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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 Preliminary Polling Results for Every Marijuana Ballot Initiative This November - Cannabis News

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans could vote on dueling medical marijuana measures this fall.

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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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Concerns remain about new Hawaii hemp law

The cannabis plant’s unsteady transformation from outlaw weed to mainstream commodity is poised for another step forward as entrepreneurs lay plans to launch hemp derivatives.

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South Carolina farmers could be growing industrial hemp by the end of the year - Cannabis News

California farmers are known for producing some of the finest fruits, vegetables and nuts in the world. But what if the state’s big agriculture also included marijuana?

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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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California Marijuana Growers Reel From Cannabis Farms Consumed By Wildfires

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A Passamaquoddy leader says a letter of intent with a Colorado consultant is about hemp production, but that could change, and legal gray areas abound.
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Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

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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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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
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Researchers are taking advantage of new federal measures that allow universities to conduct research on industrial hemp.
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Clinical trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome begins for cannabis-based chewing gum – Cannabis News

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Marijuana advocates fear cross-pollination with low-THC hemp, and state legislators take up the issue
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U.S. hemp production doubles in 2017, Colorado grows twice as much as anyone - Cannabis News

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CARSON CITY, NV — Lawmakers in Nevada have unanimously passed a bill to authorize hemp cultivation, sending the bill to Republican Governor Brian Sandoval for final approval.
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All About Delta 8 THC Distillate

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Colorado has not only been at the forefront of the marijuana revolution through the state’s efforts to legalize recreational marijuana, but Colorado is also a leader in industrial hemp research.
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