Stories By Jean Lotus
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Hemp News
Hemp Fiber Tech Company Acquires 65-acre NC Factory from Georgia-Pacific
January 19, 2022Photo: Aerial view of Georgia-Pacific fiber processing factory in Lumberton, NC. Photo courtesy of Bast Fibre...
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Hemp News
Consumer Demand for Hemp will Drive Opportunity in Many Sectors: Let’s Talk Hemp Report
January 12, 2022By Jean Lotus Look for the industrial hemp market to continue to grow in 2022, in...
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Hemp News
Texas Hempcrete Cannabis Juice Bar to Open
December 14, 2021A fresh-squeezed juice bar featuring baby hemp greens is being built with hempcrete in San Antonio,...
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Hemp News
New US House Bill Proposes Guidelines for CBD in Food and Beverages
December 7, 2021Czech Republic CBD chocolate bar. Photo courtesy of Open Food Facts By Jean Lotus A bipartisan...
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Hemp News
Hemp Building Innovations Planned for 2022
November 30, 2021Photo: Greg Wilson (R) in the new Beverly Hills BMW showroom which uses HempWood for flooring....
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Hemp News
New Fund Seeks to Invest $500M in Food and Fiber Hemp by 2030
November 15, 2021rePlant Hemp, an ESG impact fund, will invest $500 million into the industrial hemp supply chain...
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Hemp News
PA-based BioPhil Natural Fibers Expanding to Meet Hemp Consumer Demand
November 2, 2021Phoenixville, PA-based BioPhil Natural Fibers will soon be opening a second research facility for industrial hemp...
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Hemp News
Ex SpaceX Engineers Making Hemp-Based OSB, Structural Timber
October 6, 2021Durham, NC-based Plantd Materials has perfected a prototype for hemp-based oriented strand board (OSB) that sequesters...
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Hemp News
Judy Wicks: Bringing Local Strength to Pennsylvania Hemp
October 6, 2021Judy Wicks, activist, entrepreneur and local supply chain advocate founded All Together Now, PA. Photo courtesy...
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Hemp News
Hemp Paper Moving Forward with Pulping Technology
September 29, 2021Photo: PureVision’s Ed Lehrburger poses in front of bales of hemp with hemp-based paper and cardboard...
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Hemp News
Hemp: Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment
September 22, 2021By Jean Lotus Building with newly legalized hemp-based materials will give an added boost to the...
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Hemp Events
California: CBD Gets OK In Food and Cosmetics, but New Rules Irk Hemp Farmers
September 15, 2021By Jean Lotus A new California hemp bill opening a path for CBD to be used...
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Hemp Events
US Hemp Industry Rallies Around Building Codes
September 8, 2021By Jean Lotus The U.S. Hemp Building Association will host an online conference and fundraiser Sep....
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Hemp Companies
CannaAid: Founder Followed Cannabis Business as Teen, Built CBD Empire
August 31, 2021By Jean Lotus CannaAid, a 70+ employee company based outside of Charlotte, NC, has grown from...
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Hemp Companies
EarthX Acknowledges the Promise of Hemp
August 18, 2021EarthX founder Trammell Crow speaks at the Dallas conference. Photo courtesy of EarthX. By Jean Lotus...
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Hemp Companies
Hemp’s Future: Hemp Extraction and GRENex Bet on Transparency
August 3, 2021“Rexie,” the velociraptor, signifies the monster-amounts of hemp biomass that can be processed daily at Hilton...
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Hemp Education
Carbon Credits Could Boost Income for Hemp Farmers
July 27, 2021Regenerative hemp farmer Ben Banks-Dobson of Hudson Carbon, carrying son Benny, measures carbon capture through a...
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Hemp Companies
NC Textile Industry Is Ready For Hemp
July 27, 2021A knitting machine creates fabric for hemp socks, created by Wilmington, NC-based Bear Fiber, made of...
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CBD
$50M Investment Pushes CBD into TV Ad Space
July 20, 2021A screenshot from a YouTube television ad for Healist Naturals CBD, including a celebrity endorsement by...
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Hemp News
Kentucky’s Hemp Industry Looks Ahead Despite a Tough Year
July 20, 2021A Kentucky hemp field, ready for harvest. Photo Courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture By...