The national wave of marijuana law reform is gaining momentum every day, and it isn’t going to leave out Oregon. More than 30,000 people came
Courtesy of The Joint Blog On Tuesday, September 17th, a U.S. flag made entirely of hemp will be placed atop the Vermont Capitol Building, in honor of
By Phillip Smith It’s not just medical and legal marijuana states that watched the Justice Department’s announcement of its response to marijuana law reforms in
There has been a lot of news lately about marijuana reform with the historic Senate hearing and the recent DOJ announcement. However, there has been
Courtesy of The Joint Blog The U.S. Air Force – in a move so ridiculous it’s almost comical - has banned a yogurt which is sold in
I met the gray-haired, dignified Lynda Parker (and these qualities are important, as we’ll see), at the August 1, 2013, official hemp flag hoisting above
Courtesy of The Joint Blog The newly-announced BMW i3 - an electric compact car – will contain hemp parts, furthering bringing the industrial crop into the mainstream.
By TheJointBlog.Com Senate Bill 157 has officially become law, explicitly legalizing hemp in the State of Vermont. Under this new law, farmers who wish to grow
Almost one year has passed since SaveCannabis.org publicly began the effort to place a Cannabis and Hemp Prohibition Repeal Initiative on the 2014 California ballot.
By TheJointBlog.Com Redhook Brewery, in collaboration with Hilliard’s Beer, has announced today the release of a new beer called “Joint Effort”, brewed using hemp seeds, which is being released in
Washington, July 11 -Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) passed an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and
By TheJointBlog.Com In a huge symbolic victory for hemp advocacy, the American flag being flown at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 4th – Independence
Most people have become aware of the fact that hemp is a diverse plant, with a multitude of uses. The newest discovery of use for
By Doug Fine How can a decision be both astonishing and a no-brainer? On June 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed (as the rest
It was a wild day for federal hemp legislation. Earlier today I posted a message from Dan Riffle explaining that there would be a vote
Hemp is one of the most versatile plants on the planet. Hemp’s benefits and uses is something that has gone virtually untapped for so long
Nearly halfway through 2013 and it’s already been an incredible, unprecedented year for cannabis law reform. Things are moving at an incredibly fast pace all
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Governor John Hickenlooper has signed legislation, Senate Bill 241, into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to consider a new approach to how the government deals with hemp –
In a bipartisan, unanimous decision, California’s Senate has approved Senate Bill 566, a measure to legalize hemp. The proposal now heads to the state’s House, where its
I was recently contacted by a friend telling me to contact my Senators about this bill. I don’t have to – they are already on
Washington, DC: Fifty-six percent of Americans support legalizing the production of industrial hemp, according to national polling data released last week by YouGov.com and The Huffington Post. Hemp is
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Senator Ron Wyden has introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 3240, the Senate version of this year’s federal farm bill,
Natural and organic grocer to feature hemp products in grocery and body care departments Whole Foods Market is celebrating Hemp History Week June 3-9 by
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