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Gift-giving has long been a part of marijuana culture, and the drug’s newly legal status is a source of Yuletide celebration in four states.

There's been a huge surge of interest in the natural healing powers of CBD lately — and for good reason! Doctors are saying it's one of the safest ways to treat illness, disease, and disorders like anxiety.

South Carolina farmers are one step closer to planting their first hemp seeds in the ground. The S.C. Department of Agriculture (SCDA) announced earlier this month that permits for industrial hemp cultivation are in the process of being issued.

After 80 years of prohibition, industrial hemp is legal again in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Plant Board is creating rules for a help research program that will begin next year.

Hemp continues down the road of return as a standard U.S. row crop, with 23,343 acres in 2017, despite federal prohibition.

Nearly 160 farmers reportedly applied for permits with the S.C. Department of Agriculture (SCDA), or eight times the number of available permits.

EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) — Hemp advocates say Wisconsin’s marketplace must get up to speed now that hemp production has been legalized in the state.

Pennsylvania is eyeing a major expansion of its resurgent industrial hemp industry, offering more than three times the number of permits currently issued as part of a pilot program.

Four industrial hemp seed varieties have passed the statewide THC validation and observation trial this year.

Industrial hemp is still in its infancy in North Carolina, but the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and North Carolina State University are committed to growing the industry.

Hemp today, marijuana tomorrow, Chris Adams is not waiting for the farming rush.

From trendy chocolates that contain CBD oil to more funding for the medical use of cannabis, here are some of the marijuana-related things you might see in 2018.

Wisconsin has the potential to become America’s Hempland after Gov. Scott Walker signs a bill allowing the state’s farmers to grow industrial hemp, experts say.

There may be a future for cannabis on Virginia’s farms, though navigating its legal status and crafting regulations are hurdles to contend with before the plant can provide any sort of economic boost.

The Indiana Hemp Industries Association wants to make industrial hemp a billion-dollar industry over the next two years, but its greatest obstacle may be overcoming stigma.

With more states allowing legal hemp production and lawmakers finally coming around on the THC-free plant, U.S. hemp output has more than doubled over the past year.

CBD’s entrance into the mainstream has been decades in the making. Sales have seen explosive growth recently, and not just in medical-marijuana dispensaries.

ITHACA, N.Y. (18 NEWS) – In Upstate New York, some farmers believe that they’ve found the state’s next big cash crop – hemp.

A state Senate bill which would legalize the growth and production of industrial hemp in the state of Wisconsin recently passed through a Senate committee with a unanimous vote.