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Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: SLOW GROWTH: Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are expected to begin next Sunday, but concerns persist whether supply will meet demand. Three of the five licensed cultivators had begun growing as of late April with one, Bold Team in Cotton Plant, […]

Marijuana Business This Week: MMJ sales in AR, MJBizDaily’s first Euro symposium, CBD and epilepsy & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

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A Chinese Blockchain investor said it has struck an agreement with a hemp research institute in China’s Heilongjiang province to develop at least five varieties...

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The post Australian philanthropists back hemp initiatives in USA was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A new fund launched by Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert will provide a $2 million boost to the U.S. state of Pennsylvania’s hemp industry...

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(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the May-June issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Marijuana waste gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter an emerging cannabis sector that turns plant refuse and post-extraction leftovers into marketable products that range from animal bedding to construction materials. Cannabis growers and processors, for their part, can […]

Cannabis waste disposal is becoming big business as firms look to monetize marijuana, hemp biomass is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Ugandan firm says it will deliver CBD to Canada, Germany was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A Ugandan cannabis firm says it has struck deals to deliver CBD to pharmacies in Germany and Canada for a total of €145 million. Kampala-based...

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The post Landscape is promising for Latin American hemp’s takeoff was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

INTERVIEW: Gerónimo Caro Díaz & Romina Fernández, Cannabis & Hemp Studies Center, Uruguay HempToday: What was the impetus behind the startup of CECC? Romina Fernández:...

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Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: LEARNING THE LANGUAGE: Substantial language to incorporate into a bill legalizing adult-use marijuana in Illinois could come as early as Tuesday, according to one of its key proponents. In early April, an Illinois Senate panel advanced a placeholder legalization bill that […]

Marijuana Business This Week: Honing IL legalization language, taking reservations in Massachusetts, hempseeds enter space & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Case against U.S. CBD firms moves forward after some claims stripped was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

A federal court in New York has ruled that a racketeering and fraud case against a trio of related companies can go ahead based on...

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A small Canadian hemp cultivator is warning investors to be on the lookout for a “speculative” promotional email it says could be the cause of higher-than-average trading volume. The company – Toronto-based Two Hands Corp. – said it was unaware of the campaign promoting its company until it was notified by OTC Markets. Two Hands […]

Canadian cannabis company warns about shady stock promotion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post U.S. CBD firm in deal with distributor of acupuncture needles was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

CBD maker Functional Remedies, Colorado, USA, has entered a distribution partnership with Lhasa OMS, a distributor of acupuncture needles, the companies recently announced. The deal...

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The post ‘Novel Foods,’ Europe’s hemp food history in focus at EIHA was originally published on HempToday™. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Hemp extracts and the EU’s Novel Foods Catalog will be in focus at this year’s European Industrial Hemp Association Conference June 5-6 in Cologne as...

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The post USDA guidance clears hemp cultivation seeds for import to USA was originally published on HempToday. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

American hemp stakeholders on Friday received clarification from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they can legally import hemp sowing seeds. The guidance...

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HempToday will launch a Spanish-language edition of its leading global hemp industry website on Earth Day, Monday, April 22. The edition, HempToday en Español, is...

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The post Irish hemp firm granted injunction against former CEO was originally published on HempToday. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Irish hemp firm Celtic Wind Crops has taken its former CEO to Ireland’s High Court, alleging improprieties it says have crippled the company financially. Celtic...

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Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises in hemp sector spike in first part of 2019 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post EIHA joins HempToday in partnership on hemp micro-summits 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 has joined HempToday (HT) and Hempoint as a supporting partner in HT’s series of in-depth micro-summits covering the hemp industry....

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The post Euro stakeholders take a stand in Germany over ‘novel foods’ was originally published on HempToday. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

Hemp food stakeholders in Europe have taken a stand over hemp extracts in Germany after that country’s Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety...

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INTERVIEW: Scott Reese, CEO at US-based C-Beyond Health, says patient-doctor dialog is critical to successful treatment with CBD HempToday: You describe C-Beyond Health as being...

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Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: MAKING IT OFFICIAL: Contracts between Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices and the three companies it tentatively selected to cultivate and distribute its medical cannabis could be formalized as early as Wednesday after a mandatory 10-day appeals process expires. […]

Marijuana Business This Week: German medical cannabis contracts, CBD self-regulation, MMJ group’s bank account closed & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The post Spanish authorities issue misguided directive on hemp extracts was originally published on HempToday. Subscribe to our newsletter, check out our events and follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter.

The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) has struck a blow against hemp food producers in their ongoing efforts to clear...

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