After the legalization of hemp with the 2018 Farm Bill, this cannabis variety with 0.3% THC became the next big thing for farmers in the United States. Rightfully so, as growing hemp offers plenty of benefits that have been recognized and used for thousands of years—George Washington cultivated hemp. If you are thinking of growing hemp, there are a few things you need to ... Continue Reading
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US Lawmakers Poised to Fully Legalize Hemp
The priority of hemp advocates and growers is getting the crop legalized so the industry can grow. Read in this post from The Gazette how hemp industry is on the brink of an explosive growth, as researchers discover new uses for hemp-derived CBD oil and new supply chains develop. Lawmakers are poised to fully legalize hemp after a decades-long campaign, setting the stage for ... Continue Reading
Barriers Dampen the High Potential of Industrial Hemp
A researcher explains how industrial hemp could transform multiple industries if restrictions were lifted. Here's an eye-opening interview, from R&D Magazine, with the researcher. Industrial hemp has potential for use in food sources, textiles, building materials, and pharmaceuticals. The ancient crop was once widely utilized around the world—with some historians dating ... Continue Reading
Did CBD Get A Quiet Go-Ahead From DEA?
DEA quietly approves CBD and other non-psychoactive cannabinoids. This post from Westword highlights how hemp still needs to be formally, federally removed as a Schedule I drug. The industrial-hemp industry may have gotten a nod of approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration in late May, when the agency clarified that not all compounds of cannabis fall under the ... Continue Reading
28 Legislators Back Hemp Lawsuit Challenging DEA
A hemp industry’s lawsuit, challenging DEA’s position on CBD, picks up support of 28 US legislators. Check out in this post from The Cannabist how DEA’s stance on CBD extracts is cause for confusion. A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I ... Continue Reading