December 23, 2021

Hempcrete Model home is a blueprint for sustainable, affordable housing in India

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A startup in India’s Uttarakhand state has completed a hemp-based home it hopes will serve as a model for the expansion of sustainable, affordable housing in the state’s northeastern Himalaya region. Green builders and materials supplier Gohemp Agroventures, based in Faldakot, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand near the Himalayan foothills, said the region can reduce dependence on …

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India to become ultimate paradise for hemp industry

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Despite its many uses and manifold sustainability, without the proper knowledge of what hemp is used for, this line of questioning will persist. Hemp is used in food, beverages, food supplements and fabric. In India, under section 10 of the Indian Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985, the state governments have the …

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Cultivating her own farm aids Cornell keep hemp research-grounded

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INTERVIEW: Heather Grab is Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science where she teaches and mentors students in the Hemp Science Master’s Program. As a researcher in the school’s hemp program, her interests include hemp production and processing, agroecology and how insects interact with plants. Her recent work looks at the role of …

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NY eases curb on CBD products, shelf stability, and THC heads up

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New York regulators have loosened CBD restrictions including potency limits, serving sizes and warnings about THC levels. The new rules approved Thursday by New York’s Cannabis Control Board, which oversees both the hemp and marijuana industries, change the per-serving CBD limit in dietary supplements from 75 milligrams to 100 milligrams. Regulators also removed a requirement that cannabinoid …

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