What Is Kamala Harris’s Stance On Marijuana? - Hemp Gazette
As district attorney in San Francisco between 2004 and 2011 and California’s attorney general between 2011 and 2017, she oversaw prosecutions on cannabis offences. Since that time, Vice-President Harris’s stint as a senator appears to have softened her stance on prohibition and she has co-sponsored various legislation supporting cannabis.
Canadian Government Support For Hemp Processing Plant
May 7, 2024. The Government of Canada is contributing CAD $5 million for an indigenous-owned industrial hemp processing plant to be established in the province of Alberta. Situated at Elk Point, the plant will be capable of processing 40,000 tons of hemp stalk annually. This will be used in a variety of products including textiles initially and ...
Volkswagen And Revoltech Team Up On Hemp Leather - Hemp …
September 3, 2024. Volkswagen has announced it has partnered with Germany’s Revoltech to research and develop materials based on industrial hemp waste – including imitation leather. The material, named LOVR, is leather-free, oil-free, vegan, residue-based, recyclable and compostable. It is based on waste from hemp cultivated for the food ...
What Is Industrial Hemp? Description And Uses - Hemp Gazette
Description And Uses. Industrial hemp is an incredibly useful plant, one said to have literally tens of thousands of applications. Industrial hemp and marijuana are both types of cannabis that are very closely related, but there are some major differences between the plants and how they are generally grown. Industrial hemp farmers tend to aim ...
Impact Of Recreational Cannabis On Canada’s Medical Market
By Gillian Jalimnson. October 9, 2024. It’s nearly six years since Canada legalized marijuana for adult use. This study delved into the impacts on the country’s medical cannabis market. Where US states have legalized recreational marijuana, it’s often been accompanied by an exodus from their medical cannabis programs. And Canada is no ...
Delaware Medical Marijuana Program Expansion In Effect - Hemp …
By Steven Gothrinet. July 3, 2024. Legislation signed by Delaware Governor John Carney to expand the state’s medical marijuana program kicked in at the start of this month. Sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski, House Bill 285 removed the requirement that a debilitating medical condition is needed to qualify for a registry identification card.
Georgia’s Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Crackdown Nears - Hemp …
Georgia’s Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Crackdown Nears. By Terry Lassitenaz. April 4, 2024. A bill tightening up the availability and nature of hemp derived cannabinoid products in Georgia has made its way to Governor Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature. Back in 2019, Governor Kemp signed House Bill 324 into law that set the wheels in motion ...
Cornell University Scores Hemp Breeding Program Grants
FFAR’s grants – $1,170,000 and matched by Consortium partners for a total of $2,340,000 – are to support a breeding program aimed at cultivating more suitable hemp for grain, fiber and CBD production in various U.S. growing regions. One of the key areas to be researched involves whole genome sequencing to better understand flowering time ...
UK HEMP-30 Initiative Gains Government Support
A project seeking to increase industrial hemp production and processing in the UK has received government financial backing. Led by researchers at the University of York and Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), the HEMP-30 initiative will plot a pathway to boosting the amount of industrial hemp cultivated in the UK from a current 800 hectares* to 80,000 hectares.
The Big List Of Cannabis Cannabinoids - Hemp Gazette
The Big List Of Cannabis Cannabinoids. Much of the information we provide on Hemp Gazette is in relation to the two best-known and probably most researched cannabinoids – cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). But there’s so much more – cannabis has a very complex cannabinoid profile.