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Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP) recently announced that it built the largest commercial industrial hemp processing facility in North America, and the company that intends to “make America hemp again” is now in full operation at its 70,000 square foot facility in Spring Hope, North Carolina. In addition, August 17 marked the official launch of Hemp … Continue reading »

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 06/07/2017 – 08:25 CURE Pharmaceutical, a technologically-based drug delivery platform and its partner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will be conducting a clinical study to test whether cannabinoid compounds will reduce or eliminate cancerous cells. Can cannabis really make cancer disappear? Cannabis as a cancer treatment not only for it … Continue reading »

Anna Wilcox The word “marijuana” plays a controversial role in cannabis culture. Many well-known organizations such as Oakland’s Harborside Heath Center have publicly denounced “the M word” in favor of our favorite plant’s Latinate name, cannabis. Even Salon Magazine, a major press outlet outside of the cannabis industry, published an article titled “Is the word … Continue reading »

(Catching up on old news…It’s here because it’s important!) By Adrian Devitt-Lee on May 05, 2017 As cannabis is legalized for medical and recreational use on a state-by-state basis, safety regulations regarding cannabis products are becoming increasingly important. One aspect of safety regulations involves setting maximal allowable limits on pesticides. Such regulations are particularly significant … Continue reading »

Steve Sarich with Eddy Lepp and 94 others. May 23 at 3:42pm · PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE! Yesterday at 12:10 pm the WSDA Industrial Hemp Coordinator, Emily Febles, was served with a lawsuit filed against both the WSDA and the herself, both individually, and in her capacity at the WSDA. The lawsuit filed by … Continue reading »

by Jim Prues / September 29th, 2010 Hemp use predates the Agrarian Age, as hemp fibers have been found in pottery in China and Taiwan dating to 7,000 years ago. The classical Greek historian Herodotus (ca. 480 BC) reported that the inhabitants of Scythia would often inhale the vapours of hemp smoke, both as ritual … Continue reading »

For Immediate Release May 3, 2017 Lawmakers eye THC content of state’s industrial hemp FRANKFORT—Industrial hemp legally grown in Kentucky is not considered marijuana. It has only a fraction of THC—or tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive compound—found in marijuana. And state regulators aim to keep it that way. Around 100 pounds of industrial hemp grown under Kentucky’s … Continue reading »

Press Releases    Please click here to downlad this release as a PDF. For Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 14, 2017 CONTACT: Lauren Stansbury, 402-540-1208lauren@votehemp.com 2016 Annual Retail Sales for Hemp Products Estimated at $688 Million Hemp Food, Body Care, CBD and Supplements Retail Market in U.S. Achieves 25% Growth in 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – Vote Hemp, … Continue reading »

For Immediate Release April 13, 2017 Company to process hemp, other fiber receives state dollars FRANKFORT—A Kentucky-based company looking to process the fiber of around 750 acres of hemp and the jute-like plant kenaf has been approved for $381,500 in state funds to expand its processing facility. The Louisville-based Sunstrand received the Kentucky Agricultural Development … Continue reading »

The KYHIA is pleased to welcome Chad Rosen as our new president. Chad shares his thoughts and thanks you for your support of the Kentucky hemp industry.  It’s with a great respect for all persons of the Kentucky Hemp Industry that I address you today as the new president of the Kentucky Hemp Industries Association. … Continue reading »