Paul Ryan On Board With CBD, Industrial Hemp
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) gave a surprise endorsement on Tuesday to industrial hemp and cannabidiol (CBD), the… Read More
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Kentucky
Kentucky Hemp Farmers Net $7.5M from Crop
Kentucky’s hemp industry saw more than $16.7 million in gross product sales last year, which led to $7.5 million for… Read More
Bipartisan Hemp Legalization Bill Introduced in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY) announced a bill on Monday that would legalize industrial hemp as an agricultural product,… Read More
MMJ Bill Stalled by Kentucky Committee; Could be Reconsidered this Session
A medical cannabis bill in Kentucky has been stalled by the House Judiciary Committee but rather than reject the measure,… Read More
Medical Cannabis Bill Introduced in Kentucky
Medical cannabis legislation has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives by state Reps John Sims and Alan Gentry,… Read More
Kentucky’s Secretary of State Convenes Medical Cannabis Task Force
Kentucky’s Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has formed a task force to study a legislative proposal to legalize medical… Read More
Kentucky Seeks Feedback, Accepting Applications for Hemp Pilot Program
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its 2018 industrial hemp research pilot program and seeking public comments… Read More
Kentucky Gov. Will Not Allow Cannabis Legalization While in Office
In a Wednesday interview, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin told WHAS radio host Terry Meiners that he would veto any adult-use… Read More
Kentucky State Senator Proposes Adult-Use Legalization to Bridge Pension Budget Gap
A Republican state Senator in Kentucky is proposing adult-use cannabis legislation in an effort to fund the state’s faltering pension… Read More
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Kentucky MMJ Ban
A lawsuit has been filed in Kentucky challenging the state’s criminal ban on medical cannabis, claiming that it violates privacy protections… Read More
Kentucky Home Becomes First to Use Hempcrete Insulation
For the first time in Kentucky, a home is being insulated with hempcrete. According to an ABC36 report, the Lexington… Read More
Australian MMJ Producer Moving to Kentucky
Ecofibre, Australia’s largest medicinal cannabis producer, is moving its operations to Kentucky, according to a Business Insider report. The company… Read More
Kentucky Ag Commissioner Objects to New USDA Hemp Rules
Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner has sent a letter to the USDA outlining his objections to the body’s new ‘Statement of Principles’… Read More
Hemp Crop Planted at University of Louisville
Researchers at the University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research have planted a 40-by-40-foot plot of hemp in… Read More
Kentucky Hemp Farmers Expanding Operations, Tennessee Farmers Shying Away
Farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee are seeing vastly different results in their respective industrial hemp markets. The Kentucky Department of… Read More
Kentucky Senator Pre-Files Bill to Legalize Cannabis
Kentucky State Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed a bill for the 2016 legislative session that aims to legalize… Read More
Kentucky Hemp: First Crop Successfully Harvested, Industry’s Future Looking Strong
In May of this year, Kentucky sued the federal government for confiscating the state’s legally-acquired Italian hemp seeds, sparking a fiasco that… Read More