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Sergeant discussed issue with deputies, considers matter closed By JUSTIN STORY jstory@bgdailynews.com   A Bowling Green hemp advocate and business owner claims he was ordered to leave a baseball cap with a hemp leaf logo on it with court security personnel as he entered the Warren County Justice Center on Thursday. Chad Wilson, who owns … Continue reading »

  Oglala Hemp Grower Counts Coup On Feds David Rooks 3/31/16 “Hemp! Hemp! Hoka he!” – Alex White Plume This past Monday, at 1:30 p.m., David Franco, longtime member of Alex White Plume’s legal team, reached White Plume at his home north of Manderson, South Dakota with the news: “You won, Alex! We won! It’s … Continue reading »

PROVIDENCE R.I. (March 23, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would legalize the production and processing of industrial hemp for commercial purposes in the state, setting the foundation to nullify federal prohibition in practice. A coalition of four Democrats and a Republican introduced Senate Bill 2763 (S2763) on March 10. Under … Continue reading »

If hemp farmers inadvertently plant seeds that create THC levels in plants higher than 0.3 percent, those crops have to be destroyed By Jerd Smith and Shay Castle, Daily Camera Colorado, already a national leader in hemp cultivation, is pushing forward with a plan to certify seed, in part to ensure THC levels, the active … Continue reading »

By Julia Granowicz – Mar 16, 2016 Industrial Hemp has been illegal in the United States as long as its THC producing twin – and the plant has over 100 known uses as cloth material, as a cooking oil, and it was once a fundamental part of our country. While we see a lot surrounding … Continue reading »

Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press 12:48 p.m. EDT March 20, 2016 Kentucky is accelerating hemp production in the third year of testing its potential as a cash crop. The state Department of Agriculture said Friday it has authorized planting of nearly 4,500 acres of hemp this year in the next round of statewide pilot projects, … Continue reading »

Bill would establish industrial hemp agricultural pilot programs across the state By Michael Tanenbaum PhillyVoice Staff The Pennsylvania Senate took another step closer to the legalization of industrial hemp on Wednesday after unanimously passing a bill that would establish a statewide cultivation pilot program through the creation of an Industrial Hemp Licensing Board in the … Continue reading »

Posted on March 21, 2016by Dan Dickson Illustration by Catherine Nichols Select Kentucky farmers will be growing more hemp in 2016 than at any time since the federal government effectively banned the crop in the 1930s, along with its hallucinogenic cousin, marijuana. This year, 144 farmers and 10 universities across the state will engage in … Continue reading »

Widely used fiber plant was key to Lexington’s early wealth and prosperity Ropewalks and bag factories once stood amid city’s historic neighborhoods FBI later went to UK historians seeking evidence slaves, field hands got high     By Tom Eblen teblen@herald-leader.com   Hemp has been branded an outlaw for decades because it looks like its … Continue reading »

Thursday, February 4, 2016 Insight Events Locust Grove offers hemp education for a second year Thursday, February 4, 2016 Historic Locust Grove, located in Louisville, will be participating in the hemp pilot program for a second year. Last season, the historic site planted the first hemp crop in Jefferson County since World War II. While … Continue reading »