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Hemp-based insulation firm secures Scottish National Investment Bank funding

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IndiBreathe, an insulation material produced by sustainable construction materials business IndiNature, uses natural fibre made with UK-grown hemp. The company said its products can reduce the average new UK home’s construction-related carbon footprint by 4.4 tonnes CO2.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state. This bill comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 that allows the growing and production of hemp and hemp-derived products, as long as the THC concentration is below 0.3%. OK resident?

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US Hemp Roundtable State Updates Januray 2022

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We’re concerned the rule confuses CBD for a drug or marijuana because it does not include an exception for hemp or hemp-derived CBD. Delaware Hemp Supporters are encouraged to use our State Action Center to urge regulatory officials to create an exception in Proposed Rule 801 for hemp and hemp-derived CBD products.

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US Hemp Roundtable: Latest State Alerts

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As FDA continues to drag its feet on regulating hemp-derived CBD, state legislatures are filling the vacuum with their own measures to provide access to safe and legal CBD products. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp. State Alert: Kentucky.

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PURA Introduces Hemp Strategy To Disrupt $600 Billion Lumber Market

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(OTC Pink: PURA) today announced introducing a hemp strategy to disrupt the $600 billion global lumber market. PURA has introduced its Farmersville Hemp Brand strategy to usher industrial hemp solutions into the market. Read the latest update on PURA’s Farmersville Hemp Brand rollout.

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PURA Introduces Industrial Hemp Strategy To Nascent Pollution Control Sector

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PURA’s industrial hemp focus overlaps into all those industries with substantial pollution control contributions. In conjunction with its Farmersville Hemp Brand strategy, the company has recently revealed plans to disrupt the $200 billion steel rebar market with a hemp alternative, in addition to disrupting the $600 billion lumbar market.

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

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Rebekah Shaman, Managing Director at British Hemp Alliance takes a close look at the future of the British hemp industry in this article. The British Hemp Alliance (BHA), formally the British Hemp Association, was formed in 2018 to lobby for change and remove the barriers to growth that are stopping a thriving UK hemp industry.