

Missouri Hemp Bill Advances To The House Floor
By John Payne The Missouri General Assembly has just recessed for their spring break until March 30. However, before they left, the House Select Committee
By John Payne The Missouri General Assembly has just recessed for their spring break until March 30. However, before they left, the House Select Committee
By Amber Iris Langston On Wednesday, Missouri legislative committees approved four separate cannabis law reform bills. We already wrote to you about HB 978, which
Yesterday, for the first time in history, the New Mexico Senate voted in favor of a measure allowing hemp cultivation. On a vote of 33-8,
By Dan Viets A hearing on a bill to re-legalize the cultivation of hemp as an agricultural crop in our state, HB 830, was heard
A press release from my hardworking friends at New Approach Idaho: New Approach Idaho is pleased to announce that we submitted a citizen’s initiative petition
Marijuana reformers and hemp reformers have fought side by side for many years. In a lot of cases, people support both causes. But there is
Marijuana legalization gets a lot of attention these days, but there are significant reforms occurring with hemp as well. My home state (Oregon) just licensed
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director As we get further into 2015, state legislatures are convening all around the country and the issue of marijuana
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has adopted administrative rules that allow for industrial hemp production and create a framework for a new agricultural industry in
Hemp once grew all over the United States. That of course was before the war on marijuana ramped up, and hemp was prohibited by the
A reader contacted me about a crowd funding effort to get hemp listed as a feed for farm animals. I thought it was a very
Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to change state and federal laws to allow commercial hemp farming, is pleased to announce
By John Payne Last Thursday, January 15, state Senator Rob Schaaf (R – Saint Joseph) introduced Senate Bill 255 to legalize the production of industrial
Oregon politicians are, and have been for awhile now, at the forefront of recreational marijuana, medical marijuana, and hemp law reform. That was continued this
I have always wanted to learn how to make hempcrete and build with it. It’s a fascinating way to use the hemp plant. If you
Petitions are not legally binding, however, they are a good tool to express interest in a political cause, especially when it comes to marijuana reform.
Hemp is a very versatile plant. Once upon a time in America, hemp grew all over the place, and was used for many things including
The final “cromnibus” federal spending bill that Congress passed over the weekend contains historic language prohibiting the U.S. Justice Department from spending any money to
What a wild day yesterday. As I was sitting in my cubicle reading tweets earlier in the day, it seemed that Washington D.C.’s marijuana legalization bill
In the last few days of the 2014 legislative session, hemp was on the minds of some Michigan lawmakers. The Senate Agriculture Committee today passed
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is looking for hemp growers for pilot programs for next year. Hemp used to be a big crop for Kentucky,
With most things in the world, the wonderful marijuana plant and hemp plant can be used for many different purposes. It is medical and industrial.
The late Jack Herer is an icon in the marijuana and hemp world. Strains are named after him, books have been written about him, and
Hemp once grew all over Virginia. It’s time to make that happen again. Below is language for a petition to legalize hemp in Virginia. You
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