cannabis Co. as executive chairman, parent company Wolverine Partners said Tuesday. Gage said in a release […]

Linton back in cannabis business as chairman, investor and adviser is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Hemp is back in Chile, and the market is ready for investment was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

INTERVIEW: Barbara Galletti is co-founder and CEO of Pronatura Ltda., and co-creator of Nutranabis, the first Chilean brand exclusively dedicated to the re-introduction and commercialization...

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The post European association pushes for clarity around extracts in cosmetics 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) is pushing to install clear language about ingredients derived from industrial hemp in the EU’s Cosing database, a list...

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The post HempToday launches Czech edition with legacy player Hempoint was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

HempToday has launched a Czech language edition in a strategic partnership between the Poland-based Naklo Foundation and legacy Euro hemp company Hempoint, Jihlava, Czech Republic....

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The post Products tested in Hawaii show wide variance in CBD content was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Laboratory testing of seven CBD products on the market in Hawaii found only one of them contained the amount of CBD advertised on the packaging,...

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The post U.S. hemp growers can get crop insurance beginning in 2020 was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

American industrial hemp growers will be eligible for crop insurance under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) starting in 2020. Those firms and farmers who...

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The post Family health challenges pushed U.S. entrepreneur into hemp industry was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

By Andi Lucas Wonders of Nature (WON) founder Chris Buske, 43, found himself naturally drawn to the hemp industry after seven years working as a...

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The post Dutch investment advisor to address Entrepreneurship & Investing Summit was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Investment adviser Jan Siemons of the Holland-based International Trade & Investment Center will talk about reaching sustainable growth in foreign markets at this year’s Entrepreneurship...

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The post Hemp harvest in USA could hit 138,000 acres, trade group predicts was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

An estimated 115,000-138,000 acres (46,000-56,000 ha) of hemp will be harvested in the USA this year, after farmers were licensed to grow 511,442 acres (207,000...

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The post Florida hemp program under review during November conference was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis at the Florida Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services (FDACS) will give an overview of Florida’s industrial hemp program at...

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Since taking the helm at Canopy Rivers, the investment affiliate of Canopy Growth, Narbé Alexandrian has seen the cannabis industry go from dipping its toes into global waters to plunging in headfirst.

Global cannabis trends and game-changers: Q&A with Narbé Alexandrian, CEO of Canopy Rivers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The deadline for submitting nominations for Marijuana Business Daily’s inaugural MJBizDaily Awards is Saturday. The awards, which will be held during MJBizCon Week (Dec. 7-13) in Las Vegas, will recognize the top companies, individuals and organizations participating in the global cannabis industry. The MJBizDaily editorial staff will choose the winners in the awards categories that cover different […]

MJBizDaily awards deadline is Saturday for cannabis leaders is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Weedmaps plans to cease advertising unlicensed cannabis retailers, the FBI looks into public corruption in the legal marijuana industry, Missouri receives more than 2,000 medical marijuana applications – and more of the week’s top cannabis business news. Weedmaps to stop advertising unlicensed businesses The influential marijuana site Weedmaps, which is one of the most popular […]

Week in Review: Weedmaps to end its ads for illicit cannabis, FBI probes MJ industry, MO licensing odds & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Sales of micro-decorticator will support humanitarian projects was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Industrial Hemp Latvia (IHL), developer of the HurdMaster MD1000 micro-decorticator, said it will sell the first three machines from its initial production run to customers...

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The post Hemp task force in Australian state focuses on industrial uses was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

The Australian state of Victoria has named a three-member task force to explore the industrial uses of hemp, the government said this week.  “Hemp has...

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The post Investors poised as Thailand removes extracts from narcotics list was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Leading CBD players say they’ll move aggressively into Thailand after the country removed cannabis and hemp extracts from its narcotics list this week.  Pure CBD...

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The post U.S. agency moves to clarify hemp not a ‘controlled substance’ was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has changed the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp — helping to clarify the plant is no longer considered...

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The post Hemp can help Latin America if proper strategies in place was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Hemp can help to alleviate poverty in Latin American countries, but only if effective competitive strategies are in place, said Sergio Vazquez Barrios, who heads...

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