A new hotel made from hemp has opened in South Africa, marking a major milestone for the country’s green building sector. The hotel, called the Hemp Hotel, is located in the city of Cape Town and is made entirely...
The U.S. hemp acreage saw a significant drop in 2022, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows. USDA’s National Hemp Report documents major losses in the value and acreage of hemp across every metric that...
Today Vote Hemp submitted comments on Maryland bill SB 516 specifically concerning the proposed THC milligram cap that would destroy the Maryland hemp industry. We are urging the Maryland legislature to amend the bill to remove the THC cap...
Today, a bipartisan coalition of House legislators introduced the “Free to Grow Act” to end the unfair drug felony prohibition for hemp farmers. The bill was introduced by senior House Agriculture Committee member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, alongside Representatives David...
The agency is concerned about the safety of legal cannabis-infused food and supplements and reportedly plans to release regulations this year. January 3, 2023 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is exploring the safety of legal cannabis-infused food...
The United Nations has produced a commodity report on industrial hemp. This report discusses the general uses of industrial hemp, and how they are reflected in international production and trade statistics. Based on current practical experiences and empirical expertise,...
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published the 2021 National Hemp Report compiled from survey data collected from hemp growers. The report estimates that in 2021, the value of hemp production in the open and under protection for...
We were saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Steve Levine passed away on January 1, 2022. Steve was a Vote Hemp board member who worked for more than 20 years to grow the hemp industry and legalize...
Our multiyear effort to address the issuance of a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) FAQ in July of 2018, which prohibited the use of hemp derived cannabinoids in foods, beverages and cosmetics, is going to Governor Newsom’s desk....
Washington, DC – Vote Hemp has released its 2020 Hemp Crop Report documenting the state regulated cultivation of hemp in the United States. Vote Hemp has been producing the Hemp Crop Report since 2016 and the 2020 growing season...