BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota’s Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has accepted the first application from a farmer for a state industrial hemp license. The license, which is expected to be granted, will go to farmer and North Dakota Assistant House Majority Leader David Monson ten...
WASHINGTON, DC — According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) data, it has funded the destruction of 4.7 billion non-psychoactive industrial hemp plants (also called “ditchweed“) since 1984. This massive annual eradication effort stands in sharp contrast to farmers...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Vote Hemp (www.VoteHemp.com), the nation’s leading grassroots organization dedicated to removing barriers to growing industrial hemp, has named California Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco “Legislator of the Year” for sponsoring AB 1147, The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act. Thanks...
WASHINGTON, DC — Vote Hemp (www.VoteHemp.com), the nation’s largest grassroots organization working to allow American farmers to once again grow industrial hemp under state or federal regulation, is predicting major growth in the hemp food market in 2007. Two new...
SACRAMENTO, CA — Waiting until the last possible day to decide, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 1147, The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, late in the day on Saturday, September 30. This landmark, bipartisan legislation if enacted would have established clear guidelines...
SACRAMENTO, CA — With a deadline of September 30 just a week away, California farmers, environmentalists and business leaders look forward to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision on whether to sign AB 1147, “The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act.” This landmark, bipartisan...
SACRAMENTO, CA — AB 1147, The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, passed its final vote in the Assembly today by a bipartisan vote of 44-29. The bill now heads to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk for his signature. Since passing out of...
SACRAMENTO, CA — AB 1147, The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, passed in the Senate today by a vote of 26-13. The bill now heads to the Assembly for a final concurrence vote and will then be sent to Governor Arnold...
SACRAMENTO, CA — Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots organization working to revitalize U.S. industrial hemp production, urges California editorial writers to support AB 1147, The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, as final Senate and Assembly votes are expected in August....
WASHINGTON, DC — North Dakota and California are in a race to be the first state in the U.S. to commercially grow industrial hemp since Wisconsin grew the last hemp crop nearly 50 years ago. This week, each state will conduct important public hearings on the...