Philadelphia: Local Hemp Movement Is Budding

More than 8,000 people packed the Festival Pier late last month for the 4th Annual Hemp Heals Music Festival. The sold-out show featured musical performances by Sublime, Matisyahu and other heavy hitters, but the real crux of the event was to bring attention to the benefits and myriad uses of a plant called hemp. “The […]

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Hemp History Week Sparks Movement In Kentucky

Marijuana’s misunderstood cousin is making a comeback in Kentucky and on a local level. In 2013, the Bluegrass State became the first to legalize hemp production. Riding on the support of U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, along with Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, the legislation expanded a market for thousands of products produced using […]

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