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WednesdayFeb 05, 2020 9:00 am

South Carolina Starts Receiving Hemp Applications for 2020 Season

For the past few years, American farmers have been on the lookout for a special crop. A hardy cash crop that doesn't demand a lot resources from planting to harvesting, and one that was guaranteed to ramp up their earnings. When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing the growth and sale of industrial hemp and its extracts, they finally found it. Hemp is a variety of the cannabis plant, and it had been outlawed for decades before the legislation released it from prohibition. It classified industrial hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC, and instructed states and tribes…

TuesdayFeb 04, 2020 4:00 pm

North Dakota Opts to Continue With Old Hemp Rules in 2020

At the beginning of 2019, North Dakota and Montana submitted their hemp plans to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency rejected North Dakota’s proposal since it was submitted before the interim final rules were released, but it is reviewing Montana’s revised plan irrespective of the stringent THC testing measures stipulated by the agency. Hemp and marijuana are almost similar, except that hemp contains close to zero levels of THC. THC is the psychoactive component of marijuana. Hemp is fibrous and can be used to make a wide range of products such as paper, clothing, rope, and cosmetics. It is…

TuesdayFeb 04, 2020 9:00 am

Colorado Joins Other States Opting Out of Implementing Federal Hemp Rules in 2020

In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the much-awaited interim final rule on hemp, finally giving the budding hemp industry a comprehensive regulatory structure. However, as hemp producers went through the interim final rule, they realized that it wasn't the Hail Mary many thought it would be. In the following months, there have been numerous complaints that the federal rules are too tough, and they might spell doom for the sector. In response, a number of states have opted out of implementing the USDA's hemp rules, instead choosing to run their hemp programs under the 2014 pilot…

MondayFeb 03, 2020 4:00 pm

Genetics, Not Cultivation Conditions, Cause Hemp to Become Hot

Despite the rapid growth of the hemp industry, hemp growers are facing the risk of the crop having more than the stipulated level of THC, which renders the plant illegal if it’s more than 0.3%. THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis. Researchers from Cornell University have found that the propensity of the plant to have more than 0.3% THC is not because of the growing conditions, but because of seed genetics. The horticulture professor and senior author of the study, Larry Smart, said that people thought that the crop was found hot because of the way the farmers cultivated…

MondayFeb 03, 2020 9:00 am

Cherokee Tribe Creates Work Group to Study Cannabis

The 2018 Farm Bill was a game-changer for hemp, a variety of the cannabis plant. The federal legislation legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp, instructing states and tribes to create their own hemp programs and submit them to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval. In the year that followed, the hemp industry boomed. Under the pilot programs, farmers around the country grew the crop to feed the insane demand for hemp. The plant has various applications, ranging from bioplastics, food, and construction to textiles. On top of that, it produces chemicals called cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and…

FridayJan 31, 2020 4:00 pm

Thai Government Legalizes Industrial Hemp

After hemp was removed from the list of controlled substances under Section 5 of the Narcotic Act in 2019 by the Public Health Ministry, the cabinet approved a ministerial regulation permitting production, importation, and exportation of hemp. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) defines hemp as a Cannabis sativa L plant, which contains less than 0.5% of THC in its flowers and stem and not more than 0.3% of THC in the buds. CBD is the main active ingredient found in hemp, and it is non-psychoactive. It is believed to possess healing potential as it can be used…

FridayJan 31, 2020 9:00 am

USDA Approves Texas, Delaware and Nebraska Hemp Plans

On Monday, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that it had approved hemp regulatory plans for three more states and four Indian tribes. Since hemp production was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA has approved the production of hemp and its derivatives for three states and three Indian Tribes. The three additional states whose hemp regulatory plans have now been approved are Texas, Nebraska, and Delaware while the Indian tribes include Colorado River Indian Tribe, the Fort Belknap Indian Community, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and the Yurok Tribe. The USDA issued a notice…

ThursdayJan 30, 2020 4:00 pm

British Architects Build Sustainable Home Using Hemp

Hemp is slowly but surely carving a spot for itself as one of the most versatile raw materials we've seen in recent times. The plant has had a complicated history due to its close resemblance to marijuana, but attitudes are slowly changing. Although the two cannabis varieties look identical, the major difference between the two cannabis cousins is in their THC levels. THC, or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, is a chemical produced by cannabis, and it is responsible for the psychoactive high marijuana is famous for. Hemp produces reduced amounts of this chemical. Extremely versatile in application, hemp has been said to…

ThursdayJan 30, 2020 9:00 am

New eSchool Seeks to Educate Financial Service Providers About Cannabis Businesses

The road to mainstream acceptance hasn't been easy for cannabis. The industry has made a lot of steps in the right direction, but there's still a long way to go. For decades, the crop was classified as a controlled substance, right next to hard drugs like heroin and cocaine, and this has cast a shadow that cannabis hasn't been completely able to shake off. As 2018 drew to a close, Congress passed the Farm Bill, legislation that legalized industrial hemp and allowed farmers to grow it under state and tribal programs. One condition was that the hemp had to have…

WednesdayJan 29, 2020 4:00 pm

Colorado State University to Investigate Hemp’s Chemical Profile

On Thursday, Colorado State University officials said that they expect the school’s research center to be opened this spring. The research center would be sorely for studying the chemical compounds found in hemp and marijuana. The research facility will be located at the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students at the university will be in a position to study cannabinoid formulations, separation efficiencies, and efficacy testing. Cannabinoids include compounds such as CBD, which is also called cannabidiol. The associate dean for research at CSU College of Natural Sciences, Melissa Reynolds, said that cannabinoids…