The Business of Cannabis

USDA Drops DEA Hemp Testing Requirement

Feb 28, 2020 | National

Federal 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...

Houghton City Council Introduces New Ordinance To Opt In To Recreational Marijuana Sales

Feb 28, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The city of Houghton introduced another marijuana ordinance during Wednesday’s city council meeting. At the last city council meeting two ordinances were introduced, one a revised version of the previous medical marijuana ordinance, and the other an ordinance allowing...

Hemp Houses Are Being 3D-Printed in Australia

Feb 27, 2020 | National

The carbon-neutral homes will take only weeks to construct and will store massive amounts of CO2 in their walls. The company, Mirreco, hopes their 3D-printed hemp polymer panels will become the material of choice for residential and commercial builders around the...

Blain Becktold Talks About Industrial Hemp Outlook For Michigan in 2020

Feb 26, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

iHemp’s Blain Becktold makes predictions for industrial hemp production in Michigan in 2020 and tells farmers they should consider adding hemp to their...

iHemp Michigan President John Freeman Talks Industrial Hemp Uses

Feb 26, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

John Freeman, president of iHemp Michigan, talks about all the ways Industrial Hemp can be used and why Michigan farmers should grow...