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Newsletter – August 3, 2022
U.S. Hemp Roundtable to Congress: 2023 Farm Bill Should Address FDA’s Inaction on CBD
By Steven Hoffman
In a historic, first hearing held by Congress on hemp and CBD, U.S. Hemp Roundtable Vice President Eric Wang urged legislators to address FDA’s inaction on CBD regulations in the 2023 federal Farm Bill. The hearing, “An Examination of the USDA’s Hemp Production Program,” was held on July 28 by the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research.
Wang, USHR’s VP of Sustainability and CEO of Ecofibre, a leading hemp manufacturer with offices in Australia, Lexington, KY, and Greensboro, NC, encouraged legislators to incorporate language in the 2023 Farm Bill that would regulate cannabidiol (CBD) and other non-intoxicating hemp derivatives as dietary supplements.
Family-owned Charleston Hemp Collective on a Mission to Bring Hemp Products to Everyone
By Elizabeth Lunt
Just a few years ago, Libiss Skinner spent her days as a real estate agent while her husband Matt Skinner was working as a mortgage broker in Charleston, SC, but both felt ready for something they felt more passionate about. When Libiss began to research cannabis for her ulcerative colitis – an illness she had long struggled with – they found their answer. Finding relief with hemp products, she and Matt established Charleston Hemp Collective. Working with local farmers and developing hemp-derived products (a process they dubbed “from seed to soul”) from tinctures & topicals to edibles & products for pets, the Skinners now operate four retail stores in the Southeast, one of which was recently acknowledged by the Charleston City Paper as one of the best CBD shops in Charleston.
Hemp News Spotlight
Congress Explores How the Farm Bill Could Hasten CBD Regulations, Market Development
By Food Navigator-USA
Congressional Conversation Underway to Regulate Hemp
By Spectrum News
Market and Business Implications of Delta-8 in the Cannabis Industry
By Rolling Stone
States Look to Regulate Weed Alternatives Like Delta-8 as Sales Explode
By National Public Radio
What Differentiates Medical Cannabis Edibles from Hemp-derived Products Previously Authorized?
By KIMT Channel 3 News
Minneapolis-based Kradle Raises $4 Million in Series A Funding to Expand CBD Products for Pets
By Biz Journals
CBD Study Shows Reduced Stress in Animals During Transport
By Yahoo! News
Five Pet CBD Companies with Innovative Products
By MJ Global Report
Charlotte’s Web to Host Q2-2022 Earnings Call on August 9
By Street Insider
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, CBD Retailer Sues Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office for Right to Sells Products
By The Times Free Press
Hemp Voices: Hempcrete Classes Held at Kansas State University
By HempBuild Magazine
Hemp House in Fargo, ND, Part of Research and Development Project
By MPR News
Data Reveals Hemp’s Low Carbon Footprint in Construction
By HempBuild Magazine
After Legislative Changes, What’s Next for the Hemp Industry in North Carolina?
By WFAE, Charlotte, NC
Oregon Department of Agriculture Recruiting for Hemp Commissioners
By KTVZ News Channel 21
Riverside County, CA, Task Force Takes Down Cannabis Grow at Former Hemp Farm
By My News LA
Home in the Homolje Mountains: Serbian Hemp Home Complements Environment
By Arch Daily
UK-based Prospedia Capital Raises Funds to Harness Hemp for the Automotive and Housing Sectors
By Nation World News
EVENTS
Southern Hemp Expo, Aug. 18-20, 2022
NIHC Business, Research and Farm Summit August 22-23, 2022
Montana State Hemp & Cannabis Festival, September. 9-11, 2022, Lolo Hot Springs Resort, Lolo, MT
Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, Chicago, IL, September, 13-14, 2022
CanEx Jamaica, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Sept. 15-17, 2022
Southern Illinois University Hemp & Cannabis Symposium, Sept. 17, 2022, Carbondale, IL
Cultiva Hanfexpo, Vienna, Austria, October 7-9, 2022
Asia International Hemp & Cannabis Expo 2022, Nov. 30 — Dec. 3, 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
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TAKE ACTION
Help Rebuild Ukraine with Hemp
Sergiy Kovalenkov, aka Doctor Hemphouse, one of the world’s renowned specialists in building with hemp, is appealing to the hemp industry for help in rebuilding war-torn Ukraine, including building Ukraine’s biggest social housing project to date — a 10,000-sq.-ft. residential building to house refugees and orphans who lost their parents to the war. In particular, the project is seeking builders, sponsors, automated block-making machinery and a hempcrete spraying system. Visit https://www.facebook.com/hempireua/ or contact info@hempire.tech or hempireua@gmail.com.
Tennessee: Please Support HB 0715 & SB 0694
HB 0715 and SB 0694 are companion bills that allow the transportation of hemp concentrate up to 0.5% THC for the purpose of reconstitution into hemp products with a legal amount of THC. Even if you do not hail from Tennessee, please share this page with your friends, colleagues, customers, and social media contacts in the Volunteer State. Help us build our Hemp Supporter armies to assist us in these battles, which have a national impact.
Help the Publisher of Poland’s Hemp Today House Ukrainian Refugees in Naklo Poland, 150 Miles from Ukraine Border
Nakło Foundation is serving as a safe haven for families forced out of their home country due to the war in Ukraine. Your donation goes to help cover the costs associated with our hosting of mothers and children, as men between the ages of 18-60 must stay in the country to support the war effort.
Trace Wants to Make the First Hemp and Regenerative Cotton Tampon and We Need Your Help!
The world is ready for hemp fiber products, and we all know it! But the CEOs, the manufacturers, the research and development teams, and the “big dogs” at the heads of companies need to see numbers supporting this if they are going to invest in innovative hemp products. Please help the advancement of hemp fiber within the hygiene and period care industry by filling out this survey, offered by Trace Femcare, Inc., making the first hemp and regenerative Climate Beneficial (TM) cotton tampon. Your voice matters! Let’s heal the earth and our bodies! Love– the team at Trace.
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