Colorado Hemp Grows From Novelty To Industry With Potential

The hype over hemp that erupted last year during Colorado’s first sensational flirtations with the marijuana look-alike is now starting to live up to expectations. A handful of growers in 2014 planted and harvested small-scale crops that attracted large-scale attention under hemp’s newly legal status. This year, hype is being replaced with indicators of hemp’s […]

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Pennsylvania: Support For Industrial Hemp Grows

After more than a 40 year absence, the growth of industrial hemp may be coming back to Pennsylvania as lawmakers and farmers push the General Assembly to allow for cultivation of the agricultural product. Bills have been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate to set up a pilot program to research for […]

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Republican Support for Medical Marijuana Grows as GOP Gathers for Convention in Westchester

Attendees Include Erie County GOP Chair Nick Langworthy, Who is Calling on GOP to Support Compassionate Care Act    Patients, Families and Advocates Applaud Langworthy and Encourage GOP Leaders to Follow  New York : As Republicans gather in Westchester this week to nominate their statewide ticket, they should congratulate Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy […]

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Colombia: Marijuana Decrim Pressure Grows

An official from the capital district government of Bogotá on March 28 called upon Colombia’s national government to open debate on broadening the policy of cannabis decriminalization. "We really need leadership from the Congress and the government to re… High Times

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MJ Research Funding Cut as Support for Drug Grows

As more states embrace legalized marijuana, the drug’s growing medicinal use has highlighted a disturbing fact for doctors: scant research exists to support marijuana’s health benefits. Smoked, eaten or brewed as a tea, marijuana has been used as a medication for centuries, including in the U.S., where Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) sold it until […]

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