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Seth Rogen says wife inspired him in creating Cannabis Brand

Colorado, already a national leader in hemp cultivation, is pushing forward with a plan to certify seed, in part to ensure THC levels, the active ingredient in marijuana, do not exceed legal levels.

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Kentucky ramps up hemp test production in 2016 – Marijuana News

Kentucky is accelerating hemp production in the third year of testing its potential as a cash crop.

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U.S. Senate bill would legalize marijuana for first time in 50+ years

At a recent presentation, a scientist described how he and his team were able to recycle leftover hemp bast fiber into powerful energy-storing supercapacitors.

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We Gave Maple the Cat CBD for Seizures. Here’s What Happened - Cannabis News

BOSTON - A measure on track for the November statewide ballot would open the doors of the Massachusetts marketplace to legal use of recreational marijuana. But a small section in the proposed ballot measure promoted by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol would also regulate the cultivation, process, distribution and sale of hemp.

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Hemp industry could explode in Massachusetts if ballot measure passes in November – Marijuana News

BOSTON - A measure on track for the November statewide ballot would open the doors of the Massachusetts marketplace to legal use of recreational marijuana. But a small section in the proposed ballot measure promoted by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol would also regulate the cultivation, process, distribution and sale of hemp.

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LeBron James' Foundation announces plans for multimillion-dollar Akron medical facility

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- The Manufacturing of Industrial Hemp for commercial purposes was approved according to Virginia's Legislation Information System.

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Hemp Manufacturing Legalized in Virginia – Marijuana News

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- The Manufacturing of Industrial Hemp for commercial purposes was approved according to Virginia's Legislation Information System.

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Here Are the Five Countries Primed for Major Cannabis Booms - Cannabis News

The USDA has created an unequal marketplace for domestic hemp producers, unfounded safety concerns about the use of industrial hemp and bolstered an international agricultural industry at the cost of one in their home country.

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DEA Raid on Tribe's Cannabis Crop Infuriates and Confuses Reformers

Flag of the Menominee Nation. Image: Xasartha via Wikimedia Commons

Steven Nelson ~ U.S. News & World Report ~

Authorities claim the plants were marijuana, not hemp – but evidence is lacking.

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Amid layoffs and falling sales, Colorado’s Cannabis Industry grapples with an economic downturn

A tractor cuts a small plot of hemp at a University of Kentucky research plot near Lexington. Image: Dylan Lovan, Associated Press via Washingtonpost.com
 
Tobacco isn’t the reliable cash crop it once was. And that has hundreds of other farmers across the South revisiting a plant from deep in the region’s past: industrial hemp.
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Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

A warning sign at a Purdue University research farm cautions visitors against taking cannabis sativa plants grown for research purposes. Image: Maureen Hayden/CNHI
Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~
 
ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.
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Cannabis guide: 10 DOS X DONT'S for tourists issued!

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Canadian researchers unraveled the genetic structure of 81 different marijuana and 43 hemp samples, in an attempt to test long-held assumptions about cannabis.
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Ireland’s Hemp Farmers Battling Red Tape

John McKay, CSU associate professor of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, and Ph.D. student Brian Campbell research industrial hemp. Image: Colorado State University
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Researchers are taking advantage of new federal measures that allow universities to conduct research on industrial hemp.
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State of Illinois asks public to help identify community organizations that will receive grants for marijuana revenues

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Tom Weber ~ Minnesota Public Radio ~

A University of Minnesota plant biologist has identified a key gene that distinguishes hemp from marijuana.
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