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Congressman Polis’ Bill Helps Farmers Access Water To Grow Hemp
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. introduced The Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act today, legislation to ensure farmers can use their water rights to grow industrial hemp in states where industrial hemp cultivation is allowed.
In 2014, due to…
Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Bill
Congressmen James Comer (R-KY), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced federal legislation to end unnecessary and outdated regulations on industrial hemp. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act exempts…
Toledo: Hemp To Recovery March
Toledo Hemp Center LLC has been very active in the Toledo area for going on four years. From community cookouts to blanket drives for the homeless to nutritional hemp pizza parties Toledo Hemp Center has shown the ability to raise awareness…
U.S. Senators To Jeff Sessions: Reassure Hemp Industry You Will Uphold The Law
Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to address their constituents’ concerns regarding the hemp industry’s…
South Carolina Governor Signed Hemp Law
On Wednesday June 21, 2017, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the states hemp legalization legislation. The bill will eventually allow farmers across the Palmetto State to cultivate legal industrial hemp, which is defined…
Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators Designates Hemp History Week
To highlight the vast economic potential of industrial hemp for America’s agricultural industry, the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution designating June 5-11, “Hemp History Week.”
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,…
Arizona Governor Vetoes Hemp Bill
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey approved a whole bunch of new laws in the Grand Canyon state, but the Republican leader thought hemp farming would be too expensive, apparently. On Monday, May 22, he vetoed SB 1337 which passed with a…
PDX Hempfest Expo Is Coming To The Portland Expo Center
I have a confession to make - I have never been to a Hempfest event. I know, I know. That is a total fail on my part that I fully acknowledge. It is not that I think Hempfest events aren’t worthwhile, because they absolutely are. It’s…
New Mexico Governor Vetoes Hemp Bill, Again
America’s hemp industry is growing, no pun intended. Hemp cultivation was completely prohibited for many decades, but thanks to a provision in a 2013 farming bill (signed by Obama in 2014), states are allowed to cultivate hemp under…
Trump Administration Has To Respond To Hemp Petition
‘We the People’ - Your Voice in the White House is an online petition platform which citizens can start petitions on. People have started petitions for all types of causes. The process starts with citizens posting their petition on the…
