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One state that almost definitely will not be legalizing recreational weed, but has legalized industrial hemp farming, is the state of North Dakota. In fact, AlterNet named North Dakota one of "The 9 States Where Marijuana Will Be Legalized Last." There are a few people in North Dakota...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reversed course on its organic certification of industrial hemp operations throughout the country. A handful of hemp farms, including Colorado-based CBDRx, had secured, or were in the process of securing, certifications from third-party auditors...

Oregon has been on the cutting edge of the debate on legalizing weed and industrial hemp farming. Oregon was one of the first states to pass legislation that allowed the production of industrial hemp. Here are a few facts about Oregon's legalization effort. 1. The Oregon Legislature made...

In April of 2015, the federal government informed the Tennessee Department of Agriculture that the latter's application to import hemp seed had been approved. It was a big step forward in the state's move toward a revival of industrial hemp production. The seed will be used for a pilot...

A bill designed to make it easier to purchase hemp seeds for industrial production and research has been approved by the Indiana House. Senate Bill 291 also received Senate approval earlier this month. Jean Leising (R-49) authored the bill and says it will support potential commercialization...

Industrial hemp appears to have great economic potential for the region, but it sounds like it will not simply happen overnight. Approximately 80 interested local residents, including several from the Yuma area, attended an informational meeting Monday night at the Otis school. It was organized...

Farmers in South Dakota could soon be legally allowed to grow industrial hemp. South Dakota's House of Representatives voted 57-11 in favor of a bill that would allow industrial hemp to be cultivated. The bill will now head to the Senate for deliberation. The bill's main House sponsor, Mike...

The recent occasion of Presidents Day allows us to take some time to look back on Presidents of yore and discuss the things they championed. When you talk about the Father of our Country, George Washington, you really can't have a discussion of his life without talking about hemp. Washington...

"The time to enact legislation that will allow our farmers to cultivate industrial hemp is right now." That was the last line in my op-ed for the former Sunday News (an LNP predecessor) way back in 2000; it was headlined "Putting the hemp back in Hempfield." One might ask, "Are we any closer...

Olympia — The Washington Senate has passed a bill that would allow people to grow industrial hemp as an agricultural product, but only as part of a research program. Senate Bill 6206 passed the full Senate on a 48-1 vote Thursday. The measure would allow Washington State University to study...

Montana is one of 13 states to legalize a commercial industrial hemp program. A provision in the U.S. Farm Bill allows universities and state agriculture departments to begin cultivating hemp for research. Production is limited to pilot projects. The federal government classifies hemp as an...

20 SYRIZA lawmakers called for the full legalisation of hemp and cannabis for industrial and medical reasons respectively, saying it would help the economy, in a question submitted to several ministers on Monday. "Since 2013, we've been waiting for a signature by the relevant ministries for...

Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett is calling for a Parliamentary Inquiry to investigate Queensland's regulatory frameworks surrounding the establishment and export of medicinal hemp. Mr Bennett's call follows a tour he recently undertook of an Agri Fibre Industries property in Bundaberg...

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hosted an Industrial Hemp Expo Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, bringing together leading policymakers and entrepreneurs in the movement to restore industrial hemp to U.S. agriculture...

A legislative committee has approved a bill that would open the door to the cultivation of industrial hemp in South Dakota. The House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee voted 11-2 to approve the plan Tuesday. It heads to the full House of Representatives for consideration...

In 2014, Nebraska joined the growing list of states legalizing hemp for commercial and industrial purposes. Because of a decades-long ban on the production of hemp due to it coming from the same plant as marijuana, United States manufacturers had to import hemp for use in products, such as...

Under the intense gaze of former Speaker Sam Rayburn's marble statue, roughly 50 industrial hemp supporters held an expo on Capitol Hill Tuesday to promote lifting the federal ban on hemp, man. The expo -- sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Rep. Earl...

Florida A&M University may soon be able to conduct research on hemp. Lawmakers are working on a bill allowing the university to begin industrial hemp production, along with the University of Florida. State representative Dwight Dudley is a sponsor. Dudley says hemp production is...

Some South Dakota lawmakers are attempting to overcome perceptions about hemp's family ties to marijuana to explore the economic potential of the crop with a bill patterned after North Dakota's industrial hemp law. Cultivation of the plant could be a force for economic development in South...

Montana became one of the first states to legalize hemp for industrial purposes, changing the law even before the federal government eased restrictions on its ban with the 2014 Farm Bill. Like the many states that followed, Montana saw the economic value of legalizing hemp farming. With the...