Jamie Hale ~ The Oregonian ~

 

People ambled through the Oregon Hemp Convention on Friday, casually inspecting colorful glass bongs and trying samples of rice crispy treats and chocolates, chatting with vendors about growing marijuana plants at home and extracting cannabis oil safely.

MELISSA CHAN ~ New York Dailey News ~

 

Country music legend Willie Nelson is launching his own brand of weed and a chain of marijuana stores across the country.

By MyFoxDC.com Web Producer ~

 

Two seed shares are being held this week in D.C. in an effort to help residents grow pot inside their homes.

Tobie Baker ~ The Durango Herald ~

 

An attentive audience of more than 50 local farmers and residents quizzed America’s first modern-day industrial hemp farmer at the Four States Ag Expo.

Thomas H. Clarke ~  The Daily Chronic ~

 

SANTA FE, NM – Lawmakers in New Mexico have given final approval on a bill to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp, sending the measure to the desk of Governor Susana Martinez.

Jacob Sullum ~ Forbes ~

 

Last December the Justice Department gave a yellow light to marijuana legalization on tribal land, saying it would treat reservations like states in deciding how to enforce the Controlled Substances Act.

Lydia Saad ~ Gallup

 

PRINCETON, N.J. - A slim majority of Americans, 51%, favor legalizing the use of marijuana - similar to the 50% who supported it in 2011 and 2012, but down from a reading of 58% last year.

Luke Brinker ~ Salon

 

Bipartisan trio wants to end federal obstacles to legalizing cannabis for medicinal purposes

state Rep. John Forbes ~ The Des Moines Register

 

Industrial hemp is enjoying a huge resurgence of interest on the part of industry, farmers, nutritionists and green consumers. Could it be in the mix for Iowa agriculture?