In Western Australia, the misconception of Hemp vs. Marijuana is becoming less of an issue, now that it’s legal to grow. Pioneer hemp farmer, David Hiscox, is paving the way for more WA farmers to get on board with this versatile crop. Hiscox was astounded at the...
An upcoming summit in New Zealand has Hemp in the News this week. It will be the first hemp industry summit to be held in NZ and will take place in July. The goal of the summit is to fuel a domestic industrial hemp economy. Recent changes in NZ’s hemp legalisation...
An attempt to put legalisation of industrial hemp into the large farm bill has put Hemp Politics in the limelight this week. Many supporters of the idea were stymied this week and told that it will all come down to the opinion and/or support of Mitch McConnell, the...
In Wisconsin, the state Attorney General Brad Schimel has once again put Hemp in the News, by allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp for the purpose of producing CBD oil, as long as they are doing so in obeisance of new laws passed by the Wisconsin state...
The proposed Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would remove industrial hemp from the U.S.A’s list of controlled substances, making it a legal crop once again, and it’s putting Hemp in the News. The state of Kentucky once had a thriving hemp industry, long before the success of...
There are varying opinions among lawmakers in U.S. Hemp Politics, but with the support and advocacy of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the hemp industry in the U.S. could soon be taking a giant leap forward. Many other countries are reaping the financial...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s advocacy for hemp, has put Hemp in the News this week. McConnell declared that he will introduce legislation to make hemp legal as an agricultural commodity. For the past few years, several states have been growing hemp...
This week in Kentucky, Senator Mitch McConnell made a bold move to distinguish Hemp vs. Marijuana, with his proposal to establish the Hemp Farming Act, which would expunge hemp from the federal controlled substances list and make it legal to grow and sell. Although...
A conference for Indigenous Inclusion in the Hemp and Cannabis Industries put Hemp in the News this week. Indigenous dignitaries and hemp industry leaders gathered together at the inaugural event in Saskatoon. The Kawacatoose First Nation founded the event to help...
The Hemp Politics in the state of Arkansas are not working in favour of the farmers who are eager to get their first hemp seeds in the ground. Hemp was legalised in Arkansas last year already, but final approval is still needed by the governor, and he’s stalling. With...
