Textile industry must seize opportunity to shape fibre hemp standards
The hemp sector is being urged to ramp up its focus on data and evidence around hemp production if the fibre is to be adopted as a serious sustainable alternative to cotton.
The hemp sector is being urged to ramp up its focus on data and evidence around hemp production if the fibre is to be adopted as a serious sustainable alternative to cotton.
In today’s rolling industry, where eco-consciousness is gaining momentum, organic hemp rolling papers have emerged as a popular choice among smokers.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signalled his strong support for legalizing medical cannabis in his country – and sooner rather than later.
In the next five years, the Thai government wants to make Thailand a regional hub for producing hemp-related products.
In all the debates on how to curb climate change, hemp is hardly mentioned.
Weary of his life as a computer engineer, in 2010 Elad Kaspin packed his bags and travelled the world.
Hemp is a medicinal plant and it is being used since time immemorial.
While hemp textile production is of high interest as more countries legalize the plant, the process is complex and time-consuming.
Amid years of historic drought and a push for more sustainable resources to lower carbon emissions, industrial hemp legalization may have come along at just the right time for Idaho agriculture.
Hemp is currently grown on 179 acres in Santa Barbara County under a research program run by Allan Hancock College.
Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana, though authorities have left a grey area around its recreational use.
Hemp seeds are a plant-based source of complete protein that provides a range of nutrients.