Industrial hemp producers can now begin to register with the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s industrial hemp program, but the state is warning hemp businesses to be aware of uncertainties that still exist because of federal law. “While the State passed legislation legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp, there are still many unanswered questions on the […]
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President Obama Signs Farm Bill with Amendment to Allow Industrial Hemp Research
State Hemp Research Pilot Programs to become First Step in Restoring American Hemp Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries WASHINGTON, DC — Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., is excited to report that President Obama has signed the Farm Bill which contains an amendment to legalize […]
Farm Bill Promotes Hemp as Legal Crop
The hemp plant’s return could clear the way for US farmers to compete in a Chinese-dominated industry The federal government is ready to let farmers grow cannabis — at least the kind that can’t get people high. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Feds Make Step Toward Hemp Legalization
The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow universities and state agriculture departments to establish industrial hemp growing programs. […]
Inergetics Enters into Strategic Partnership with Terra Tech Corporation to Develop a New Line of Hemp Oil-Based Nutritional Supplements
NEWARK, N.J. — Inergetics, Inc. (OTCBB: NRTI), a leading developer of nutritional supplements, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Terra Tech Corp (OTCBB: TRTC), a fast-growing urban agricultural company, to jointly develop a line of natural Cannibidiol based nutritional supplements. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
This Is What The End Of Hemp Prohibition Looks Like
Farmers in Colorado made history when they harvested a hemp crop. The first in the United States since 1957 when the U.S. government banned hemp. Led by Springfield, Colo. farmer Ryan Lofin who planted the 55-acre hemp crop back in May, Lofin and hemp advocates across the nation came to his farm in October to […]
Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws & Controversy
This book is a detailed, three hundred and sixty degree view of all topics related to marijuana and hemp, especially with regard to current US drug war/prohibition laws. 448 pages, followed by a detailed, exhaustive Bibliography, footnotes and appendices. As such, there are far too many fact, figures, dates, laws, edicts and judgments covered by the author […]
High Buys: Hemp FORCE
Hemp FORCE is suitable for anyone – from the most intense body builders to the healthiest vegetarians. Maca root, cocoa, and stevia provide a rich taste, a burst in energy, and an array of phytochemical nutrients that is unparalleled in other available protein suppl… High Times
Oregon Group Works on Rules for Industrial Hemp
Oregon farmers could put in a crop of industrial hemp next spring if a panel of experts can satisfy federal officials with a set of tightly drawn rules. The committee of agricultural experts and state policy officials has been selected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and will come together in December, the Oregonian reported […]
Legal or Not, Industrial Hemp Harvested in Colo.
Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn’t hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it. Loflin is among about two dozen Colorado farmers who raised industrial hemp, marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin that can’t be grown under federal drug law, and bringing in the […]