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Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa
Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa Article

Renewabuild Great Plains to build hempcrete blocks in Iowa

Renewabuild Great Plains plans to start building hempcrete blocks in Rock Valley. They are the first company to be producing these in the United States. “We’re excited, right. We're already talking to builders. I mean, there’s a lot of applications even in the commercial market, especially when you compare this block to the traditional CMU block,” said Bill Brehmer, president of…
Morris Beegle
May 26, 2026
Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate
Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate Article

Brazil: Experts call for increased THC limits in industrial hemp to better suit the tropical climate

The 0,3% THC limit for industrial hemp cultivation in Brazil is generating concern among industry experts. A Technical Note (No. 01/2026), recently published and jointly prepared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), HempTech Brasil, and the Ficus Institute, warns that this parameter should not be considered a scientific dogma or a universal standard. The authors recommend that "the 0,3%…
Morris Beegle
May 24, 2026
US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership
US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership Article

US Industrial Hemp Fibre Enters India’s Textile Supply Chain Through New Partnership

US-based Panda Biotech has partnered with Culturewell Trading LLP to introduce industrial hemp fibre from the United States into India’s textile supply chain. This collaboration aims to meet the rising global demand for sustainable, traceable, and certified raw materials in textile manufacturing. As previously reported by Hemp Gazette, this initiative marks a significant step for US hemp in international markets, connecting growers…
Morris Beegle
May 23, 2026
Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future
Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future Article

Rootfull guides living plant roots into bio-textiles for a circular future

design that begins beneath the surface Rootfull grows lighting, textiles, sculpture, and material studies from plant roots, bringing an underground system of growth into the space of design. Founded by artist and photographer Zena Holloway, the London-based bio-design studio guides roots through hand-carved beeswax templates, allowing the material to form through time, water, and living movement. What arrives is a biomaterial with…
Morris Beegle
May 22, 2026
Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II
Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II Article

Exclusive: INCB’s “secret” letter exposes contradictions in the international crackdown on CBD and hemp – Part II

annaReporter® conducted an investigation in which it discovered that, in December 2024, almost every country in the world received a circular letter from the INCB (International Narcotics Control Board) with various guidelines for the application of United Nations (UN) Conventions. But the document was kept secret and only after several efforts were we able to obtain it, through the European…
Morris Beegle
May 21, 2026
Italian hemp sector shifts toward food and fiber as industrial markets regain focus
Italian hemp sector shifts toward food and fiber as industrial markets regain focus Article

Italian hemp sector shifts toward food and fiber as industrial markets regain focus

Italy’s industrial hemp sector is showing signs of life after years of contraction, with momentum emerging in food seed and green-building materials, according to a recent analysis. The shift suggests Italy’s hemp economy may be returning to more traditional industrial markets built around grain and stalk after years of distortion caused by the country’s larger but unstable trade in “cannabis light” (smokable hemp)…
Morris Beegle
May 21, 2026
Global Momentum: Where Hemp, Cannabis, Policy, and Infrastructure Converge in 2026
Global Momentum: Where Hemp, Cannabis, Policy, and Infrastructure Converge in 2026 Article

Global Momentum: Where Hemp, Cannabis, Policy, and Infrastructure Converge in 2026

By: RootSource Media, For all the noise, infighting, shifting regulations, and ongoing debates over what belongs in which lane, the global hemp and cannabis sectors continue to move forward. Not evenly and not always gracefully, but forward nonetheless. One of the clearest ways to track that movement is by looking at where industry conversations are happening. Conferences and trade gatherings…
Morris Beegle
May 19, 2026
The EU’s CBD reclassification fight has already begun
The EU’s CBD reclassification fight has already begun Article

The EU’s CBD reclassification fight has already begun

The European Chemicals Agency's determination that CBD is a reproductive toxicant puts the EU's cosmetics sector on notice, and the industry has roughly two years to change the outcome before it becomes regulation. Francesco Mirizzi, Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association, is clear with members that the process is not finished. "At this stage, it is important to…
Morris Beegle
May 19, 2026