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THE GREAT CANNABIS RESCHEDULING SWINDLE

On April 28, the federal government conceded something it had denied since the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937: that Cannabis has medical value. In the same stroke, it drew a line straight through the middle of the entire plant. State-licensed medical marijuana moved to Schedule III. Everything else — the adult-use market most of the country actually buys from —…

Morris BeegleJune 21, 2026

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The Protein Brewery Fermotein is EU Novel Food-Approved

The Protein Brewery Fermotein has received authorization under the EU Novel Food framework as a new protein ingredient that boasts a mycelium composition to work well as a sustainable protein option. The ingredient is achieve through biomass fermentation of the non-fruiting fungal species Rhizomucor pusillus that's related to strains use in Asian fermentation recipes like tempeh. The ingredient is suited…

Morris BeegleJune 20, 2026

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‘If there’s no fertility, there are no farms’: Why big food is exploring regenerative agriculture

Global agriculture and the food supply chain account for nearly a third of total global greenhouse gas emissions, with farms responsible for almost half of those emissions. At the same time, agriculture is one of the sectors most threatened by climate change, with rising temperatures set to devastate food crops around the world.

Morris BeegleJune 19, 2026

Chinese-backed fiber venture, planned hemp block maker win .5M grants in Australia

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Chinese-backed fiber venture, planned hemp block maker win $6.5M grants in Australia

A Chinese-backed project in New South Wales has won A$10 million ($6.5 million) in government funding for a processing facility that proponents say would be Australia’s first large-scale producer of linen-quality hemp fiber. Ausuntech Pty Ltd, plans to establish operations near Carrathool in southern New South Wales. The project would be backed by new equipment, power upgrades and supporting infrastructure.…

Morris BeegleJune 18, 2026

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EIHA 2026: Industrial Hemp’s Future Takes Shape in Poland

By: Morris Beegle, I recently returned from Poznań, Poland, where I attended the 23rd Annual European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) Conference hosted by the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (IWNiRZ). Having attended hemp conferences around the world for more than a decade, one thing stood out immediately in Poland. The conversations continue to evolve. A few years ago,…

Morris BeegleJune 17, 2026

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Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors

Omar Ansari watches thousands of THC beverages roll through Surly Brewing’s production facility each hour, wondering if he’ll have to shut down operations in a matter of months. Around him, machines fill, label and package cans while conveyor belts carry finished products into a warehouse stacked with beverages waiting to be delivered to liquor stores in Minnesota and beyond. Up…

Morris BeegleJune 17, 2026

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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio hemp ban for 10 beverage makers

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick in Toledo blocked enforcement of the law against the beverage manufacturers, finding the law likely violates federal law that gives Congress power to regulate interstate commerce.

Morris BeegleJune 16, 2026

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Groundswell Review: Raising a Cup to Regenerative Agriculture

Groundswell, however, isn’t all that different from many other entries in the climate docs canon. It sounds an alarm over an urgent crisis, visiting locations around the world united in a fight to save the planet. But it serves a refreshingly optimistic tone, having learned from the doom and gloom of many alarmist eco docs. Filmmakers Joshua Tickell and Rebecca…

Morris BeegleJune 15, 2026

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Earth’s Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems

Scientists have mapped the Earth’s entire underground fungal network, showing that it’s so extensive that if it were stretched into a straight line, it would reach other star systems — and span a sizable chunk of the Milky Way galaxy, for that matter.

Morris BeegleJune 14, 2026

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Consortium takes on challenges of advancing sustainable materials use commercially

The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) Natural Polymers Consortium (NPC), which launched in 2024, has published its first paper which can be found in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. It identifies challenges and opportunities for advancing the use of natural polymers as commercially viable alternatives to products like single-use plastics and nonbiodegradable detergents, which are made with synthetic polymers. These are products that the public…

Morris BeegleJune 13, 2026