The Washington State Legislature has overturned Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto, effectively making hemp cultivation legal for research purposes under state guidance. Under Senate Bill 6206, the Washington State Department of […]
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Argentinian cannabis researcher Diego Bertone knows first-hand about the confusion over South American drug policy, having recently emerged from jail after a week’s incarceration. “It’s sad that in the 21st
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has vetoed a measure that would have started up hemp growing in the state by authorizing the Washington State Department of Agriculture to authorize select farmers
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Jason Amatucci is Founder and Executive Director of the Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he holds a degree in political science and certificate in
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Virginia’s Hemp Preparation Act (HB699) is scheduled for hearing in a House sub-committee meeting this afternoon, Jason Amatucci, Executive Director of the Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition (VIHC) told HempToday. The
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Tennessee’s nascent hemp industry marks a major milestone today with the arrival of a first shipment of seeds for the state’s trial hemp-growing effort. The milestone was reached through a
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Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a nascent industrial hemp bill, LD4, for the state, saying simply that it would put Maine in violation of federal law. The law
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A broad bill addressing cannabis which has passed the State House of Representatives would set up trials for growing and processing industrial hemp. The hemp clause was inserted as an
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A 2013 Department of Justice memorandum designed to prioritize the goals of anti-marijuana legislation should shield Native American tribes who are looking at growing hemp as an industrial crop, former
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Another legislative session, more missed opportunities by our elected officials who consider themselves to be leaders. There was one promising development, when the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House came together
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