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Grand Junction, Colo. Marijuana is growing in Mesa County, but it won't get you high. "We were saving the ranch. It wasn't selling and we had to come up with a way to cover expenses," said Margaret Richardson, a co-owner at Salt Creek Hemp Company. After consideration of what to grow, one...

Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will work with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to develop policies and procedures to guide research projects for industrial hemp. Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law last week Act 192, which will allow the state agriculture department and...

Lexington, Ky. - Kentucky is experimenting with industrial hemp as dozens of farmers grow test plots covering 45,000 acres. This is the second summer that the crop has been grown on Jane Herrod's small farm along the Kentucky River in Fayette County. She said the experiment is filled with...

Boulder, Colo. - The nondescript building in east Boulder is like many other in the city; is, in fact, identical to several surrounding structures. Passing motorists and pedestrians wouldn't know that there's a multi-million dollar manufacturing operation inside. And that's the way the folks at...

Murray State University will host a Hemp Education and Field Day held at the Curris Center next month. The August 4th educational program will consist of hemp program updates from CV Sciences, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and other key individuals within the industry. Following...

At the birth of any industry, uncertainty abounds. So does opportunity, say Kentuckians like Joe Schroeder of Freedom Seed and Feed, who is among those growing industrial hemp and advocating for others in Appalachia to do the same. "It's really speculative," says Schroeder. "But people are...

Under current U.S. drug policy, all cannabis varieties, including hemp, are considered Schedule I controlled substances and are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Despite its domestic illegality, the U.S. imports hemp, grown as a legal agricultural commodity in countries around...

In five test fields across the state, hemp plants are pushing toward the sun in the nation's first hemp seed certification program. The global hemp industry is experiencing a 21st century resurgence, and Colorado is becoming a major player, arguably more than any other U.S. state. The program is...

The Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission on Monday apparently dismissed a complaint lodged against former state agriculture commissioner James Comer alleging he played party politics in issuing memorandums of understanding to allow individuals grow industrial hemp. The complaint...

Adrian, N.D. - After 50 years of farming, Lyle Edwards, a farmer in the Adrian area, is trying something new. He and his son, Jamie, each planted 15-acre test plots of industrial hemp as part of a pilot program operated by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. "It sure has been a learning...

A historic piece of legislation signed by Governor Tom Wolf was jump-started by a Lebanon politician. The Pennsylvania Governor Wednesday signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) to re-introduce the cultivation of industrial hemp in controlled studies. House Bill 967, now...

Clothes made from cannabis? We swear we haven't been smoking up. Hemp fabric, popular in Neolithic times, with 13th century Chinese and even Cleopatra, is having a fashion moment all over again. And not just with modern-day Rastafarians or the poorer characters on Game Of Thrones. You can now...

The smoky sunsets of late make for an eerie reminder of the fires burning all around the Springs - to the west, up north and in our past. It's unwelcome déjà vu, but it seems all but inevitable each summer. Colorado is hot, dry and windy during the summer, making it fertile ground for...

George Washington is often considered the greatest president of all time. One of the most beloved historical figures in history, Washington was a vital element of the formation of America. Along with the other Founding Fathers, Washington set the groundwork for how our country would operate for...

The road into Taranto is dotted with 100-year-old olive trees and low stone houses. The town, in the region of Puglia, is in the heel of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula. "The city between the two seas" straddles the southern Mediterranean, known as the Mar Grande, and a small inlet known as...

As America continues to loosen its strict stance on marijuana laws, hemp is making a comeback. You've probably seen hemp products at any of the various hippie-friendly shops and bazaars. But the plant's usefulness extends beyond crafts, jewelry and stoner supplies. West Virginia is...

Augusta - So far, only the Passamaquoddy Tribe and a Portland resident have received permission to grow what would be the state's first licensed crops of industrial hemp. They're setting off into unknown territory in Maine at a time when federal law prohibits commercial hemp cultivation...

The public is invited to tour industrial hemp fields planted as part of the state's pilot program. The tour will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday starting at 8438 59th St. S.E., Adrian. Jamie Edwards and his father, Lyle Edwards, a pair of pilot hemp producers in the program, each planted 15...

Modern day medical researchers have only recently begun to recognize the full medicinal value of many age-old natural remedies and treatments for such common ailments as heart disease, glaucoma and migraines. One such ancient natural remedy that has recently been garnering increased attention...

Cannabis advocates are collaborating to start two companies designed to advance the hemp and medical marijuana industries in Pennsylvania. The companies will be based in Berks County but serve portions of the midstate. One will capitalize on legislation permitting the growth of industrial...