January 19th, 2017 - Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes for people who are chronically ill. Those suffering from serious illnesses such as multiple sclerosis and chronic...
Hemp Industry Facing Barriers to Commercialization June 21, 2016 - It’s been more than two years since President Barack Obama signed legislation authorizing the limited cultivation of hemp, but the fledgling industry remains a long way from...
June 1st, 2016 - Canada’s hemp industry is demanding the federal government liberate it from antiquated regulations, a move it says couldhelp revive interest in Ontario production and processing. Despite no health safety concerns, since it was legalized...
The top elected Republican in the United States said the U.S. House of Representatives may vote to legalize CBD, potentially opening a bounty of new market opportunities for this form of marijuana oil. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican,...
By - Associated Press - Friday, April 8, 2016 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A state Agriculture Department official is planning a trip north to get the seeds for North Dakota’s first crop of industrial hemp. Three farming operations in three counties will...
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is hoping to help bring hemp into the limelight with a new program that's a first for the country. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 AT 9:52 A.M. Under its brand-new seed certification program, created in conjunction...
Kentucky hemp was king before steamships, free trade and reefer madness FEBRUARY 21, 2016 4:10 PM BY TOM EBLEN teblen@herald-leader.com Hemp has been branded an outlaw for decades because it looks like its mind-altering botanical cousin, marijuana....
Oregon expects to issue new industrial hemp licenses this winter Oregon's industrial hemp industry is off to a slow start, but interest remains strong. Eric Mortenson Capital Press Published on January 11, 2016 9:59AM The...
New Jersey Bill to Legalize Industrial Hemp, Effectively Nullify Federal Ban, Passes Assembly Committee, 6-0 TRENTON, NJ. (Dec. 15, 2015) – Last week, a New Jersey Assembly committee passed a bill to authorize the farming,...
November 19th, 2015 - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes marijuana legalization holds the potential to be a "massive gift to society", so long as the industry gets the regulations right. And believe it or not, the fate of the planet may well rest...
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