A Colorado-based firm developing hemp-fiber composites for food packaging announced the close of a $60 million Series B round on July 1, 2026. The round was led by a climate-focused venture fund with participation from e...
Researchers at the University of Bologna published peer-reviewed results on July 2, 2026, examining the thermal conductivity of hemp-fiber insulation panels under Mediterranean climate conditions. The two-year field stud...
New York agriculture officials released draft rules on July 2, 2026, that would require all hemp growers to obtain annual permits tied to GPS-verified field locations and third-party soil testing. The proposal aims to im...
Colorado regulators have released draft rules that would expand pesticide residue testing requirements for all hemp products sold in the state starting in late 2026. The proposal, issued by the Colorado Department of Agr...
A publicly traded hemp materials company has agreed to acquire Biofiber Technologies, a Wisconsin-based processor specializing in industrial hemp fiber, in a transaction valued at approximately $85 million. The deal, ann...
A team at Oregon State University has released preliminary results from a multi-year field trial examining hemp varietal response to reduced irrigation. The study, published in the journal Industrial Crops and Products o...
A coalition of transportation and safety organizations say they have serious safety concerns surrounding the Trump administration s move to federally reschedule...
An Idaho medical marijuana campaign has announced that it submitted county-verified petitions for its proposed legalization initiative to state officials for a ...
The DEA s long-awaited administrative hearing on moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III opened this week with the agency stating plainly that it suppor...
Officials in the Cayman Islands have published a report on options for marijuana reform following voters approval last year of a referendum supporting cannabis ...
A new study in JAMA Health Forum tracking over 463,000 adolescents from ages 13 to 17 through age 26 found that teens who reported cannabis use in the prior yea...