28 Mar 2015

Florida Action Alert: Help Legalize Industrial Hemp Farming, Nullify Federal Ban

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Florida Action Alert: Help Legalize Industrial Hemp Farming, Nullify Federal Ban
Florida HB363 and SB902 would legalize industrial hemp for production within the state of Florida, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. HB363 must pass through the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, and SB902 …
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Hemp pioneer fields questions at Ag Expo
Cory Gardner announced he was co-sponsoring the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015. If approved, the measure would not only legalize industrial hemp for commercial production, but it would also exclude the non-psychoactive cannabis plant from the …
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1 Mar 2015

Bill to Effectively Nullify Federal Ban on Industrial Hemp Passes Washington

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Bill to Effectively Nullify Federal Ban on Industrial Hemp Passes Washington …
OLYMPIA, Wa., Feb. 10, 2015 – By a unanimous 7-0 vote today, a Washington state House committee approved a bill that would authorize the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on …
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Industrial hemp in Oregon: Department of Agriculture accepting applications to …
In this Oct. 5, 2013 photo, volunteers harvest hemp at a farm in Springfield, Colo. during the first known harvest of industrial hemp in the U.S. since the 1950s. America is one of hemp's fastest-growing markets, with imports largely coming from China …
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How Did Hemp Become D.C.s Bipartisan No-Brainer?
A bipartisan coalition from both the Senate and House of Representatives has rallied behind complementary bills S. 134 and H.R. 525, dubbed the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015, which would require the federal government to respect state laws on …
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VA General Assembly Approves Industrial Hemp Farming Act 2015
"We are poised to be able to allow our state universities and Department of Agriculture to approve the growing and cultivation and processing of industrial hemp in Virginia for the purposes of pilot programs," said Chase Milner, Shenandoah Valley …
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1 Mar 2015

North Dakota House Votes 87-5 to Legalize HempFarming, Effectively Nullify

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North Dakota House Votes 87-5 to Legalize Hemp Farming, Effectively Nullify …
BISMARCK, N.D., Feb. 23, 2015 – The North Dakota state House approved a bill last week that would authorize the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. Introduced by Reps.
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Maine Action Alert: Help Legalize Industrial Hemp, Nullify the Federal Ban …
In 2009, Governor Baldacci signed LD1159 into law, which authorized industrial hemp farming and production provided that Federal law authorized the same. LD4 and LD119 were introduced for 2015, removing that requirement and authorizing full-scale …
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23 Jan 2015

Alaska Bill Would Effectively Nullify Federal Ban on Hemp Farming

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Hemp Energy Drink
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A strange brew found in Ulura, Australia. I don’t think it has any hemp in it, however.

Alaska Bill Would Effectively Nullify Federal Ban on Hemp Farming
A bill set for introduction in the Alaska State Senate would allow the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same once put into effect. Senate Bill 8 (SB8) was introduced by …
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UPDATED PHOTO RELEASE — Hemp, Inc. and Its Decorticating Plant Featured …
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The San Francisco Chronicle, a newspaper serving California's Bay Area, featured Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) and its decortication line in a recent article entitled, "An End to Exile: Hemp's Bright American …
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Islands' First 'Hemp Home' to Be Built on Maui
According to proponents, hemp is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional building materials, and has a negative carbon footprint due to its tendency to absorb carbon dioxide during manufacturing. Rixey will be installing Hempcrete in the …
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