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Industrial hemp arrives in the North Carolina mountains - Cannabis News

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — History was made at the North Carolina-Tennessee border Friday night as the first permitted industrial hemp plants were trucked into the mountains.

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Oklahoma Recreational Marijuana advocates and opponents prepare for upcoming special election

COLUMBIA — A bill allowing the growth of industrial hemp has cleared the Senate and is expected to be accepted by the House this week, lining South Carolina farmers up to begin planting the crop before the year is out.

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South Carolina farmers could be growing industrial hemp by the end of the year - Cannabis News

COLUMBIA — A bill allowing the growth of industrial hemp has cleared the Senate and is expected to be accepted by the House this week, lining South Carolina farmers up to begin planting the crop before the year is out.

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Hemp activist finds fertile ground in Hawaii for creating therapeutic oils - Cannabis News

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Real-world research in more than a dozen states in recent years is giving farmers new understanding of how to grow industrial hemp and showing that it has promise to be a viable commercial crop in the U.S.

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On-the-farm research making the case for industrial hemp - Cannabis News

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Real-world research in more than a dozen states in recent years is giving farmers new understanding of how to grow industrial hemp and showing that it has promise to be a viable commercial crop in the U.S.

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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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US Hemp Industry Seeks $1 Billion Government Funding

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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California pot growers now eligible for energy discounts offered to other farmers – Cannabis News

In a decision that illustrates how just how far marijuana has moved into the mainstream, California’s largest public utility said it would now offer pot growers the same discounts on energy that it provides other farmers.

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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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Weed Chefs: Coming to a Screen Near You - 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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Can cannabis help with migraine headaches? Experts are hopeful

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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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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Education and Cannabis: The Great Unifiers

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado livestock could be eating hemp under a bill that passed the state Senate Tuesday.

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Support For Marijuana Legalization Reaches an All-Time High

31 states have passed legislation allowing hemp research or production.

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How to Be a Polite Pot Tourist - Cannabis News

Cannabis cultivator Kyle Kushman, winner of 13 Cannabis Cup titles for his Strawberry Cough strain, advocates growing veganic versus just organic.

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Kroger, the Largest Grocery Chain in the US, Is Lobbying on Hemp - Cannabis News

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is working on the world's first government-produced manual on how to grow marijuana.

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What's Impeding New Jersey's Cannabis Amendment?

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State University will begin taking offers from contractors to produce marijuana for the state for medical purposes.

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Canadian Hemp Acreage and Export Value Up More Than 20%

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State University will begin taking offers from contractors to produce marijuana for the state for medical purposes.

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Seven Governors Talk Marijuana Policy At Annual Conference - Cannabis News

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is working on the world's first government-produced manual on how to grow marijuana.

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Cannabis is Beneficial for Patients with Advanced Cancer, finds latest Medical Studies

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The medical marijuana bill, which is currently in discussion in the state Senate, and a law that would allow farmers to grow industrial hemp are two separate issues.

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