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Gov. (Texas) Greg Abbott refuses pardons for cannabis convictions

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two more colleges have been authorized to participate in New York's industrial hemp pilot program.

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Inside the Legislation Shaping the Cannabis Industry in 2021

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators who have resisted proposals to legalize marijuana for medical use are advancing a proposal aimed at making the state an industrial hemp powerhouse.

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The Hemp & Cannabis Fair comes to the Oregon State Fairgrounds April 1 and 2 - Cannabis News

It is an opportunity to learn about all things hemp and cannabis related including growing, harvesting, medicinal uses and legislation.

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How Cannabis Helped NHL Enforcer Riley Cote Survive His Hockey Career - Cannabis News

Across the country, advocates are hailing industrial hemp as a miracle crop. Some Floridians even think the plant could surpass oranges as an agricultural powerhouse. But lawmakers in the capitol are urging caution.

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‘Gateway’ to cannabis relief: Topicals get to the bottom of aches, pains – Cannabis News

Move over, Tiger Balm, Body Crème or Bengay. More and more seniors are turning to marijuana-infused skin preparations called “topicals” and some people swear by them to relieve muscle pain, arthritis and skin irritation.

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Hemp will soon return to Pennsylvania with approval of 16 research projects – Cannabis News

"It can be a billion-dollar crop if we wanted it to be," said Geoff Whaling, president of the Pennsylvania Hemp Industrial Council.

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Why some Ky. hemp growers say they're leaving money on the table

The state House of Representatives on Tuesday passed yet another bill that would legalize research on industrial hemp.

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Flurry of Hemp Initiatives in U.S. States – Cannabis News

Hemp initiatives in states from tiny Rhode Island in the east to expansive Washington state in the USA’s northwest are seeing advances as proponents of the crop see its potential to revive the farm sector and boost state tax coffers — sooner or later.

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A New Filing Of A Revised Federal Cannabis Reform Bill Is On The Way To The House

TARANTO, Italy -- Farmers in a region of Italy once known for cheeses have turned to cultivating a type of cannabis -- not to smoke or sell -- but to decontaminate polluted soil.

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Will US Grown Marijuana Even Exist In 10 Years?

VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) — A nonprofit trade association has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help back the effort to turn industrial hemp into the West Virginia's next niche crop.

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European Union Increases THC Level For Industrial Hemp. Why Does It Matter?

Some people are trying to convince Idaho lawmakers to make it legal to grow industrial hemp in the state for research.

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Industrial hemp to be grown for research in Kansas - Cannabis News

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says regulating the sale of marijuana will protect young people and take money away from criminal gangs, but the government is drawing the line at pot when it comes to legalizing illicit drugs.

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What is the Best Way to Consume Marijuana for your Health?

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill to create a research program for the industrial production of hemp in New Mexico heads to the Governor’s desk.

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Hemp Advocates Hope Grassroots Effort Will Advance Bill – Cannabis News

Hemp industry representatives set out on Capitol Hill to press their case to ease federal restrictions on the cash crop, one they say has lucrative future in the U.S.

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New Jersey Governor Considering Change In Law Regarding Underage Cannabis Use

The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill to update state law governing hemp production.

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Legal weed is now one step closer to reality in New Jersey - Cannabis News

Alaska became the third state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but it’s not exactly ahead of the curve on hemp, which comes from the same plant.

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Lawmakers push for hemp comeback in Wisconsin – Cannabis News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers want to help Wisconsin's once-dominant hemp industry make a comeback, giving farmers the chance to add a versatile and hardy plant to their fields.

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Science bears out the folly of rapid Marijuana legalization

LINCOLN — Hemp may grow wild across Nebraska, but if you want to make clothing or other products out of the industrial cousin of marijuana, you’ll have to buy it cultivated from Canada.

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Study Finds No Evidence Legal Medical Cannabis Increases Youth Marijuana Use

With their water wells dropping, two farmers from the far southwest corner of Kansas flew a 1967 Cessna Wednesday morning to Topeka – all in support of hemp.

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Poland: Cannabis for everyone?

Pueblo County expands its cannabis-funded scholarships with eye on having high school graduates enroll at local colleges.

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