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First Legal Cannabis Crops Harvested in Uruguay

International Cannabis Corp and SIMbiosys harvested the first legal marijuana crops in Uruguay earlier this week, reaping about 300 grams… Read More

Nebraska Researchers Obtain Pilot Hemp Crop Permit

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have obtained a permit to begin doing tests on growing industrial hemp as a… Read More

Kentucky Hemp Farmers Expanding Operations, Tennessee Farmers Shying Away

Farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee are seeing vastly different results in their respective industrial hemp markets. The Kentucky Department of… Read More

Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Bills

Cannabis and its non-psychoactive cousin scored victories in the Pennsylvania legislature yesterday as the House and Senate passed medical marijuana… Read More

Hemp Bill Vetoed in Washington State Over Budget Fight

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) vetoed 27 bills at the end of the legislature’s 60-day session last week, including one… Read More

Virginia Legalizes Industrial Hemp Production

The governor of Virginia has signed into law a bill this week that will legalize the industrial production of hemp… Read More

Washington Passes Bill for Industrial Hemp Research Plots

The Washington state Senate passed SB 6206 last week, which authorizes certain individuals to grow pilot crops of industrial hemp for research purposes.… Read More

Hopeful Industrial Hemp Farmers Pushing Forward in North Dakota, Oregon

Hopeful hemp farmers in North Dakota and Oregon are stepping forward to join their states’ experimental hemp programs. The two… Read More

First Lady of Japan Considers Hemp Farming

In an interview with the Japanese magazine Spa!, First Lady of Japan Akie Abe said that studying the history of… Read More

India Legalizes Industrial Hemp Production In Northern State of Uttarakhand

A state in northern India will become the first in the country to legalize the cultivation of hemp. Harish Rawat,… Read More

U.S. Hemp Sales May Reach $500M This Year

U.S. citizens are expected to purchase up to $500 million worth of hemp products during 2015, a preliminary analysis by… Read More

CBD Biosciences Gets $8 Million From Pueblo, CO to Open Hemp Processing Plant

The city council of Pueblo, Colorado voted 5-1 on Monday to direct $8 million in incentive money to help a… Read More

North Dakota Ag Department Looking for Industrial Hemp Research Participants

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it’s looking for participants for an industrial hemp program. In a… Read More

Wild Minnesota Hemp Harvested for First Time in 60 Years

Researchers at the University of Minnesota legally harvested Minnesota hemp for the first time in more than 60 years this… Read More

Researchers Publish First Genetic Study of Marijuana and Hemp

Canadian researchers have published the first large-scale genetic study of marijuana and hemp. The study examines the genotypes of 81… Read More

Big Results for Hawaii Hemp Researchers

An industrial hemp research team in Hawaii is seeing very encouraging results with a certain varietal planted in Oahu. Dr.… Read More

Oregon Hemp Farming to Continue After Senate Blocks Moratorium Bill

The Oregon Senate put a stop to a bill Monday that would have suspended hemp growing operations in the state… Read More

Connecticut Legislature Overwhelmingly Approves Industrial Hemp Bill

The Connecticut State Senate has approved a bill that would allow the launch of hemp pilot programs and research plots… Read More

House of Representatives Votes to Protect State MMJ And Hemp Programs

The U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized an amendment that prohibits the Justice Department from interfering with medical marijuana programs in… Read More

Kentucky Hemp Production Sees Dramatic Increase In 2015

Agriculture officials in Kentucky stated that hemp production in the state will exceed 1,700 acres in 2015, up from just… Read More

Texas Hemp Bill Appears Before Agricultural Committee

Both of Texas State Representative Joseph Farias’ (D) bills relating to industrial hemp in the state were heard by the… Read More

North Dakota Legislature Passes Bill Legalizing Industrial Hemp

Lawmakers in the North Dakota Senate gave final approval Monday to a bill allowing the farming, processing, and sale of… Read More

New Hampshire House Committee Unanimously Approves Hemp Bill

Lawmakers in a New Hampshire House committee unanimously approved a bill to remove a ban on the industrial cultivation of… Read More

Texas Industrial Hemp Bill Moving Through Legislative Process

The industrial hemp movement could have a powerful new ally in the state of Texas if Rep. Joe Farias’ (D)… Read More