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An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana...

Sante Fe, N.M. — A bill to create a research program for the industrial production of hemp in New Mexico heads to the Governor's desk. The Senate approved it Friday with a 30-12 vote. The bill would require the Department of Agriculture to set up an industrial hemp research program to...

It's time to decriminalize medical cannabis in Idaho. Seventy-five percent of Idahoans want cannabis decriminalized. Many members of the Legislature favor decriminalization. But our leaders are paralyzed by fear of "looking soft on drugs" or are owned by pharmaceutical lobbyists. Cannabis is...

In hemp fields across Canada, farmers spend months planting, watering and weeding the hemp. But when harvest time comes, part of the plant is tossed aside, even though it’s quite valuable. It’s called cannabidiol, better known as CBD, and it’s contained in the flowering parts and leaves of the...

Lincoln – Hemp may grow wild across Nebraska, but if you want to make clothing or other products out of the industrial cousin of marijuana, you'll have to buy it cultivated from Canada. John Lupien of Omaha, a founding partner in a hemp processing company called BastCore, said Tuesday he...

An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana...

A Wisconsin lawmaker is circulating a bill that he claims would reinvigorate the state's agriculture sector, while creating new manufacturing and tech opportunities by bringing industrial hemp back as a farm commodity. Rep. Jesse Kremer says he's been meeting with various state agencies and farm...

Gradually, South Dakota may change direction on issues involving marijuana. At least, the subject of legalizing marijuana can be raised now without it being automatically dismissed. But the catch-all specter still does loom on cannabis issues, including industrial hemp. A state House...

Get over the past; let hemp be our next cash crop An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in Southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that...

Cheyenne — A bill legalizing hemp farming in Wyoming is still alive after being passed out of a Senate committee Friday. House Bill 230 would allow the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to apply for a federal permit to begin a hemp production program in Wyoming. Once that permission is...

Columbia – Lawmakers say allowing farmers to grow hemp – the cannabis plant – could be a boon to the state's economy. And for a model, they're pointing to the Bluegrass State. Legislation allowing the growth and sale of hemp products in South Carolina is scheduled for an initial hearing in...

Alaska became the third state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but it's not exactly ahead of the curve on hemp, which comes from the same plant. Now, with growing pressure to diversify Alaska's economy, lawmakers are talking about legalizing hemp for commercial purposes – something...

Phoenix - State senators took the first steps Monday evening to allowing Arizona farmers to grow industrial hemp. Existing law makes it a felony to grow or possess all forms of marijuana. SB 1337 creates an exception for plants where the concentration of tetrahydrocannibinol, the psychoactive...

An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in Southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp — a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana in...

In the plastics lab at Penn State Behrend, professor Brian Young is leading a small group of students who are exploring ways to use hemp fibers as an additive to plastic. It's a project that would have seemed unlikely just a few years ago. That was before February 2014, when President Barack...

The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) has filed a motion against the DEA, challenging the agency's handling of hemp foods as Schedule I drugs. On February 6, the HIA filed a motion to find the DEA in contempt of court for failing to comply with a 13-year-old court injunction, prohibiting the...

A Colorado Springs company that bills itself as one of the nation's largest hemp oil suppliers wants to more than quadruple the size of its local operation to accommodate a rapidly growing market for its products. Whole Hemp Company, which does business as Folium Biosciences, cultivates and...

What's in a name? Plenty, if you're a conservative state lawmaker trying to convince colleagues to give the green light to a revenue-producing crop that could revolutionize the Wyoming agricultural industry. The legislator is Rep. Bunky Loucks, R-Casper, and what he'd like to see is farmers...

South Dakota residents who pass background checks and get a license from the state agriculture department would be allowed to cultivate industrial hemp under a measure a House panel approved Thursday. The Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 9-2 to approve the plan, which now...

Dogs in New Zealand are about to get a taste of the North Okanagan. True Leaf Pet, a Vernon-based company that manufactures hemp dog treats, has entered into an agreement with a Christchurch, New Zealand, company. Starting in April, Liberty Premium Pet Products will distribute the chews to...