How Himachal plans to turn a grass into goldHimachal is considering legalizing cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes. Cannabis has been cultivated illegally in remo...
02 Oct, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
How a complicated regulatory landscape hurting startups selling food, clothes & wellness products made from hempHemp gets a bad rap due to its infamous cousin marijuana. To make matters worse, they look somewhat alike. They both belong to the cannabis...
13 Aug, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Hemp catches Nithin Kamath's attention, Zerodha founder wants to invest in startups working on the humble cousin of marijuana"Hemp belongs to the Cannabis sativa family — the same as marijuana. They look similar, but hemp is versatile and has multiple uses, includ...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Holi 2023: Bhang Thandai to Bhang Lassi, try these 6 home recipes on this special occasionThandai and Bhang can be paired with a variety of flavours and are extremely popular in the northern states.
06 Mar, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed, Centre tells Delhi High CourtIn its affidavit filed last year, the Centre urged the court to dismiss the petition with costs and claimed that it has "adopted a balanced...
10 Jan, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
All the Dope on Marijuana: US House of Representative passes bill to decriminalise use of cannabisCannabis is also used in some religious rituals and festivals such as Holi in which bhang is consumed.
14 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Hooked to hemp: Can better regulation help to unleash the medical and industrial advantages of cannabis?Most cannabis or hemp-based startups in India are bootstrapped. They see a potential to grow but feel crimped because of poor regulation.
10 Oct, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
A new set of millennial entrepreneurs are out to shake up the Indian craft gin marketIn the next few months, a slew of craft gins distilled in India with botanicals like Uttarakhand hemp and Kashmiri lavender are set to hit ...
17 Aug, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
Cannabis startup HempStreet secures $1 million in Pre-Series A fundingBeing the first R&D to retail cannabis player in India, the company is pioneering the use of several cutting edge technological innovations...
11 Feb, 2020, 03.02 PM IST
Boheco: This cannabis startup is weeding out the high notes for a Hemp economyBoheco is focused on establishing a scale-centric approach towards industrial hemp based products and raw material as well as cannabis-base...
16 Apr, 2019, 12.15 PM IST
Is India losing out on a ready-to-boom cannabis market by not legalising its use?Looks like it’s not just the beverage companies that have an interest in cannabis. The trend now extends to the beauty industry.
06 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Ratan Tata, Rajan Anandan back cannabis research firmThe Mumbai-based firm will grow cannabis and study its medicinal properties for use in treatment of epilepsy and breast cancer, as well as ...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Cannabis is one of five essential plants in the Vedas: Dr Uma DhanabalanIn her home state Massachusetts, she does medical marijuana authorisations and is involved in efforts to reform US government policy on mar...
19 Dec, 2016, 06.15 AM IST
Hemp cultivation: Uttarakhand's plan to hand out licences to grow the plant is a welcome step for farmers' livelihoodResearchers have shown hemp fibre can be an alternative to graphene as a supercapacitor, which stores electrical energy like a battery but ...
20 Dec, 2015, 07.22 AM IST
Bombay Hemp Company makes products from hitherto ‘unrecognised’ fibreTouted to be a billion-dollar industry in the West, hemp so far has received little recognition in India because it is often confused with ...
06 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Illegal cannabis cultivation thriving in Indo-Bangla ChitmahalsIllegal cannabis cultivation in the Chitmahals, the land pieces in West Bengal’s Cochbehar district, has become a concern for administratio...
21 Nov, 2013, 05.40 PM IST
- US firm plans to sell 'Bhang' chocolates, seeks trademark
Chocolates as such are considered intoxicating for many, and an American entrepreneur now wants to give it a new high by lacing the bitter-...
08 Aug, 2010, 11.12 AM IST