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.

The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.

There are many reasons why it’s vitally important for Congress to pass HR 3530, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017.

Licensed farmers can now grow hemp commercially in West Virginia after the House unanimously passed HB2453 Tuesday. Delegate Jeff Eldridge (D-Alum Creek) and Delegate Jim Butler (R-Henderson) introduced the bill on Feb. 15.  Under the new law, any person with a license can plant, grow, harvest, possess, process, sell, and buy industrial hemp. To obtain […]

Hemp is back in Virginia … thanks to research. Early participants in a research program, the Glenn Rodes’ family farm in Rockingham County was one of the first to harvest this year’s hemp, a crop that has not been cultivated in Virginia soil in decades. Virginia joins other states such as California, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, […]