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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

Jamaica’s MMJ, Hemp, and Decriminalization Law is Approved

Jamaican lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country’s first decriminalization and medical marijuana law, the result of a 38-year Parliamentary push for marijuana policy… Read More

Southern Oregon Marijuana Farmers Voice Concern Over Industrial Hemp

Industrial hemp is coming to Oregon, but — due to the biological interaction between hemp and marijuana plants — not everyone in… Read More

Oregon Hemp Industry Making Slow Progress

Progress toward industrial hemp farming in Oregon has been slow. Just two people have applied and federal drug laws have… Read More

DEA Allows University of Hawaii to Import Hemp Seeds from Australia

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has allowed officials from the University of Hawaii to import Australian hemp seeds to kick… Read More

Medical Marijuana Inc. to Buy Hemp Startup Company for Between $120-$243 Million

Medical Marijuana Inc. — a San Diego company that’s been acquiring startups in the hemp and CBD industries — has announced its intention of… Read More

Bipartisan Bill Filed In Senate to Legalize Hemp Cultivation Nationwide

A bill to legalize hemp cultivation and production nationwide has been filed in the U.S. Senate by Oregon’s Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). The… Read More

Federal Spending Bill Grants Historic Support to MMJ and Industrial Hemp

The controversial federal spending bill passed by Congress last week grants historic support to industrial hemp cultivation and medical marijuana in… Read More

Brief: Hemp Bills Approved By Michigan Senate Committee

The Michigan Senate Agriculture Committee passed a pair of bills on Thursday to allow the cultivation and production of industrial… Read More

Kentucky Hemp: First Crop Successfully Harvested, Industry’s Future Looking Strong

In May of this year, Kentucky sued the federal government for confiscating the state’s legally-acquired Italian hemp seeds, sparking a fiasco that… Read More

Industrial Hemp Takes Root in Kentucky and Colorado

Amid the growing popularity of marijuana law reform, it is sometimes easy to forget about the other important cannabis revolution: the revitalization of a forgotten… Read More

The Farm Bill’s Passage: Anticipating a Legal U.S. Hemp Market

Prospective hemp farmers are expecting a go-ahead soon from the federal government, which would allow pilot hemp-growing programs to be… Read More