Slowly but surely, the Lone Star State is beginning to back down on herbal prohibition. Finally, cannabis with THC levels below 0.3 percent are now legal in Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law this Monday legalizing hemp and hemp-derived products, a historic moment for a state long renowned for its opposition to …
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Industrial hemp will now be a market Texas farmers can explore in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill legalizing the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp in Texas this week. Federal changes through the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the list of Schedule I substances, paving the way for …
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PHOENIX (FOX 10) – It is now officially legal for farmers to grow hemp in the state of Arizona. The Arizona Hemp Program, which launched Saturday, falls under the jurisdiction of the state’s agriculture department. The program allows hemp to be used to manufacture products and allows them to be shipped across state lines. Summer is the …
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The department described how U.S hemp farmers can legally import hemp seed from Canada and elsewhere. While the roll-out of hemp regulations in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill is continuing in fits and starts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture did open the door to hemp seed imports. Jessica Wasserman, a partner in Greenspoon …
Bio-plastics made from hemp are a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastics that have become the scourge of the ocean. Plastic is a significant source of pollution. It’s with harmful additives, made from oil and takes hundreds of years (or longer) to degrade. A patch of plastic and sludge the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific …
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Building materials, textiles, and plastics, in this 3-part series, we’ll explore some of the ways hemp is set to change the world. Concrete, steel, and wood pale in comparison as a sustainable building material to the plant known to grow like a weed — hemp. With construction consuming a whopping 40% of the world’s global …
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that allows Iowa farmers to legally grow industrial hemp. The Iowa Hemp Act passed the Legislature with overwhelming support last month. The bill Reynolds signed Monday allows licensed growers to cultivate the crop on up to 40 acres. First, however, the Iowa …
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With the legalization of hemp in the United States last December, the industry has been exploding: Reports and Data estimates it’ll be worth $13.03 billion by 2026. While you’ve probably noticed hemp-derived CBD products everywhere, hemp also has major implications for sustainable clothing — and denim icon Levi Strauss & Co. has made significant progress …
Alabama’s Department of Agriculture and Industries recently approved 180 applications to grow hemp in Alabama. On Thursday the ADAI released information on those applicants. They include 152 growers 59 processors 5 universities All are licensed to legally grow, cultivate, process, and research industrial hemp in 2019. “We have had a significant interest in the Alabama Industrial Hemp …
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CANCER x STATS Cancer has become a major public health concern in the United States and around the globe. It is estimated that one in four deaths in the US are due to cancer. Statistics from 2005 estimated that 1.4 million people were diagnosed with cancer that year and the estimated amount of deaths was …
