Federal Marijuana Legislation Despite growing deregulation of marijuana for both medical and recreational usage, without changes to the federal regulatory structure, individuals acting in accordance with state...
On Friday, April 5th, Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky stated that he will let Kentucky’s industrial hemp measure become law without his signature. Gov. Beshear had expressed...
Oregon State University’s (OSU) College of Forestry and Department of Wood Science and Engineering have announced a new Ecampus course covering all aspects of industrial hemp. Beginning...
A Courier-Journal Bluegrass Poll conducted last week found that 60% of registered Kentucky voters support making marijuana legal for medical use. Only 31% were opposed. A bill to make medical marijuana legal for...
Yesterday, conservative political blog The Daily Caller published a story about an industrial hemp bill introduced by Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, with a number of bipartisan...
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and 28 co-sponsors, including House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN), have reintroduced legislation in Congress that requires the federal government to respect state...
Despite the moronic opposition from police stating that hemp should be illegal because police may have trouble distinguishing it from marijuana, the Kentucky hemp bill has been...
In a Thursday statement, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the minority leader in the US Senate, endorsed pending legislation in his home state that seeks to reintroduce industrial hemp...
Kentucky’s hemp bill seems likely to pass, but the state police oppose the measure. The police oppose the hemp bill largely because they think a hemp field...
013 One of the major public policy and business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government to allow American farmers the...
A bill introduced this week by Sen. Karen Tallian (D-Portage) would remove criminal penalties and the threat of jail time for possession of small amounts of marijuana...
Oregon Hemp Works (OHW) is gaining in popularity and notoriety across the West Coast. These unique body care products can be found in local Oregon boutiques and at many summer festivals throughout...
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Republican US Sen. Rand Paul are among those pushing to revive industrial hemp in the state. It’s ironic, Comer said in a...
Farmers may not be in a rush to grow hemp if cannabis legalization passes in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Farmers who say they have enough to worry about...
This is a great deal I came across today. Vote Hemp is offering two 11″ x 17″ posters for anyone who makes a contribution of $25 or more. Personally,...
Hey Kids, what time is it? It’s Time to Legalize Cannabis! Reason’s Mike Riggs does a succinct interview with David Bronner, of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps. Mr....
If you’ve always wondered about the advantages of hemp in regards to paper, textile, and food purposes, check out this infographic from ounodesign. It’s easy to see hemp’s...
06:12pm A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. The bill, if passed, would get...
According to Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill, a group of bipartisan Senators, led by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D), have filed legislation seeking to exempt...
For many growing up in the United States, there has always been confusion on the meaning of the words cannabis, marijuana and hemp. A major source for this...
