Hemp

By New Frontier Data Q: I keep seeing stories in the news about hemp farmers having their crop stolen by people mistaking it for cannabis; is it really that common? A: From incidents ranging from New York and Pennsylvania to a particularly inept pair in California, the recent harvest season has...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the rise of CBD as a nutritional supplement has led to a boom in hemp cultivation over the past year. According to the U.S. Hemp Market 2019 State Rankings Report, the acreage for licensed hemp cultivation has risen by...

In December 2018, the Farm Bill was signed into law, and with it growing industrial hemp was legalized nationwide. The Farm Bill also bolstered a practice area for The Hemp Law Group, powered by J. Colton Legal. “We have been working with people in the Hemp space for two-and-a-half years,...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Hemp's newfound status as a cash crop has inspired thousands of American farmers to seek cultivation licenses, and many among them are seeking ways to protect their crops from pests and fungus. While hemp is conveniently resistant to certain pests...

By New Frontier Data Q: Since the 2018 Farm Bill has legalized hemp cultivation for the first time since World War II, how much hemp is the U.S. importing? A: Prior to 2010, the United States was not a significant importer of hemp. However, as states began legalizing hemp production and the...

By Bill Griffin, Special Contributor to New Frontier Data Since 1999, after intense lobbying from unions representing French farmers, the THC limit for European hemp has been capped at 0.2%. Yet two decades hence, that standard is being blamed for negatively impacting the viability of the...

Cannabis is perhaps the most exciting retail opportunity to hit U.S. markets in decades. The lucrative combination of rapid sales growth, an ever-expanding customer base and government-enforced protection against mass-retail has resulted in a unique market that is unlikely to be replicated anytime...

Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Industry News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana industry news stories for the week of November 18th – 24th, 2019. Without further ado, let’...

By Beau R Whitney, Senior Economist, New Frontier Data In New Frontier Data's The U.S. Cannabis Cultivation Report: 2019 Legal and Illicit Output by State, the estimated cultivation output in the U.S. for 2019 is forecasted to reach 29.8 million pounds, and expand to 34.4 million pounds by 2025...

By New Frontier Data Q: With the holidays fast approaching, gift catalogs are already here: Is hemp just a fad, or a viable organic alternative for other materials like plastic, wood, and fabrics? A: Earlier this month, the Home Textiles Today Material Changes Conference in New York focused on...

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Wednesday that proposes changes to the new rule for domestic hemp production before it's finalized. The senators are the authors of the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 that was...

Helix TCS Inc (OTC: HLIX) announced this week it has launched a integrated hemp tracking module in the state of Delaware. The company worked with the state to build out a plug-in to the state traceability system, to allow operators to import hemp derivatives into their medical cannabis products....

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s rollout of interim rules for the federal domestic hemp program provided some much needed guidance to the industry. While included were provisions governing hemp testing, license applications, and...

By Bill Griffin, Special Contributor to New Frontier Data Germany potentially offers the largest medicinal cannabis market in Europe. The most populated member nation in the European Union (EU) has been granting safe access to patients since March 2017. According to data recently shared by the...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Among the most critical decisions a hemp cultivator makes is where to source seeds. Without a reliable provider for hemp seed genetics, cultivators risk losing an entire crop to disease, or worse, harvesting plants that test over acceptable limits for...