Hemp Amendment Becomes Law as Prez Signs Farm Bill
President Obama signed into law the omnibus farm bill, which includes an amendment allowing for research into hemp production in states that authorize it.
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Farm Bill Passes Second Chamber With Hemp, No Drug Testing
The Senate passed the Farm Bill, meaning that the legislation, which authorizes industrial hemp growing by universities, will now go to President Obama.
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Hemp Trade Alliance: Canadian Regulations Impeding Growth
Canadian regulations are restricting industry growth, according to the Hemp Trade Alliance.
Marijuana NewsLink
Nigerian Farmers 'Abandon Food Crops for Cannabis'
Nigeria's anti-narcotics agency claims that most farmers are abandoning food crops for cannabis.
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The Leaf: Covered? Winter Cover Crops for Big Fall Harvests
The Leaf Online's Michael Adams explains the importance of winter cover crops for cultivated outdoor areas, which plants to use and how.
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Why Marijuana Legalization May Be Good for Agriculture
Sami Grover suggests why marijuana legalization may be good for agriculture: fewer guerrilla grows and the efficiency of LEDs.
UN Drug Chief Warns of Afghanistan "Narco-State"
Afghanistan could collapse into a "full-fledged narco-state" as the looming withdrawal of US and NATO combat forces creates a hole in the country's economy
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Colorado Farmer Harvests First US Hemp Crop in 56 Years
Ryan Loflin, a Colorado farmer, harvested the first US hemp crop since 1957 last weekend. The 55-acre crop will be used for hemp seed, oils and fiber.
California: Governor Signs Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Federal legislation, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013, is currently pending in the US Senate and in the US House of Representatives.
DOJ Memo Taken as Green Light for Hemp Production in Oregon
Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), co-sponsored Senate Bill 676 which permits the industrial production and processing of hemp. Hemp production in Oregon
Federal Official: Pot Farmers Didn't Start Yosemite Fire
While a hunter apparently did start the Yosemite fire, there's absolutely no evidence that "illegal marijuana farmers" had anything to do with it...
Farmer's Markets for Legal Weed?
Justin Hartfield, owner of weedmaps.com, seeks to expand his influence by bringing a farmer’s market type of approach to the purchase of medical weed
Bumblebee Rapture: Why Pollinators Matter
I read the horrible news earlier this week that in Wilsonville, OR, some 50,000 bumblebees have been killed in the last few days. The bumblebees, which...
Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill
The Farm Bill (House Bill 1947) died in the House Thursday morning as Democrats rebelled against deep cuts to food stamps.
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Forbes: Hemp a Win-Win for Economy and Environment
A comprehensive article on Forbes explains the history of hemp prohibition, the usefulness of the hemp plant and economic reasons for the US to legalize it.
Hemp Legalization Amendment Introduced for Farm Bill
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Monday introduced an amendment to the omnibus farm bill to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp.
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Marijuana-Fed Pigs Are Bigger and 'More Savory', Farmers Say
Turning weed waste into pig food - Susannah Gross, who owns a five-acre farm north of Seattle, is part of a group experimenting with a solution that...
Colorado Home to Nation's First Hemp Crop
Farmer Ryan Loflin is currently overseeing the first hemp crop in the US in 60 years, which of course comes just a few months after Amendment 64...