Hemp Fiber Processing in Poland

Moving Forward with Mandi Kerr

Maciej is a Farmer, entrepreneur, and activist - with 15+ years of experience with cannabis/hemp, a pioneer of innovative cultivation and processing methods. He is the CEO and founder (2019) of Kombinat Konopny - a vertically integrated hemp company in Poland focused on hemp straw processing for textile-grade fiber and "seed to shelf" manufacturing of cannabinoid-rich oil infusions. Apart from commercial activity, the company is strongly involved in down-to-earth R&D on growing, harvesting, and processing technology for all parts of the cannabis plant. Pioneered the equity crowdfunding financing model, successfully running record-beating share offerings (https://hemptoday.net/polish-hemp-company-raises-e1-million-in-38-minutes-via-crowdfunding/). On the legal/political front strongly advocating open cannabis market with some significant successes on the "novel food" front: https://kombinatkonopny.pl/court-judgment-hemp-is-not-a-novel-food-it-can-be-used-in-food/ Previously, Maciej is the CEO and founder (2014) of the 1st private Polish hemp company, later on, sold to the listed Canadian holding (2018), as well as a marijuana policy activist (2003-2014), including running for the MP and MEP, promoting the legalization of marijuana and its economical and fiscal effects; editor in chief (2006-2014) of cannabis-related newspaper Spliff. For this morning, we’ll talk about: - How do things look like when it comes to hemp fiber processing in Poland? - His experiences with two successful rounds of crowdfunding investment share offerings, how this could be considered an alternative to VC's in funding hemp businesses - What is "novel food" and why do most European CBD producers get it wrong