Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie brings Hemp Politics into the news in Australia. He is continuing his efforts to encourage the government to allow industrial hemp in Australia, which could open up a prosperous market for farmers. Although there is great potential for...
Portland’s 10th Annual ‘Hempstalk’ festival brings Hemp in the News. The festival raises awareness about the medicinal benefits of cannabis, and also supports decriminalization for medicinal, industrial and recreational purposes. The Hemp and...
Hemp in the News in Tasmania – with high unemployment rates, Tasmanian councils are keen to reintroduce hemp as a viable crop for farmers. Due to regulations, farmers have lost out on years of opportunities to grow hemp for fibre. The main industries of...
It had been illegal to grow hemp as a crop since WWII, but with the farm bill being passed in the U.S. last year, industrial hemp is becoming a favourable crop once again. The trick is getting the seeds. Hemp advocate, Chris Boucher, has been handing out hemp seeds...
Kentucky is growing hemp, legally, for the first time in 50 years. It’s growing fast and putting Hemp in the News! The University of Kentucky is one of five universities in the U.S. conducting hemp pilot projects. Their hemp seeds went into the ground on May...
Cannabis plants popping up around London’s landmarks have put hemp in the news. In an effort to raise awareness and to get the government to change medicinal cannabis laws, activists have been scattering cannabis seeds An awareness campaign called #Feed420 has...
Hemp politics continue today, with the importation of hemp seeds into the U.S. Hemp seeds travelling from Canada to Colorado were seized by federal authorities in North Dakota. Hemp activist Tom McClain travelled to Manitoba to purchase 350 lbs of hemp seed, but the...
U.S. farmers are beginning to plant hemp for the first time in decades. Federal regulations have prohibited the cultivation of hemp since ‘The Controlled Substances Act’ was put into place in 1970. In 2014 however, the Farm Bill is making it possible for...
There is hemp in the news in Hawaii again this week, as lawmakers get ready for the University of Hawaii to begin cultivating hemp. Cynthia Thielen, an advocate of industrial hemp, stated the importance of growing hemp for and pointed out the many benefits and uses of...
In Hemp Politics this week, a legal shipment of hemp seeds arrived in Kentucky for the purpose of pilot projects being conducted by universities and private growers. The seeds were detained at the Louisville International Airport for close to a week,...
