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A federal judge has been asked to throw out a case the Menominee Indian Tribe has filed over destruction of its hemp plants this fall. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Department of Justice have asked U.S. District Judge William Griesbach to reject the tribe's call for...

An Indiana bill would allow the state hemp seed commissioner to issue licenses for industrial hemp production without first obtaining federal waivers. Passage of this legislation would set the foundation to nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of hemp within the state...

Cornell University and SUNY Morrisville both plan to pursue state licenses for experimental crops of industrial hemp now that state regulations for the crop have been established. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets published final regulations governing experimental industrial...

As support for legalizing marijuana grows across the country, so too does the call to decriminalize industrial hemp, which can be used to make fabric, food, fuel, plastics, construction material, and paper. Indiana is one of 13 states to establish a commercial industrial hemp program, but...

What if, when the Taylor Forge metal fabrication plant in Garnett shuts down this month as previously announced and puts an end to 28 local jobs, its former employees were able to drive across town to find comparable employment at a local plant that processes locally-grown industrial hemp? And...

If marijuana is illegal in Kansas, why are hemp seeds and oil sold in McPherson County? Hemp and marijuana look the same – they both have the characteristic leaf shape – but are derived from different strains of the same plant, Cannabis sativa L., and are used for different purposes. Currently...

Rep. Mike Verchio (R-District 30) filed House Bill 1054 which — if signed into law — would classify hemp as an oilseed if it has no more than three-tenths of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol. If that criterion is met, anyone in South Dakota could plant, possess, sell and buy the industrial hemp...

In a move ripe with history, four North Dakota farmers have been chosen to be the first to grow industrial hemp on their own farms. Under the Department of Agriculture's new industrial hemp pilot program, these four were selected: Clarence Laub II of Elgin, N.D.; David H. Lommen of Maddock...

It was the material used for the Declaration of Independence draft. And then hemp's cultivation and use in the United States discontinued in the mid-20th Century. But now New York State is bringing it back. "What's really exciting about this is it gives places like the Southern Tier an...

The US may be on the cusp of creating a home-grown industry from a long-demonized plant. The US hemp industry is pushing hard for a measure that would make it legal for US businesses to produce the substance, and if lawmakers approve it, consumers could soon find US-grown hemp in their food...

Survey the latest at the Detroit Auto Show and you will find fibers from water bottles in car seats, hemp in the dashboards and citrus peel in the tires. Automakers, in a continuing quest to develop lighter and more environmentally-friendly vehicles, are making increased use of sometimes...

Hemp Sense Inc., a western Manitoba hemp processor, is kicking off a feline-friendly project with a little help from the Canadian and Manitoba governments. The Gilbert Plains-based company has received $125,000 in funding from the two tiers of government to advance plans to process local hemp...

The state Department of Agriculture expects to resume issuing licenses to grow industrial hemp by the end of February, but some problems continue to dog the new crop. The state issued 11 hemp licenses in 2015 before cutting off the process in August. Nine of the licensees planted a crop and...

After years of delay from state agencies running Oregon's hemp program, the Legislature aired its latest ideas for hemp in Oregon. Among them: folding hemp into the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program but not limiting the number of plants growers can produce. The proposal appears to directly...

The plants of two farmers under Oregon's fledgling hemp industry tested slightly above the federally designated limit that distinguishes hemp from its close cousin, marijuana. Thus the growers were found out of compliance and their plants remain embargoed by the state. Bend area hemp farmer...

Indiana is among several states that have taken steps toward legalizing hemp production for industrial purposes in recent years. Until the 2014 Farm Bill passed, hemp production had been banned at the federal level for several decades. This is because of hemp's relationship to marijuana...

Political activist and candidate for US Senate Chief Wana Dubie was permitted Thursday to hold a hemp demonstration on the courthouse square April 23. Wana Dubie said his initial wish was for his Hemp Day rally to take place at 4:20 p.m. April 20, but the commissioners said a Wednesday afternoon...

Political activist and candidate for US Senate Chief Wana Dubie was permitted Thursday to hold a hemp demonstration on the courthouse square April 23. Wana Dubie said his initial wish was for his Hemp Day rally to take place at 4:20 p.m. April 20, but the commissioners said a Wednesday afternoon...

Alexander and Baldwin Inc. is considering planting hemp for its diversified agriculture model in Hawaii after its announcement last week that it was "transitioning out of farming sugar" at its Maui plantation. "It is unclear under what conditions the federal and state laws allow the...

Before today, it would be highly improbable that you would hear the following terms in a single story: Idaho resident, Mormon, conservative, father of five, hemp farmer, cannabis advocate. However, these all describe Trevor Hill, who is coming out pro cannabis in a very conservative State. His...