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FDACS marks 1-year of Florida’s State Hemp Program, $370M economic impact

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — April 27 marks the one-year anniversary of Florida’s state hemp program, overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. FDACS and its Office of Cannabis manages and regulates Florida’s hemp program and cannabis...

By Taylor Burke

Polis’ CHAMP Report provides roadmap for future of hemp in Colorado

DENVER, Colo.  - Governor Jared Polis, in partnership with Colorado State University, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Division of Regulatory Agencies, and Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is pleased...

By Kevin Killough

Hemp enters its second season in Wyoming

Powell, WY – Wyoming will be entering its second season in which the state is issuing licenses to hemp producers and processors.  The crop is still highly regulated and remains in a niche market. That means there aren’t a...

By John Klein

Indiana InDepth: Indiana’s hemp industry going through growing pains

Submitted photo: Ben Hartman, owner of Clay Bottom Farm, an urban micro-farm in Goshen, poses with a CBD oil tincture created from his 2019 hemp crop. While admittedly still in its infancy, Ben Hartman sees...

By London Gibson

Legalizing hemp flower could net big money; police say upholding laws would be impossible

Legalizing hemp flower could open the door to a new market for Hoosier farmers and bring millions of dollars in revenue to Indiana. But prosecutors and police are worried doing so would take away one of their crucial tools for enforcing the state's...

Tennessee Hemp Growers Get Another Year to Transition to Federal Program

NASHVILLE – Hemp growers in Tennessee will have more time to adjust to federal Domestic Hemp Program guidelines. The program was scheduled to take effect this year, but the United States Congress extended the current industrial hemp pilot program...

By Kat Webb

Utah State researchers debunk myths to find optimal hemp growth

Logan • Ninety years ago, hemp researchers at Utah State University grew cannabis for rope and had no way to test the THC content in crops other than smoking it and monitoring the effects. Research halted in 1970 when...

Louisiana Gov. Signs Hemp Bill Into Law

On Thursday June 6th, House Bill 491 was signed into law by Governor John Bel Edwards making Louisiana the 44th hemp state. Farmers will be able to begin growing hemp in 2020 after state agriculture officials finalize hemp growing...

Hemp checkoff program established in Montana

Montana will become the first state to establish a checkoff program for hemp. The establishment of a hemp checkoff was completely producer-driven and aims to use 1 percent of commodity revenue to help Montana hemp production remain “cutting edge.”...

Pennsylvania prepares for subdued second year of hemp growing

Pennsylvania farmers have lowered their expectations as they prepare for a second year of growing hemp. “Everybody went into this thinking they were going to make a million dollars, and that crashed real quick,” said Lee Ralph, who lives...