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Not Just a Pipe Dream: Hemp as a Building Material - Cannabis News

Hemp’s useful building properties have been recognized for thousands of years.

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Hemp Plastics: A Solution to Cannabis Waste Too Good to Be True, For Now - Cannabis News

Hemp plastics are also non-toxic, pesticide-free, recyclable and biodegradable within six months, not to mention both lighter and 3.5 times stronger than common polypropylene.

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Pulling the Cork Out of the Processing Bottleneck Slowing the Hemp/CBD Boom - Cannabis News

Mile High Labs is dramatically ramping up its CBD business by moving industrial-scale processing to where hemp is harvested.

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USDA Accepting Applications For Hemp Intellectual Property Protection - Cannabis News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday that hemp cultivators can officially apply for intellectual property protection for seed-propagated hemp, making the newly legal crop part of an existing program.

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Hemp cultivation wins approval in Connecticut Senate - Cannabis News

Connecticut farmers are one step closer to joining the burgeoning hemp industry after the Senate approved a bill to regulate the crop’s cultivation Thursday.

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MjMicro Conference

MjMicro is the next level in cannabis investment. Set to take place on June 25, 2019, at the Westin Grand Central in New York City, this invitational networking forum promises to unite publicly traded cannabis companies led by seasoned executives with a full roster of high-net-worth investors looking to capitalize on the huge growth that’s currently being forecast for both the recreational and medicinal markets. Put simply, MjMicro is designed as a dedicated solution to facilitating private capital investment in cannabis-related public entities at a time when media outlets around the world are referring to the burgeoning sector as “the fastest growing industry on the planet.”

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When It Comes to Cannabis Workplace Injuries, the Eyes Have It - Cannabis News

In Colorado, one of the state’s largest worker’s compensation insurance firms has released some unique data regarding the cannabis industry’s most common occupational injury trends.

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Iowa Senate gives green light to industrial hemp - Cannabis News

Iowa farmers would be allowed to grow industrial hemp as a crop under legislation that Monday cleared the state Senate.

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Tennessee hemp farming rises 1,100% in one year. Is it growing too fast? - Cannabis News

More than 2,600 Tennessee farmers and businesses are licensed to grow hemp or CBD this spring — an increase of more than 1,100% in just one year.

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Fit in my 40s: the cannabis-aided workout - Cannabis News

A CBD patch helps you relax. It’s still painful but I can’t stop laughing.

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Ohio Senate passes bill legalizing hemp, hemp product - Cannabis News

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to legalize hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol oil, a move that could create an industrial hemp industry in the state.

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This veteran went from the Air Force to the cannabis business - Cannabis News

Shon Williams knew almost nothing about cannabis a few years ago.

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A Beginners Guide To Reading Marijuana Labels - Cannabis News

The plant has never been more accessible so read up.

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4 Tips to Navigate the Hemp Gold Rush - Cannabis News

Here’s what you need to know to protect your investment even as smart leaders work to tame the Wild West hemp marketplace into a new and exciting crop for the family farm.

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Hemp comes to Alabama: state approves 180 hemp farmers - Cannabis News

Alabama has approved applications from 180 farmers who want to grow hemp, and the first crop will be planted by April, said Alabama Department of Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate.

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Cannabis Tinctures: Everything You Need To Know - Cannabis News

Why cannabis tinctures are the most efficient way to consume weed.

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'A new cash crop': Florida readies for billion-dollar hemp market - Cannabis News

Fresh from entering the medical marijuana market, Florida now envisions taking a healthy slice of the anticipated $22 billion market in hemp.

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U.S. jumps to No. 3 among top hemp growing nations - Cannabis News

The USA has jumped into the top ranks of global hemp growing nations, recording a tripling of land under hemp to reach a total 78,176 acres (about 31,000 hectares) in 2018, according to the American hemp advocacy group Vote Hemp.

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Hemp Wine Returns To New York State - Cannabis News

Sovereign Vines' wines are the first New York State hemp-infused alcohol products.

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UC Berkeley opens new cannabis research center - Cannabis News

The University of California at Berkeley has a new research center focused on studying the social and environmental impacts of cannabis production.

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