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State Rep. Jack Montoucet's push to allow Louisiana academic institutions to study industrial hemp has met its end in the Senate. The Crowley lawmaker failed to convince the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday that his House-approved bill could help farming revenue and wouldn't lead to...

There are now temporary rules for industrial hemp in Oregon. The rules, which take effect immediately, modify production and handling requirements for registered growers and handlers. The new modifications are: · There is no longer a minimum acreage requirement. · Growing in...

Hemp and cannabis research was illegal until 2014 when Congress allowed it in the Farm Bill. A little-noticed provision of the new medical marijuana law in Florida allows state universities to conduct research. That's a first for Florida, but not for other states such as Kentucky, which is leaps...

The first Science of Industrial Hemp conference will be held July 28 and 29 in Denver, Colorado. The meeting is sponsored by the Crop Science Society of America, along with the American Society of Agronomy. Attendees will have the option for a local industrial hemp tour July 27. The conference...

Governor Kenneth Mapp signed into law Senator Positive Nelson's hemp bill on Tuesday, according to the governor's transmittal letter to Senate President Neville James. The bill, after being indefinitely tabled in the Committee on Rules and Judiciary in February, was given a different number and...

May's Lick farmer Joe Collins addressed the Maysville Rotary Club Tuesday, providing members with information on his experimental 5-acre test plot of industrial hemp at his Mason County farm. The venture, if successful, will be an alternative cash crop to tobacco that Collins' family has grown...

All, Army regs prohibit eating popular health bar-Hemp seeds source of protein, banned by DA | Article | The United States Army I eat unshelled hemp seeds daily, and in large quantities. I have high cholesterol and a family history of heart disease. Seems that eating hemp seeds, a LEGAL...

Parents, patients and supporters of hemp oil use are telling Kansas lawmakers to not impede on their right to get the medication of their choice. Bleeding Kansas protested at the Statehouse Wednesday against Senate Bill 489, the Hemp Oil Bill. The bill would establish a registration for...

Medical marijuana advocates rallied at the statehouse Wednesday pushing lawmakers for change. Those in support of hemp oil say the bill that still stands a chance in this legislative session isn't good enough. Kansas for Change leaders say the levels of THC that would be allowed are too low...

Yesterday, a Missouri Senate committee passed a bill to authorize the growth and production sale of industrial hemp for commercial purposes by larger producers. Passage into law would represent a foundation to nullify the unconstitutional federal prohibition in practice. Introduced by Rep...

State Rep. Jack Montoucet wants to study the growing of industrial hemp. But first he had to persuade his colleagues he wasn't creating a path toward legalizing marijuana. Montoucet's proposal would allow public colleges or the Department of Agriculture to set up a pilot program to explore...

Legislation allowing medical hemp may yet advance this year, but advocates of full medical marijuana legalization hope one particular bill they find odious won't proceed. Proponents of medical marijuana rallied Wednesday in the Statehouse against Senate Bill 489, which they argue would impede...

Marijuana may have a hard time taking root in the Louisiana Legislature, but another form of cannibis – industrial hemp – found a fertile field in the House Tuesday. The House voted 67-25 to approve Rep. Jack Montoucet's House Bill 1085 that would allow any state college or university to...

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that included in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations committee bill is an amendment offered by Senator Merkley that would prevent the federal government from interfering with the implementation of state laws on the...

Seeds have been planted at the Katherine Research Station, with more plantings due next week and in the middle of May. The trial is being supported by the company EcoFibre Industries, which grows industrial hemp commercially in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland. Senior research...

On Earth Day last week, a writer on the USA Today opinion page argued for the use of paper in classrooms because studies show students learn better when reading and writing on paper, as opposed to using electronic screens. (A belief apparently not shared by New York City public schools, which...

A western Kentucky business is bringing industrial hemp to market. Kentucky Hemp Works has opened a processing facility in Christian County. Owner Katie Moyer says the small, family-run business is taking hemp seed and turning it into oil that can be used in a number of products, including...

With marijuana legalization in many states, along with the availability of medical marijuana cards in several others, we're hearing a lot about the benefits--recreational, medicinal, and commercial--of the Cannabis plant. Originally classified by the father of biological taxonomy Carl...

With marijuana legalization in many states, along with the availability of medical marijuana cards in several others, we're hearing a lot about the benefits--recreational, medicinal, and commercial--of the Cannabis plant. Originally classified by the father of biological taxonomy Carl...

Hemp, believe it or not, has a longstanding history in Indiana. Hemp seemingly grows all over the world, and there isn't a way to pinpoint its exact origins. In the 1800s, hemp was brought to the states and was widely used for clothing and cloth home goods. In fact, hemp was so common that is...