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AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has teamed up with global brands Bestseller, C&A, Reformation and Target in a bid to accelerate the use of hemp instead of conventional cotton in denim.

Shares of pot companies rose on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump advocated the potential benefits from the use of cannabidiol in senior healthcare in a social media post, opens new tab. Trump had said last month his administration was looking to reclassify marijuana, which could also result in potentially easing criminal penalties around its use. Hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) could "revolutionize senior…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its adverse drug event reporting forms to begin tracking incidents related to hemp-derived cannabinoid products such as CBD. The change to the federal documents—which are used by healthcare professionals, consumers and companies to report adverse experiences with drugs, cosmetics and other products—received sign-off from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…

There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill opened the door for hemp by legalizing products with low levels of THC. Since that farm bill, hemp has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

More consumers are demanding regeneratively grown foods, and farmers want to supply them. But scaling regenerative agricultural practices requires more than good intentions—farmers need support to de-risk the transition to a different way of farming. Food Tank, in partnership with Arva and Kiss the Ground, hosted the “Regenerative Food Systems: Scaling Impact from Soil to Shelf” summit during Climate Week…

It’s not quite the rescheduling announcement many cannabis reform advocates have been waiting for, but President Donald Trump shared a video on Sept. 28 that calls for the federal government to provide Medicare coverage for CBD. The video was created by the Commonwealth Project, an organization “rooted in the belief” that medical cannabis provided to seniors as an alternative to painkillers and other…