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Vicente Sederberg, one of Colorado's first law firms to focus solely on marijuana, is expanding. Two of the firm's partners were involved in crafting Amendment 64, the proposal to legalize recreational marijuana that Colorado voters approved in 2012, and the firm also had a hand in writing...

Sunbury, Pa. – Pennsylvania farmers are being invited to participate in a newly developed pilot research program that will contribute toward a better understanding of what could be a new cash crop in the commonwealth and across the country. "Hemp has a long history here in Pennsylvania, and...

Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture say early results for growing hemp look promising and the agency is seeking producers for the second year of planting. The 70 acres planted this year were part of a pilot research project to determine whether the crop could be...

There's a battle brewing over the interpretation of laws and the definition of "marijuana" under U.S. drug regulations ever since the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a clarification that cannabidiol, or CBD, is a Schedule I drug. Companies that sell CBD products, the non-psychoactive...

The cabinet has approved a proposal to allow hemp, known as ganjong in Thai, to be grown as a cash crop in six selected northern provinces, as part of a project to use narcotic plants for medical purposes, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) revealed Tuesday. ONCB secretary-general...

A bill to legalise the growing of industrial hemp in SA has been introduced into parliament and will be voted on next year. An international hemp consultant, a textile industries representative and Greens MLC Tammy Franks, who tabled the bill in parliament, believe the product has a future in...

Academic research on reducing the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level in cannabis will be conducted to discourage people using the crop as a narcotic, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) said Thursday. ONCB secretary-general Sirinya Sitdhichai said the Public...

Even in Colorado, breeding hemp means grappling with all sorts of legal red tape. One plant biologist hopes to beat the odds. Bear Reel cuts a tiny figure on the vast Colorado plains, but she lives up to her name in ferocity of spirit. She has to. The 34-year-old occupies a decidedly...

It looks like pot. It smells like pot. But it's hemp, marijuana's legal cousin, and it's taking over the Bluegrass state. Across the rolling hills of Kentucky, which just two decades ago was the most tobacco-dependent state in the country, farmers are planting less of the crop after growing...

Washington - When Colorado began selling legal marijuana in 2014, hundreds of families from around the nation saw new hope for their children who suffered from seizures. They flocked to the state in search of a cure: a liquid form of marijuana known as CBD oil. That's short for cannabidiol...

Asheville - An Asheville industrial hemp distributor was reassuring a crowd at THE BLOCK off biltmore that the federal government was not making the product illegal on Wednesday. That's according to our affiliate WLOS. Brian Bullman, a co-founder Carolina Hemp Company, spoke after the Drug...

When: February 25, 2017 Venue: Palm Park Austin, TX United States Website: Hemp Life Festival Hemp Life Festival (HLF) is a hemp and music event founded in Austin, TX. During the festival, visitors will have a chance to experience the power and benefits of hemp by trying out...

Maybe you have heard of hemp in recent years, as momentum behind a movement to legalize the agricultural crop has grown with federal legislation and some states supporting it. Even Kansas considered legalizing production of hemp in pilot research programs in early 2016. Hemp production in the...

After a successful first year growing industrial hemp, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking producers for year two. The 70 acres planted this year were part of a pilot research project to determine whether the crop could be successful in North Dakota. And according to the...

Madison, WI — Over the past several months, Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) has been meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau and the non-partisan Legislative Council in an effort to give new life to...

While medical marijuana moves to the mainstream, some pet owners are looking to hemp to treat their ill and anxious dogs. Julianna Carella, the CEO of Treatibles – an American company that sells the CBD-infused pet treats – said their sales are growing by about 5% to 10% each month. "There's...

Bismarck, N.D. – North Dakota's Agriculture Department is seeking participants for the second year of an industrial hemp research program. Three farming operations in three counties grew 70 acres of hemp this year under a federally approved research effort. The goal is to determine whether hemp...

Jefferson County Agriculture Coordinator Jay Matteson says the north country should grow a new cash crop - industrial hemp. "I was concerned as well until I did the research and found out hemp is different than marijuana. They don't have the same effects," he said. Hemp is a form of cannabis...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has not only created the first hemp-seed certification program in the country, but it just certified its first three seed varieties. Passing state-regulated THC and observation trials, these industrial hemp seeds are now eligible to be grown by the Colorado...

Industrial hemp gets a bad rap, advocates say. The versatile plant, stigmatized by a different strain that yields marijuana, has been banned in Pennsylvania since 1937, according to the state Department of Agriculture. But similar to the way that opposition to medical marijuana is fading...