by John Notarianni
Oregon’s Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are teaming up with two unlikely allies — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul — on a piece of legislation. The Democrats and Republicans don’t often agree, but...
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) A new pilot program that begins in July will make it legal to buy and sell hemp in Vermont for those registered with the Agency of Agriculture. The program is expected to ease concerns about federal agencies...
By Stephen Steed
The state Plant Board on Thursday approved rules that will allow Arkansas farmers to grow hemp as part of a program to assess the marketability of the crop. The General Assembly approved the program in early 2017 but its...
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. health officials are urging states to regulate marijuana oil extracts after investigating a rash of illnesses tied to the products in Utah. In a report released Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
By Zaz Hollander
BUTTE — Alaska's future hemp industry barely drew interest from a few dozen people when a bill making it legal surfaced last year. But since Gov. Bill Walker signed that bill into law last month, the state official charged with rolling out...
By Gillian Flaccus
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn't come with a...
By Jonathan Greene
Kentucky farmers plan to grow the lowest amount of burley tobacco on record this year, according to a new report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released its “Prospective Plantings” report showing burley tobacco growers...
By Amy Bickel
On a recent spring evening, Joe Swanson stood in his field of winter wheat, envisioning a different scene across the Kansas landscape. A green plant with five-pointed leaves, and acres of it. “I’m fired up about hemp,” the 72-year-old...
By William Petroski
The production and marketing of industrial hemp would be authorized in Iowa in compliance with federal law under a bipartisan bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa Senate. The Senate approved Senate File 2398, titled the "Iowa Industrial Hemp Act," on a 49-0...
By Michael Dresser
The industrial hemp plant has a lot of boosters. They praise it for its hardiness and versatility. They say its oils yield food and medicine, its fibers produce clothing and plastic-like auto parts. They contend that when planted strategically,...