GRAND HAVEN - Michigan has closed its industrial hemp program, leaving farmers to operate directly under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and signaling potentially significant changes for hemp cultivators and processors in the state. Under USDA rules, pre-harvest THC testing protocols are stricter, and all tests must be conducted at federally approved laboratories. Farmers
WASHINGTON DC - A new bill in the U.S. Congress would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over hemp-derived cannabinoids while allowing states leeway to set additional rules. The Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA), introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, would set a comprehensive federal framework for both
LIEV, Ukraine - Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy Kovalenkov was well into a mission to bring environmentally friendly, healthy hempcrete living spaces to Ukrainian citizens. With the war destroying homes in many parts of the country, Kovalenkov now finds that mission heightened as more and more Ukrainians are
OUDE PEKELA, Holland - Dun Agro Hemp Group, Inc., the American corporation of the leading Dutch hemp company, said it will set up North American headquarters and build its first U.S.-based processing facilities in Indiana. The lack of large-scale hemp processing has slowed the growth of the crop that can be used for more than
