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Oregon: Senate Passes Hemp Bill - Sixth US State to Say Yes to Hemp in 2009
Oregon becomes the sixth state in 2009 to take control; pressure to grow hemp continues to mount as business booms.By Vote Hemp(SALEM, Ore.) - Today, by a vote of 46 to 11, the Oregon House passed SB...
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Oregon: Hemp Farming Bill Becomes Law
New State Program for Hemp Farmers to be EstablishedBy USAgNet Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed SB 676 into law, which permits the production, trade and possession of industrial hemp...
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Montana: First Industrial Hemp-Growing State License To Bozeman Woman
By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Montana this month issued its first license for an industrial hemp-growing operation to a woman who said she wants to develop a domestic market for the plant despite...
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North Dakota: Time For A New Course On Industrial Hemp
By Wayne Hauge, American Citizen I am a fourth generation farmer, grandfather of three, and have never been arrested for anything. I traveled to Washington, D.C. to join hemp business leaders in a...
View ArticleUnited States: 2009 Seattle Hempfest Hemposium Stage - Hemp For Victory...
Farmers in the United States Want Hemp Now By Michael Bachara, Hemp News StaffThis past August, the Seattle Hempfest Hemposium Stage hosted a panel of experts who held an intellectual conversation with...
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North Dakota: Farmers Lose Appeal in 8th US Circuit to Grow Hemp
From Drug War Chronicle, Issue #614, 12/29/09 The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis last Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit by a pair of North Dakota hemp farmers...
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2009: A Year to Remember; Ten Stories on Hemp and Cannabis Reform
"There is reason to believe there is hope for the 21st Century, and that's the way it will be." Walter CronkiteCompiled by Hemp News Staff1. California: DEA To Yield Marijuana Jurisdiction To States -...
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History: Hemp History Week 2010 - Jack Herer Discovers Hemp for Victory
Things about hemp that were not taught to Jack in school, he tried to teach others. He was a steward of the plant and devoted his life to the support of cannabis as he believed it was the greatest gift...
View ArticleU.S.: House Passes Amendment Protecting State Rights To Grow Hemp For Research
Bipartisan Coalition Works to Give Colleges and Universities Ability to Conduct Critical ResearchBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAn amendment allowing colleges and universities to grow and cultivate...
View ArticleCalifornia: Governor Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Hemp Farming Under State Law
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 566, the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act, legalizing hemp farming under state law. Introduced by state Senator Mark Leno...
View ArticleColorado: First Hemp Harvest In Half A Century Begins
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAmerica's first legal hemp harvest in more than half a century began this month in Colorado.Amendment 64, approved by voters last November, didn't just legalize small amounts...
View ArticleU.S.: Farm Bill Passes House With Hemp Research Intact
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Farm Bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday morning by a vote of 251 to 166, including the hemp provision. "This is a big first step towards allowing...
View ArticleU.S.: Sixth Annual Hemp History Week Set For June 1-7, 2015
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp have announced that the sixth annual Hemp History Week will be held June 1-7, 2015. Surging with momentum following a monumental year in 2014,...
View ArticleU.S.: Hemp History Week Launches Nationwide With Plantings, Courses, and Events
The 6th annual Hemp History Week campaign began on Monday, bringing more than 1,400 events including documentary film screenings, cooking demonstrations, retail promotions, educational outreach, spring...
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