27 Feb 2016

Oregon Senate Committee Passes Bill to Relax State Hemp Laws, Expand Market …

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Oregon Senate Committee Passes Bill to Relax State Hemp Laws, Expand Market …
“OFB and OFS support HB4060 with the goal of regulating industrial hemp the same as any other agricultural commodity. Oregon's industrial hemp farmers have asked the Legislature to build flexibility into their license, and we support this request …
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Industrial Hemp great economic potential
Industrial hemp appears to have great economic potential for the region, but it sounds like it will not simply happen overnight. Approximately 80 interested local residents, including several from the Yuma area, attended an informational meeting Monday …
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14 Feb 2016

South Dakota Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Commercial Hemp Farming and …

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South Dakota Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Commercial Hemp Farming and …
PIERRE, S.D. (Feb. 2, 2016) A bill passed today by a South Dakota House committee would legalize the production and processing of industrial hemp for commercial purposes in the state, setting the foundation for people there to nullify federal …
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Colorado infant receiving CBD hemp oil for epilepsy
Lab technician Mario Ferrara transfers a mixture of extracted hemp CBD and coconut oil to capsules at Longmont's CBDRx organic hemp farm on Thursday. CBDRx is the first and only USDA certified organic hemp farm in the country. (Kira Horvath, Special to …
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12 Feb 2016

Revised hemp bill moves toward Senate vote

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Revised hemp bill moves toward Senate vote
Senate Bill 6206 would line up closely with the 2014 Farm Bill, which loosened the federal stance toward hemp and authorized state-supervised hemp “research.” Under SB 6206, WSDA would license hemp farmers, control the seed supply and check …
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2016 could be the year for industrial hemp
National Hemp Association Hemp fiber, pictured here, has an estimated 25,000 applications, but is currently illegal to grow under federal law. In 2015 U.S. consumers bought over $ 500 million in hemp products, buying everything from food, cosmetics …
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The security challenges faced by three Va. hemp-growing universities
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's agricultural scientists have the green light to study the industrial properties of hemp — but only from seeds that are kept under lock and key and closely monitored under Drug Enforcement Administration standards. A federal …
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10 Feb 2016

South Dakota Passes House Bill on Industrial Hemp — Update by Hemp, Inc.

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South Dakota Passes House Bill on Industrial Hemp — Update by Hemp, Inc.
Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) updates its shareholders today on industrial hemp bill HB-1054. Last week, the South Dakota House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow the cultivation of industrial hemp in the state of South Dakota, with a 57 …
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SUNY-ESF should apply to study industrial hemp for New York state
SUNY-ESF should consider applying for state approval to grow, study and assess the ways in which industrial hemp could be produced and distributed commercially across New York state. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets will issue 10, …
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Lawmakers consider industrial hemp bill
Hawaii residents say legalizing industrial hemp could spur business ventures ranging from home construction to selling hemp seed candy bars at Hawaii airports. Read More · Please click here to log in to view this story. – or –. NEW SUBSCRIBERS – Choose …
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8 Feb 2016

South Dakota legislative committee OKs bill to allow industrial hemp

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South Dakota legislative committee OKs bill to allow industrial hemp
South Dakota lawmakers are attempting to overcome perceptions about hemp's family ties to marijuana to explore the economic potential of the crop. The bill that moved out of committee last week is patterned after North Dakota's industrial hemp law.
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Wyden, Blumenauer host Industrial Hemp Expo at U.S. Capitol
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hosted an Industrial Hemp Expo Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, bringing together leading policymakers and entrepreneurs in the movement to …
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2 Feb 2016

South Dakota bill would allow industrial hemp

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South Dakota bill would allow industrial hemp
Cultivation of the plant could be a force for economic development in South Dakota if misconceptions about hemp can be dispelled, said Republican Rep. Mike Verchio, the proposal's main House sponsor. It's scheduled to be heard in the House Agriculture …
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Sipp Industries Receives 4000 Gallon Organic Hemp Oil Order
Sipp Industries, Inc. (OTC: SIPC), a diversified conglomerate corporation specializing in technology, manufacturing and distribution of commercial and consumer products today announces the largest hemp order to date. Processing has begun and will be …
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The Rundown: Hemp measure advances; Gov. Tom Wolf's support dropping, poll finds
The Senate Appropriations Committee last week advanced the hemp farming bill authored by Sen. Judy Schwank, a Ruscombmanor Township Democrat. That positions the bill for approval by the full Senate. A separate industrial hemp bill is being considered …
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Cultivating hemp for fiber, food getting close to legal
CARIBOU, Maine — Maine farmers who want to grow industrial hemp like their counterparts in Canada and Europe should start writing letters to their representatives in Congress, John Jemison suggests. Jemison, an agricultural specialist at the …
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28 Jan 2016

