There is Hemp in the News in the U.K with calls from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for all CBD products to be in line with all U.K. laws. The CBD industry is booming in Britain, with an amazing fifty percent growth in the last year. The problem is, consumers are...
Last week, in Hemp Politics, the Senate Agriculture Affairs committee of Idaho voted to send a bill for legalization of industrial hemp. The bill will modify the state’s list of controlled substances to make a distinction between hemp and marijuana. The most...
In South Carolina today, there is Hemp in the News due to crime labs having problems with keeping up with THC testing in the state. With the overwhelming growth of South Carolina’s hemp farming program, state police are finding themselves in a predicament with...
The growing, processing and marketing of Ohio’s new crop has Hemp in the News, as the state wraps up its first year of legal hemp farming. Ohio farmers weren’t sure how hemp would grow in their state, nor how the crop would be processed and sold after harvest....
The opening of a company in Wiltshire, has put Hemp in the News with hope of aid in the UK fight against climate change. The British Hemp Company is the first in England to deal solely in UK hemp. In 2020, they obtained licenses from the British Home Office for a...
Two young men in Australia think the answer to the Hemp vs. Marijuana debate is to educate the public in order to still the argument. As early as 2013, Lauchlan Grout and Harrisson Lee believed there was a great future in industrial hemp. At the time, these two young...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has Hemp in the News with its latest regulation changes to hemp cultivation. 2018 was a significant year for the U.S. hemp industry, with the Farm Bill legalising hemp cultivation, thus breaking a ban of over 80 years. However, some...
The NHA brought Hemp Politics to the forefront of Biden’s Administration by demonstrating how hemp can help solve the climate crisis. In response to the Biden-Harris National Climate Action Plan, The National Hemp Alliance (NHA), presented to the government, ways in...
Florida’s shifting agriculture has Hemp in the News. The state’s hemp industry may grow to be half the size of its citrus industry. Increasing popularity and resulting demand for CBD products is a significant contributor to this growth. Hemp production is...
In the state of Virginia, farmers are hoping that marijuana legalization would have a ripple effect on the state’s Hemp Politics. Governor Ralph Northam is backing the legalization of marijuana, which could have a positive impact on Virginia’s budding hemp...
