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Hemp today, marijuana tomorrow, Chris Adams is not waiting for the farming rush. The 30-year-old maverick producer has picked the cannabis horse as a strong runner for agriculture and he's hopping on right out of the gate. Adams punched 300 acres of hemp ground in 2017 and hopes to start...

The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman plans to file industrial hemp legislation again in 2018. State Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, has said that Missouri "is missing the boat." Friday is December 1, which is the first day bills can be pre-filed for the 2018 Missouri...

Howard Fraleigh was a man ahead of his time. Born in the late 1800s, he served as a Conservative MPP in the early 1930s and was a successful farmer and flax mill owner in Forest known for embracing innovative ideas, including experimenting with the growing of hemp, a plant that produces...

Following the legalization of industrial hemp farming in Wisconsin, some local lawmakers expressed excitement on what that future holds for farmers. Wisconsin was one of the largest producers of industrial hemp in the early 1900s until it was banned in the 1950s. The National Hemp Association...

On a 5ha block of land just north of Otane, Kanapu Hemp Foods Ltd's newest crop of hemp seedlings are starting to pop their heads above ground after being planted seven days ago. The latest addition, grown from a seed variety from France, adds to 10ha already planted and is the next step in...

A federal judge has rejected a Southern California cannabis company's request to resume growing hemp for "research" purposes in the Delta. Cannabis Science Inc., along with the Winnemucca Shoshoni tribe of Native Americans and a business calling itself "American States University," asked the...

In what has become ground zero in the battle for CBD legitimacy, the Indiana state attorney general issued an opinion declaring that CBD is not a legal ingredient and could be seized by state authorities at any time. The state recently has seen local authorities seize hemp oil extract...

Virginia farmers attending a workshop on the regulation, production, processing and distribution of marijuana during the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Williamsburg were told there are three ways to create a legal market for growing marijuana. "Change the federal status...

The Colorado legislature, earlier this year, approved a bill that started a conversation between agriculture and regulatory leaders on the issue of hemp as a viable option for animal feed. Hemp is a cousin to marijuana but doesn't cause a person to get high, which is a distinct difference...

A hemp revolution is underway, but the diverse plant is a long way from reigning supreme as Kentucky's top crop. Poultry and eggs still rule the roost – followed by cattle, soybeans and corn, which rake in the most money for state farmers. More than tobacco. And much more than hemp. But...

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows Wisconsin farmers to grow industrial hemp. Walker signed the bill Thursday. The bill passed the Legislature unanimously. The measure's sponsor, Republican Rep. Jesse Kremer, tweeted Thursday that the bill will make Wisconsin a...

The global market for pain relief drugs is currently US$60 billion, and will grow to more than $80 billion by 2024, according to Transparency Market Research. This category of pharmaceuticals includes opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), anesthetics, analgesics and...

It's been four years since those farmer activists first hoisted that flag over the Montpelier Statehouse. That flag. It made national news, mostly because of what it symbolized – Old Glory's proud stars and stripes were woven, not from cotton, but from hemp. And family farmers from the...

Deputy Steve Luce is encouraging the Island's farmers to diversify into high-value and low-input crops rather than growing Jersey Royals in the same ground every year — a move he says is vital if the rural economy is to remain viable. Aside from this year's hemp trial, which took place in a...

Canopy Growth Corporation continues to develop its hemp operations. It has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and intellectual property (the "Transaction") from Green Hemp Industries Ltd. ("Green") and its principal, Jason Green. Green is a veteran hemp farm operator...

According to "The Columbia History of the World," the oldest relic of human industry, a small piece of hemp fabric, dates back to approximately 8,000 B.C. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp and, at times, its growth was mandatory to supply the nation with the raw...

Colorado grows almost 40 percent of all the hemp in the country, and more than twice as much as any other state. Not to be confused with its more famous and psychotropic cousin, marijuana, hemp is used for items ranging from medication and medical research to textiles. Advocacy group Vote...

Legalization of marijuana in eight states -– including Nevada – in last year's election has opened the floodgates for pot businesses to make money. That's according to more than a dozen business owners whose products are both directly marketed at buyers in the pot sector, and in similar...

Hemp growers in Canada may soon be able to sell the whole plant. Health Canada currently prohibits growers from selling the leaves and flowers of hemp plants. Those parts of the plant can be used to make cannabinoids (CBD), compounds that provide pain relief and have anti-inflammatory...

Agriculture has been a mainstay of Rio Blanco County's economy since the homesteaders settled here. While cattle, sheep and hay have remained fairly consistent, other commodities once raised for profit in the White River valley have long since disappeared. A new interest in industrialized hemp...