A government proposal to legalise hemp cultivation in northern India put Hemp in the News this week. In the state of Uttarakhand, the Excise Management System drafted a policy in favour of legalising hemp cultivation, specifically for industrial, medicinal and...
A hemp operation in Nova Scotia, Canada, sheds some light on the topic of Hemp vs. Marijuana. When you see a field of hemp, it can easily be mistaken for marijuana because they look like the same plant, and in some ways they are. But unlike marijuana, hemp contains...
A story from a team of Kentucky veterans puts Hemp in the News this week. Kentucky farmer Mike Lewis has DEA helicopters flying over his farm every day. Why? Because as well as growing shiitake mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes, pork and other exclusive food products,...
With the goal to educate people about Hemp vs. Marijuana, a one-acre life-size maze is about to open in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. And it’s a maze like no other. The director of Tennessee Hemp Industries Association, Colleen Keahey, explained that the maze is about an...
In Pueblo, Colorado, a hemp researcher sheds some light on the Hemp Politics of growing hemp in the U.S. Will Cabaniss, originally from Florida, relocated to southern Colorado to get involved in the hemp business. He is working with a team to gather data on hemp...
The small northern Texas town of Gunter is putting Hemp in the News. An investor is looking to turn an old cotton gin, that has been closed for decades, into the first cannabis growing site in the state. The businessman looking at the property is interested in...
A new kind of hot dog will be served at this years Kentucky State Fair, and it’s putting Hemp in the News. Kentucky Hemp Dawgs, made with local beef, hemp oil, and a sprinkling of hemp seed hearts, will be the first to compete with the conventional beef hot dogs,...
As the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) moves towards legalising hemp as food, the issue of Hemp vs. Marijuana continues to stall progress. Hemp seeds and hemp food products may soon be legalised in Australia and New Zealand. A decision could be made by...
In North Carolina the misconception of Hemp vs. Marijuana continues. N.C. lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows pilot programs for growing industrial hemp. The House Bill 992 permits universities to grow industrial hemp for research purposes. Despite this,...
Minnesota farmer, John Strohfus, together with his partners, puts Hemp in the News this week by adding hemp to their list of crops. On June 17th, a hemp crop of eighteen acres was planted on Strohfus Stock Farm in Hastings. It marks the first hemp to be planted in...
