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By Amber Philpott

Kentucky growers cashing in on hemp byproduct as crop makes huge comeback in state

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) –Hemp is making a huge comeback in Kentucky. Federal and state legislation passed in 2014 says hemp can be grown and marketed in states with pilot programs. Four years later growers in the state are seeing...


Texas House Ag. committee holds hearing on hemp, momentum grows in the Lone Star state

On Tuesday July 17th, the Texas House Agriculture & Livestock committee held an interim hearing on industrial hemp. I attended along with Vote Hemp board member and Hemp Road Trip founder Rick Trojan as well as Shawn Hauser of...


Melissa Repko, Staff Writer

‘It’s not the boogeyman’: Advocates push to legalize hemp farming in Texas

Texas hemp advocates want to see fields of green on farms across the state —  and they’re rallying lawmakers to make it happen. A group of hemp advocates testified Tuesday before the Texas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee about the jobs and economic...


Tiney Ricciardi GuideLive

Willie Nelson to launch new line of cannabis products, starting with coffee

Country music legend Willie Nelson got into the cannabis business in 2015 with a proprietary strain of marijuana. Now, Texas’ favorite stoner is expanding his brand to include several CBD products. Monday, Nelson announced Willie’s Remedy, a line that includes several items...


ODA: ‘Right to farm’ law protects hemp growers

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Oregon’s Douglas County attempted to restrict hemp production under rules for growing marijuana before being warned the policy violated the state’s “right to farm” law. Hemp is considered a crop under Oregon’s land use law,...


Press Release

UF Hosts Hemp Workshops for Growers, Industry in August

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is taking the first step to introduce industrial hemp to growers and industry across the state. The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project will host a series...


By Olivia Peterkin

One small step for farmers, one giant leap for Hawaii’s hemp industry

HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii officially became part of the industrial hemp industry last month after issuing its first hemp grower licenses to three farmers in the islands. The licenses are being doled out as part of the state's industrial...


This Year’s Farm Bill Could Deliver A New-Yet-Old Crop To American Agriculture: Hemp

There’s a long-forbidden crop on the verge of legalization, one that’s versatile and could open up new markets for farmers: hemp. “I believe, honestly, that is the only thing that’s really gonna bring agriculture out of the rut...


By: William L. Spence

Congress has moved to OK this once-controversial crop, and Idaho could benefit bigtime

It’s been nearly 20 years since former Idaho legislator Tom Trail began beating the drum for industrial hemp. The eight-term Moscow representative tried repeatedly to convince his legislative colleagues to support the crop. Trail introduced at least five resolutions...


Vote Hemp Newsletter

BIG NEWS! Senate passes bipartisan Farm Bill 86-11 including Hemp Farming Act provisions Yesterday, June 28th, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Farm Bill including language from the Hemp Farming Act (S. 2667)! The Senate version of the...