Hemp farming, legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill, could help change the decline in production and profits that many tobacco farmers are facing.
Hemp used to be farmed across the U.S., but its tie to psychoactive cannabis got it banned. Now, hemp farming could once again become an American staple.
These changes include removing hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, which means that cannabis will no longer be an illegal substance under federal law.
One hemp organization is not pleased with the latest Senate Farm Bill amendments and is claiming the legislation is discriminatory. In reference to recent Federal Senate Farm bill amendments made by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, GrowHempColorado is concerned about a “concession” to the Department of Justice in the language which targeted a specific group […]
The Hemp Industries Association has launched the 9th annual Hemp History Week with a call to action to lift the federal prohibition on commercial cultivation of industrial hemp. This Hemp History Week June 4 – 10, 2018, will witness hundreds of events taking place across the nation, to raise awareness about the benefits of hemp, […]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made good on his word Thursday when he introduced the the bipartisan, Hemp Farming Act of 2018.
Now Furnish is helping lead the nation’s most prestigious agricultural education organization — the National FFA.
The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.
It’s common knowledge that government agencies and private companies influenced the prohibition of cannabis and industrial hemp. However, something many do not know is hemp was studied at great length in agriculturally-centric states such as Kansas. What better location to research crops than one of the largest remaining prairie ecosystems in the world? Ironically, as one of the […]
There are many reasons why it’s vitally important for Congress to pass HR 3530, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017.