Hemp

• Western University researchers develop sustainable packaging substitute using hemp

  The lack of recycling and the global microplastics pollution crisis led a Western University professor and her team to find a degradable 'plastic' to solve the problem.

  Environment

  May 14, 2023
  
• Government grants to help fund 2 Alberta hemp-processing facilities

  The Alberta government has awarded two grants, in partnership with the federal government, in hopes of growing the province's hemp industry.

  Economy

  Apr 21, 2022
  
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• Ontario regulator issues warning after unregulated hemp products sold at licenced pot shops

  Ontario's cannabis regulator is clamping down on licensed pot shops it's found selling unregulated products.

  Cannabis

  Dec 23, 2021
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• U.S. farmers who planted hemp are now feeling the pinch of a CBD boom

  Enticed by projections that hemp would bring USD$750 in profits per acre -- well above the USD$150 or less from a typical acre of soybeans -- U.S. farmers placed their bets on a crop that had been illegal for most of their lifetimes.

  Cannabis

  Nov 3, 2019
• Okanagan cannabis extraction company enjoying ‘hyper’ expansion

  Based in Kelowna, it manufactures and sells machines that extract botanical oil from plants, including cannabis and hemp.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2019
• U of A students look to convert hemp waste into eco-friendly menstrual products

  Alberta is the second-largest producer of hemp but much of it goes unused, according to Nicole Sanchez, a fourth-year-student studying business, economics and law and project manager of Hempact.

  Consumer

  Aug 11, 2019
• ‘Miracle crop’ re-surging in popularity across Saskatchewan farms

  A multi-purpose wonder crop has sparked renewed interest from Saskatchewan farmers since the legalization of cannabis.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2019
• Expansion, name change, investment; busy week for three Okanagan cannabis companies

  Numbered company changes name to Starbuds International.

  Cannabis

  May 3, 2019
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• Hemp processing plant brings jobs to Bruderheim

  The town of Bruderheim is getting a big economic boost from a new 40,000-square-foot production facility being built to process hemp.

  Consumer

  Mar 20, 2019
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• Hempfest Cannabis Expo takes over downtown Edmonton venue

  Hundreds of people took in the Hempfest Cannabis Expo on Sunday, the first time the annual event has been held since cannabis was legalized in Canada last October.

  Cannabis

  Mar 3, 2019