Farming

North Carolina Farmers Embrace Hemp as the Market for Tobacco Dwindles
hemp

North Carolina Farmers Embrace Hemp as the Market for Tobacco Dwindles

Big investments in hemp processing facilities is creating a reliable market for a new cash crop to replace tobacco.
Heather Wilkerson | 6 min read
Mitch McConnell Is Positioning Himself as the Champion of the U.S. Hemp Industry

Mitch McConnell Is Positioning Himself as the Champion of the U.S. Hemp Industry

The Senate Majority Leader sees hemp as a boon for Kentucky farmers and his own reelection next year.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
CBD Is Just the First Huge Benefit From Legal Hemp

CBD Is Just the First Huge Benefit From Legal Hemp

Hemp has vast potential as an environmentally benign source of many fundamentals of modern life.
Scott McGovern | 7 min read
Hemp Clears Legislative Hurdle and Is Poised to Be Legalized

Hemp Clears Legislative Hurdle and Is Poised to Be Legalized

Hemp was a major commodity product for centuries. Now, after decades of prohibition, it looks like it will be again.
Peter Page | 3 min read
Canada Makes Marijuana Farmers Eligible for Government Agriculture Programs

Canada Makes Marijuana Farmers Eligible for Government Agriculture Programs

Canada, where marijuana will soon be legal nationwide, is now treating cannabis as just another crop.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read

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