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Newsletter – August 31, 2022
Canada’s Hempalta Pursues Innovation in Products Made with Hemp Hurd
By Elizabeth Lunt
Health Canada, in charge of gathering hemp cultivation figures, reports that over 22,000 hectares of hemp were grown in 2020, the latest year for which numbers are available. Alberta leads the way with over 8,000 hectares. Most of this production has been dedicated to hemp protein and hemp hearts, but the partners at Hempalta, in southern Alberta, see a different opportunity developing products made from the hemp stock.
One reason for focusing on hemp hurd, says the company, is that it faces fewer regulatory headwinds in Canada, as hurd and fiber do not carry the onerous requirements that THC and CBD products do. As such, Hempalta is innovating a product line for the home with offerings that solve problems that hemp can address better than other materials, such as a cat litter, a soil amendment, a produce-prolonging food preservation pad, animal bedding, and an ultra-absorbent formulation to assist in the removal of spills. On the commercial side, Hempalta offers bast and hurd in bulk.
Hemp News Spotlight
FBI Says CBD Use Is An “Automatic Disqualifier” For Employment Despite Federal Hemp Legalization
By Marijuana Moment
U.S. Forest Service Employees Still Banned From Consuming Cannabis, Including CBD
By High Times
U.S. Border Patrol Seeking Test Equipment to Tell Difference Between Marijuana and Legal Hemp
By San Antonio Current
American Herbal Products Association’s Updated Hemp Lexicon Seeks to Shed Light on “Full Spectrum” Question
By Nutra Ingredients-USA
As the Hemp Industry Matures, the Future is New Products, Less CBD
By Natural Products Insider
Navigating Commercial Real Estate Leases in the Hemp and Cannabis World
By Ward and Smith, P.A.
Martha Stewart Launched a Pumpkin Spice CBD Wellness Gummy Just in Time for Fall
By Martha Stewart Magazine
Supermodel Kate Moss Launches Wellness Brand, Cosmoss, Which May Offer CBD Products
By Glamour Magazine
BioLife Sciences Announces Launch of Hemp-based Product Line
By Globe Newswire
Hemp-derived Diesel Beverages’ Sponsorship Holdup Prompts Driver Switch at NASCAR
By The Checkered Flag
Hawaii Hemp Retailer, Pinky’s Hempire, Sues State Health Department for $10 Million after Raid
By KITV ABC News, Honolulu, HI
Commercial Bakers Eyeing CBD Opportunities
By Food Business News
Formulating Pet Products with Hemp-based Ingredients
By Pet Food Processing
Collaboration Needed to Ensure Hemp Approved as Feed Ingredient in the U.S.
By Feed Navigator
Hemp-based Cigarette Company Hempacco to Raise $6 Million in Late August IPO
By Investment U
Oregon State University Leads the Way in Researching the Benefits of Hemp
By KOIN, Portland, OR
For Fiber and Textile Producers, the Path to Growing Sustainable Cotton, Hemp and Flax is Complicated
By Smithsonian Magazine
University of Nebraska Researcher Looks to Hemp to Clean Up Contaminated Soil from Former Ethanol Plant
By KETV ABC News, Omaha, NE
Hong Kong’s Zero-tolerance Approach to Drugs Leaves Budding CBD Industry High and Dry
By Hong Kong Free Press
U.K.-based CBD Beverage Brand, Trip, Raises $12 Million to Expand to U.S. and Global Markets
By PR Newswire
U.K.-based Love Hemp Sales Improve in Second Half, Cuts Costs “Significantly”
By ProActive Investors
Ireland and the Seven Pillars of Hemp
By Lancaster Farming
Australia-based Creso Pharma Launches in U.S. CBD Market on Completion of Sierra Sage Herbs Acquisition
By ProActive Investors
EVENTS
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
Use the discount code HEMP30 for 30% off VIP and General Admission tickets.
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
Add your event to Hemp Events, a free listing service for legitimate hemp industry events. Visit www.HempEvents.org
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.
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 & Regenerative Cotton Tampon, 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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