HARTFORD — Over the last four years, more than 200 Connecticut farmers took a gamble and began growing hemp, the marijuana plant with such low levels of the psycho-active chemical THC that the federal government allowed it to be grown for commercial purposes, especially extracting the chemical CBD, which is ubiquitous in many over-the-counter health products.
Read MoreHARTFORD — Combined sales of recreational and medical cannabis in Connecticut totaled more than $18 million in February, the first full calendar month since the Jan. 10 launch of the legalized sale of recreational marijuanain the state.
Read MoreConnecticut's hemp farmers would be allowed a path into the cannabis industry under legislation that passed overwhelmingly Tuesday in a key legislative committee.
Read MoreLegislation signed Tuesday permits the possession of up to one and a half ounces of cannabis and provides a clean slate for some with past convictions.
Read MoreWith just hours left to go in Connecticut’s regular legislative session, House lawmakers on Wednesday decided to delay a planned vote on legalizing marijuana in the state. The proposal, which narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday, will be taken up again during a special session by the end of the month.
Read MoreConnecticut legislative leaders introduced a sweeping new marijuana legalization bill late on Saturday, a day after announcing they’d reached a deal with the governor. A vote on the 297-page measure is expected within days, ahead of a mid-week legislative deadline.
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February 14-16, 2023 • Tulare, CA
It’s not perfect but they did address the harvest window (30 days), sampling/testing, remediation options, negligence threshold...
Read MoreA bona fide American hemp farmer and entrepreneur shares his stash—a guide to farming hemp with tips for planting, growing, harvesting and processing.
Read MoreThe four leading dietary supplement industry associations applaud Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA), for introducing bipartisan legislation that would protect public health by providing legal clarity in the cannabidiol (CBD) product marketplace. The Hemp and Hemp derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 directs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its authority and resources to set a clear regulatory framework for hemp and hemp derived CBD and assure consumer protection.
Read MoreWe’re sad to report the passing of Scott Morris - a CHIA founding member who was owner of CT BioLogic - and a hemp advocate/wholesaler/extractor from Farmington CT. Sending our deepest sympathy and condolences to Sharon and the Morris family....
Read MoreToday, the SBA re-opened the EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) Relief Program but only for farmer applicants. This relief program consists of two components: the EIDL loan and the EIDL advance.
Read MoreFederal agriculture officials will delay the requirement that all THC testing on hemp crops must be performed at laboratories registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
And food and drug regulators say it’s a “fool’s errand” to get people to stop taking over-the-counter CBD.
Read MoreWhile the U.S. hemp industry grew rapidly and commercial hemp production was legalized again by the 2018 Farm Bill, the industry’s long-term economic viability is uncertain. This study documents outcomes and lessons learned from the State pilot programs and exam- ines legal, agronomic, and economic challenges that may affect the transition from the pilot programs to economically viable commercial production.
Read MoreHenry Ford’s Model T was famously made partly from hemp bioplastic and powered by hemp biofuel. Now, with battery-powered vehicles starting to replace those that use combustion engines, it has been found that hemp batteries perform eight times better than lithium-ion. Is there anything that this criminally-underused plant can’t do?
Read MoreWhen Congress legalized hemp farming at the end of last year, CNN’s Harmeet Kaur wrote: “... if you try to smoke hemp, you'll probably just end up with a headache.”
Kaur may not be spending enough time in Vermont.
Read MoreKILLINGWORTH It looks like cannabis. It feels like cannabis. It smells like cannabis.
But its not the kind of cannabis many equate with another product: marijuana . Its the hemp plant, now growing at Running Brook Farms.
A brand-new association aims to revitalize Connecticuts rural economy with hemp, a crop now allowed to be grown under federal law that had been previously prohibited in the United States for more than 70 years. To fully legalize cultivation, the state needs to pass legislation allowing for the growing of hemp and submit an enforcement plan to the USDA. That process is underway.
Read MoreA brand-new association aims to revitalize Connecticut’s rural economy with hemp, a crop now allowed to be grown under federal law that had been previously prohibited in the United States for more than 70 years. To fully legalize cultivation, the state needs to pass legislation allowing for the growing of hemp and submit an enforcement plan to the USDA. That process is underway.
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