Hemp is great for many reasons. You can eat hemp, you can make fiber out of hemp, you can build a house out of hemp
Hemp can be used for all kinds of things. Articles that came out this year show that hemp can be used to make super efficient
Hemp never ceases to amaze me. Hemp is great for making clothes. Hemp seed is a great food source. Hemp is better to make paper
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, House Bill 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. The new
The hemp plant never ceases to amaze me. It’s so versatile. Hemp can be used to make medicine, clothes, paper, and many other things. One
by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director The 2014 Texas GOP Convention wrapped up Saturday, June 7th, after a long week of debate and testimony concerning
While the prohibition of cannabis is one of our country’s most failed and harmful policies, the prohibition of hemp is even more egregious. Hemp has
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director After a long debate that had the US House of Representatives in session until after midnight, the lower chamber
By Phillip Smith Kentucky agricultural officials told the Associated Press Thursday evening that the DEA had approved a permit allowing the state to import a 250-lb shipment
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Over 250 pounds of hemp seeds will be delivered tomorrow to Kentucky’s Agriculture Department by the DEA, which confiscated the seeds as
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Illinois’s full Senate has voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 5085, a proposal to establish a hemp research pilot program. The measure
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director South Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 839, reclassifying varieties of cannabis possessing minute quantities of THC as an industrial crop
Two pro-hemp bills passed a Michigan House Committee by unanimous vote. The two hemp-based bills are HB 5439, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Daley, R- Arcadia Township, and HB 5440, sponsored
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Earlier this week, the Drug Enforcement Agency ordered that 250 pounds of hemp seed be seized at Louisville Airport
The ban on industrial hemp has long been the most glaringly senseless prohibition in America. Nearly everybody knows that hemp is “marijuana’s sober cousin”, that
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has weighed in on the political firestorm that has ensued since the DEA recently seized legal hemp seeds bound for
By Phillip Smith Hemp shouldn’t have anything to do with drug policy. It’s a cannabis sub-species low in THC so it doesn’t get you high,
By John Payne Just a few hours after I sent out last week’s newsletter this past Tuesday, the Missouri House Economic Development Committee approved H.B. 2054,
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Illinois’s House of Representatives have voted 70 to 28 in favor of House Bill 5085, a proposal to legalize hemp cultivation for
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Hawaii’s full Legislature has overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 2175, a proposal to establish a two-year hemp research program. The measure now
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director State lawmakers have signed off on legislation, Senate Bill 2495/House Bill 2445, to reclassify and regulate industrial hemp. The legislation now goes
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has signed Legislative Bill 1001, a proposal to legalize the cultivation of hemp for research purposes, into law.
By John Payne Last Tuesday, April 1, committees in the Missouri state legislature heard testimony on both medical cannabis and industrial hemp. Both hearings generated
California still has time to gather signatures to make the 2014 ballot. It’s my understanding from talking with someone from the campaign California Cannabis Hemp
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