Marijuana legalization bill nears first test in Montpelier

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Marijuana legalization bill nears first test in Montpelier
LEDBETTER. STEW: THREE WEEKS INTO THE SESSION, A DRAFT BILL TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IS TAKING SHAPE. SHUMLIN: WHAT MOST LOGICAL PEOPLE WANT IN VERMONT IS A CAUTIOUS FIRST STEP TO LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA …
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Mexico is having the grown-up conversation about marijuana that every country …
Mexican lawmakers this week launched a national debate on a topic that officials around the world have been struggling to address: marijuana legalization. Over the next three weeks, the Mexican Congress is holding a series of public hearings (link in …
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24 May 2015

Washington hemp bill grows in scope, cost

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Washington hemp bill grows in scope, cost
Beckerman Maher argued for a state role in protecting the low-THC purity of hemp seeds and crops. Now, she says, the proposed oversight has become unnecessarily expensive, citing a provision that would require a WSDA employee to personally collect …
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Whole Hemp expanding in La Junta
On Tuesday, April 21, Whole Hemp Company, announced that it is going to expand its operation to La Junta, Colorado, where it will be converting an empty building into a grow Center and processing/ production facility. "This building has been empty for …
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TOTALLY HEMP CRAZY (OTCMKTS:THCZ) Makes Public Third Production Run …
The popularity of hemp has been increasing in U.S. quite swiftly; TOTALLY HEMP CRAZY (OTCMKTS:THCZ)'s success is a clear evidence of that. As per the reports, the company has decided to start the third production run of all the hemp beverages infused …
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10 May 2015

Hemp Horizons Again: US Farm Bill Hails New Industry

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 01, 2014

With this week’s widely reported passage of the hemp amendment to the US Farm Bill (Forbes, USA Today), Bryan W. Brickner, publisher of The Cannabis Papers: A citizen’s guide to cannabinoids (2011), points to our founding and the likes of George Washington (a noted hemp farmer) as the future of cannabis sativa begins to unfold (again) in the United States.

Numerous farm states and the US federal government are pursuing new approaches to hemp: for example, Illinois and Michigan have hemp bills pending in their legislatures; on Thursday, an Indiana Senate committee passed an industrial hemp bill; and in federal news, reported on Cannabis Culture as,US Farm Bill Allows Hemp Farming … in 10 States.

“Hemp’s not new to America,” noted Brickner, “As George Washington grew hemp in 1765 with a harvest of 5000 pounds of fiber and approximately 80 to 100 gallons of hemp oil from seeds.”

“China is today’s world leader in hemp,” Brickner closed, “And that’s okay I suppose; we don’t have to be is what I mean. American’s farming hemp again is the point – and it’s a growing industry.”

Brickner has a 1997 political science doctorate from Purdue University and is the author of several political theory books, to include The Promise Keepers (1999), Article the first of the Bill of Rights (2006), and The Book of the Is (2013).

The Cannabis Papers is available at online retailers and for free by download.







6 May 2015

Bill would allow hemp crops in New Mexico

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Bill would allow hemp crops in New Mexico
Senate Bill 94 passed the Senate 33-8 and the House 54-12. Gov. Susana Martinez has until Friday to sign or veto it. Asked what action the governor planned to take on the bill, a spokesman for Martinez said Sunday the hemp legislation was still under …
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Attend The Global Cannabis March In Portland This Saturday
Frederick has submitted House Bill 3372, legislation that would expunge all nonviolent, marijuana related convictions from Oregon residents. The historic bill, if passed, would send a signal that … Networking with Other Local Groups – Campaign for …
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