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If Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles gets his way, the state will once again become synonymous with hemp."When people think of Kentucky, I want them to think the same thing they think about hemp like they do Idaho potatoes and Florida...

At least for now, South Dakota will not be joining the hemp boom. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is vowing to veto a hemp legalization bill set for next year and any similar measures that arrive on her desk.Noem confirms this in an op-ed for the W...

As milk prices remain low, many dairy farmers are now turning to hemp in a bid to boost profits.The hemp boom is taking hold across the country, but many of the applications to grow it are coming from dairy farmers. Wisconsin has a hemp pilot program...

New findings show that U.S. hemp cultivation increases are at an all-time high and show no signs of slowing down.Vote Hemp’s 2019 U.S. Hemp License Report shows that more than 500,000 acres of hemp have been licensed this year, a 476% increase from...

The U.S. Department is clarifying its position on CBD use, confirming CBD products are "completely forbidden" for military troops except under specific circumstances. This is in spite of the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which took hemp off the cont...

The FDA recently sent out a request for public comments on how CBD products should be regulated. What they perhaps didn’t anticipate is a flurry of dog owners sharing personal stories on the topic of CBD for dogs.More than four percent of public co...

Interest in CBD is at an all-time high and shows no sign of slowing down. The Brightfield Group reports that CBD sales will see a 700% increase this year compared to 2018.Brightfield managing director Bethany Gomez says that “we will see unpreceden...

Oregon State University is now home to the largest hemp research center in the U.S. The Global Hemp Innovation Center is housed in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The OSU hemp research center will conduct studies locally, but also work with...

UPDATE: The FDA has extended their deadline for comment submissions through July 16 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.Do you want to help shape the future of CBD? The Food and Drug Administration is asking for comments to help determine how CBD products should...