HempToday.net Hemp on par with wood in ability to capture and store greenhouse gas Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon... Read more...
HempToday.net Hemp can be substitute for polyethylene in packaging, Canadian study shows Packaging could be the first major application of hemp bioplastics, a new study from Canadian researchers suggests. The research, by a team at... Read more...
HempToday.net UK project will explore environmental, business cases for hemp, other crops A £5.9 million (€6.9 million/$7.5 million) project in the UK puts hemp front and center as it embarks on a study about how effectively crops can... Read more...
HempToday.net Canadian team’s hempcrete building is ‘carbon-minimal, beautiful’ Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions... Read more...
HempToday.net USDA study shows hempseed cake ‘viable alternative’ for cattle feed Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found.... Read more...
HempToday.net BAT invests $10 million in U.S. venture to develop hemp drug Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) said it will invest $10 million for a 20% stake in a new joint venture between two Colorado hemp... Read more...
HempToday.net Mechoulam’s studies in cannabis started with police, and a smelly bus trip It started with a meeting at the police station followed by a smelly bus trip, as the late Dr. Raphael Mechoulam recalled years later. The future... Read more...
HempToday.net Researchers in Argentina testing 15 hemp grain, fiber varieties Argentina is moving beyond the hemp flower, with 15 grain and fiber varieties now undergoing evaluation for inclusion in the country’s official... Read more...
HempToday.net Zimbabwe strikes hemp from drugs list, sets THC limit at 1.0% Amended legislation in Zimbabwe has removed industrial hemp from the country’s list of dangerous drugs and set the defining line between marijuana... Read more...
HempToday.net 20 hemp fiber processors now online in U.S., analyst says U.S. hemp fields are expected to reach 50,000 acres by 2028 as production expands at a rate of 34% per year and processing infrastructure... Read more...