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A French lime manufacturer best known for heritage restoration is entering the hemp-lime construction market with a new family of products designed for hempcrete and other plant-based building materials, including a new binder formulated without cement. Socli, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials France, has launched four new hemp-compatible lime binders and plasters—Isoliant, Isoliant Eco, Naturlys, and Unilys—marking its first dedicated…

The Ohio House passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would regulate and tax “intoxicating hemp” for the first time, while modestly restricting adult recreational marijuana laws in Ohio.

EPA is preparing to jettison one of its last vestiges of the Biden administration, a rule that sped up Freedom of Information Act requests for marginalized communities burdened with pollution. As part of President Donald Trump’s sweep of diversity programs across the federal government, the agency is planning to ax a provision added to FOIA regulations during the previous administration.

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary restraining order, which takes effect immediately, blocking an executive order DeWine issued last week, saying he is concerned that the governor is creating “new…

An acoustic wall that was designed and built using mycelium — the root of fungi — by a team of interdisciplinary researchers led by Benay Gürsoy, associate professor of architecture and director of the Form and Matter (ForMat) Lab in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, now adorns a wall in Penn State Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos’ office in Old Main.

Victory Hemp Foods, led by founder and CEO Chad Rosen, captured both top honors at the Superpowers for Good Live Pitch—the Judges’ Choice award and the SuperCrowd audience choice award. The dual win signals strong conviction from both professional investors and the live audience in a competitive field of four presenting companies, all delivering compelling, impact-driven cases for growth.

The retail giant Target is soft launching sales of THC-infused beverages at select stores in Minnesota, an executive of one cannabis drink company participating in the rollout and other industry leaders told Marijuana Moment. In one of the latest examples of the normalization of cannabis in mainstream commercial marketing, Target’s move in Minnesota—where the company is headquartered—reportedly involves putting a…

Three businesses affiliated with the hemp industry have sued Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Agriculture over DeWine’s short-term ban of hemp products with psychoactive ingredients, like delta-8 THC and THC-A. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the retailers and manufacturers argue DeWine acted outside his authority as governor, according to Franklin County Court of Common Pleas documents. Those…

Few things are more difficult to eradicate in our system of modern governance than a government-sanctioned monopoly or oligopoly. A recently passed bill in Tennessee, which will allow the state's alcohol wholesalers to take over hemp distribution in the state, shows that these monopolies are not only difficult to eliminate but also often attempt to expand their reach.

A new season of Grand Designs, one of the world’s most influential architecture television programs, has opened with a striking endorsement of hempcrete. The natural building material was featured prominently in the season premiere, putting it in front of millions of viewers worldwide. Hosted since 1999 by designer and cultural commentator Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs, which airs on the UK’s Channel 4, has…