One Year On…

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One Year On…

Chase Hubbard | 03.11.2021

One year ago, today, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic.  At the end of that Wednesday in 2020, equity markets were down some 20%, after sliding for weeks in gloomy anticipation.  What followed, with widespread school and business closures, and even a ban on travelers from Europe, could not have been predicted.  We speculated that hemp prices would not change significantly as a result of the pandemic, and this is generally how hemp markets reacted. 

The scope of impact on the gl...

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The Big Winner: Cannabis

The Big Winner: Cannabis

By now, readers may have discovered the biggest winner in yesterday’s elections: cannabis.  Every ballot initiative in the US succeeded...

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Tolling Influence on CBD Hemp Economics

Tolling Influence on CBD Hemp Economics

Biomass transactions have historically not been simple cash deals.  Early segment development saw extractors learning on the job, dialing...

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Hot Hemp

Hot Hemp

Hemp seed breeders have an extended buffer for product development, with the delayed implementation of the USDA’s IFR.  A...

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California CBD Policy Shelved…Again

California CBD Policy Shelved…Again

News that California’s CBD legislation did not move forward is unfortunate for the segment.  California would have joined...

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Courts Have Key Role in Developing Hemp Markets

Courts Have Key Role in Developing Hemp Markets

Hemp markets developed under unique circumstances, with unique regulatory pressures that shaped hemp’s novel supply and demand fundamentals. ...

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Maturing Hemp Markets

Prior to the 2018 Farm Bill, the hemp industry was entirely fragmented between a handful of states, and...

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Appropriate Scale for Fiber Processing

Stakeholders that are closely watching the development fiber hemp processing speculate on the appropriate scale for decortication, relative...

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IP Protection in Hemp

The emergence of a new industry depends on vital Intellectual Property (IP) development, particularly with hemp, in all...

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Cannabis selection has occured over thousands of years, for the intoxicating resin or fibrous characteristics.  Selection was retarded in much of the world due to prohibition, but pockets of breeding...

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