hemp

A federal opinion on industrial hemp research programs may provide new opportunities in Kentucky. The report, called a Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp, released by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration holds...

Hemp would be a good replacement crop for tobacco. It has many uses ranging from fiber to fuel to food for both humans and animals. It can be used for construction materials and paper. Hemp from Mike Lewis' farm in Kentucky has been used to make tool handles, textiles and even a U.S. flag...

Hemp is one of the most versatile crops on the planet. From health foods to paper to clothing and everything in between, hemp has thousands upon thousands of uses. But what could likely end up being hemp's most valuable tool is its ability to work as a biofuel. Considering how dangerously...

University of Louisville's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research is growing hemp, the university announced Tuesday. The 40-by-40-foot experimental plot will allow researchers to study the marijuana relative's potential for fuels and use in manufacturing. The Kentucky Department of...

Cannabis oil is used in cancer treatment. There are already numerous cases around the world which confirm the healing aspect of cannabis oil... Cannabis oil has healed some very serious diseases, including anxiety disorders, epilepsy, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), cerebral palsy and cancer. What's...

Cannabis oil is used in cancer treatment. There are already numerous cases around the world which confirm the healing aspect of cannabis oil... Cannabis oil has healed some very serious diseases, including anxiety disorders, epilepsy, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), cerebral palsy and cancer. What's...

For nearly four decades, industrial hemp advocates have extolled the virtues of hemp (cannabis sativa, variety sativa), a plant whose cultivation is still banned in the US, thanks to its scandalous distant cousin, cannabis sativa, variety indica. The latter is the source of the illicit drug...

When an oil spill occurs, one of the first reactions is to use something to mop it up. Respondents will use clay-based absorbents on land-based spills or polymer dispersants on water to help dissipate or collect the oil so it's easier to remove from the spill site. However, it can be...

A Maine grower has planted the state's first hemp crop, ignoring federal prohibition and taking another step toward effectively nullifying the fed's ban. According to the Portland Press Herald, Steven Zeno planted an acre of hemp in Monmouth last month. He obtained the seed from a food bank...

For all the buzz it's generating, legalized pot may not live up to the hype. At least not in Uruguay where limits on production and pricing have led one of two producers to diversify into less regulated hemp. Weeks before selling its first ounce of pot at pharmacies, International Cannabis...

Albany - New York's efforts to develop an industrial hemp industry are getting help from a new state law. Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Friday signed a bill that will let industrial hemp to be sold and transported under an existing pilot program in the state. The measure comes after the 2014 law that...

Hawaii's full House of Representatives has given unanimous approval to legislation that would explicitly legalize the cultivation, production and distribution of hemp in the state. The measure — House Bill 2555 — now heads to the Senate, where it's expected to pass. Under the proposed law...

The answer to Rita Wooton's prayers grows in greenhouses and fields across the commonwealth. As it grows, it looks and smells just like marijuana, but the industrial hemp from which cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is extracted won't get Wooton's 6-year-old son Eli high. What has happened...

While hemp has an endless amount of good qualities, its demand may never quite exceed expectations. Hemp, also known as the cannabis plant, is making a major comeback after its prohibition in 1937. Before that time, 30% of Americans were farming hemp, and the US had a good reputation for its...

Albany, N.Y. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Friday signed a bill into law to help grow the State's industrial hemp industry. Senator Tom O'Mara says the bill will allow for the transportation, processing, sale, and distribution of hemp grown as part of the state's research pilot...

Salem - A group of Oregon hemp growers and residents who want to grow next year asked state regulators at a hearing Wednesday to clear roadblocks preventing the industry from thriving here while it's flourishing in other states. But it's clear that in order to get the type of change they're...

Clarksville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is leading the way for the state's industrial hemp pilot program. Farmers were allowed to apply for licenses to grow the crop in 2015 with 54 approved growers for the year compared to 63 this year. Last year's crop was...

Malt barley and industrial hemp are being studied at the Southwestern Colorado Research Center in Yellow Jacket as alternative crops for the area. This is the second year the Colorado State University-managed station has grown experimental trials of hemp under a five-year research provision...

Hemp, rather foolishly, long carried a torrid reputation based on the intoxicating effects of its cousin, marijuana. Though hemp doesn't carry the same properties, for many years products made from it were illegal in the U.S. (not since 1998), as was growing it. It's still illegal to grow it in...

The Virginia state House of Delegates has passed a bill that will make industrial hemp completely legal throughout the state, overriding any federal interference. Virginia Legalizing Industrial Hemp Passed 98-0, every delegate jumped on board to seize their right, as a state, to lead their...