This week, Hemp Grower spoke with Charles Cai, an associate research professor at University of California Riverside’s College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology, about a new hemp pulping method he’s developed using sustainable materials. Meanwhile, Georgia has approved a new hemp law that raises fees for processors to $50,000.
Here are this week’s headlines you might have missed.
National: Several lawmakers and organization officials are calling for an extension of state hemp pilot programs, as well as a delay in the USDA’s final rule on hemp. Read more
California: Charles Cai has received a $75,000 grant from the EPA’s People, Prosperity and Planet Program (EPA P3) to improve his pulping method for use in the hemp industry. The method uses a naturally derived solvent, creates no toxic waste, emits no carbon dioxide, converts nearly 100% of the hemp plant into marketable components and eliminates several steps and pieces of equipment in the process. Read more
Meanwhile, CV Sciences has reported an adjusted net loss of $3.4 million for Q2 of 2020, down 200% from the same time in 2019—when, in a strange twist of fate, the company generated a net income of $3.4 million. Read moreGeorgia: The state has passed a bill regulating the state’s new hemp industry, which includes increasing processing fees by a lofty $40,000. Read more
South Dakota: South Dakota has submitted its hemp plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, marking a major step forward for one of the last states to legalize hemp production in the country. Read more
