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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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Omaha partner in hemp-processing firm urges lawmakers to OK plant's farming in Nebraska – Cannabis News

LINCOLN — Hemp may grow wild across Nebraska, but if you want to make clothing or other products out of the industrial cousin of marijuana, you’ll have to buy it cultivated from Canada.

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Science bears out the folly of rapid Marijuana legalization

LINCOLN — Hemp may grow wild across Nebraska, but if you want to make clothing or other products out of the industrial cousin of marijuana, you’ll have to buy it cultivated from Canada.

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Police allegedly helped illegal multimillion-dollar marijuana operation

A bill that would legalize hemp production in New Mexico passed another legislative hurdle on Monday.

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Is microdosing the future of cannabis? - Cannabis news

A bill that would legalize hemp production in New Mexico passed another legislative hurdle on Monday.

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Cannabis And HPV: Friend Or Foe?

Hemp isn’t just for hackin’ the sack at Phish shows or making rope. This amazing plant, a non-psychoactive variety of cannabis grown specifically for industrial purposes, has a vast number of applications for a greener planet.

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Luxembourg Moves One Step Closer to Legalization

While plenty of cannabis goes up in smoke in coffee shops around the Netherlands, Dutch researchers have found a new use for it - as an environmentally friendly building material to rival cement or steel.

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A First for Colorado: Tree Free Hemp Is Producing Paper From Seed to Sheet – Cannabis News

For the first time, hemp paper is being produced in Colorado from seed to sheet.

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New York predicts $1.25 billion in pot tax revenue over six years

New law allows people to obtain license to cultivate hemp for commercial products.

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Austin, Texas cannabis decriminalization initiative set for ballot in May

New law allows people to obtain license to cultivate hemp for commercial products.

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Can Hyperspectral Near-Infrared Imaging Help Cannabis Growers?

The hemp program in Kentucky is in its infancy, having just 2,350 acres grown last year and 922 acres in 2015.

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Legal Woes: German Marketing of Medical Cannabis

Even in Colorado, breeding hemp means grappling with all sorts of legal red tape. One plant biologist hopes to beat the odds.

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Ohio adds 3 new qualifying medical marijuana conditions

After a successful first year growing industrial hemp, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking producers for year two.

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Brazil Moves Toward Cannabis Legalization

After a successful first year growing industrial hemp, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking producers for year two.

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Pennsylvania will allow industrial hemp to be grown at up to 30 test sites in 2017 – Cannabis News

Industrial hemp gets a bad rap, advocates say.

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Pennsylvania will allow industrial hemp to be grown at up to 30 test sites in 2017 – Cannabis News

Industrial hemp gets a bad rap, advocates say.

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Can We Create Safe Medicines with Cannabis? A Physician’s Perspective

With pot consumption now legal in half of all states for either medical or recreational purposes, the long-dormant business of hemp production may well be poised for a renaissance.

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With opt-out deadline in the rearview, municipalities await NYS marijuana regulations

Could Iowa soon see a new cash crop, among our fields of corn and soybeans? The big topic at the State Capitol Monday was hemp.

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Germany’s move to legalize Marijuana will spark a wildfire in Europe

Could Iowa soon see a new cash crop, among our fields of corn and soybeans? The big topic at the State Capitol Monday was hemp.

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