Development Of Insulating Hemp Siding Goal Of $1.5 Million Research Project
Researchers at a New York engineering school say they are developing siding insulated with industrial hemp for the remodeling of buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. The research team, from Rensselaer...
States Say 2018 Farm Bill Has ‘Failed,’ Urge Congress To Rein In Intoxicating Hemp
While the legalization of industrial hemp five years ago heralded potentially vast new markets, the reality has brought chaos, exploitation and threats to public health, state attorneys general warn in a letter to the Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of...
$10 Million Grant Backs Hemp-Focused Economic Development For 13 Native American Tribes
The Global Hemp Innovation Center of Oregon State University has received a $10 million grant to advance economic development among 13 Native American Tribes by setting up hemp processing operations. In addition to setting up factories,...
April 1-8 – Ann Arbor – Hash Bash Treasure Hunt Map Is Back To Support Great Lakes Expungement Network
Get the most out of Hash Bash weekend and experience Ann Arbor like a local. Visit each location for a special gift or exclusive discount! Collect prerolls, flower, concentrates, and edibles all along the way. Proceeds support the Great Lakes Expungement Network. Take...
EMU Offers New Classes On Cannabis
As the cannabis industry continues to blossom, Eastern Michigan University is offering two unique courses in the fall semester. One of the courses, URP 479: Canna-plannnig: Marijuana Legalization and Land-Use in Michigan, will explore cannabis prohibition, the war on...
New York CBD Market Threatened As Judge Dismisses Hemp Producers’ Lawsuit
The market for CBD and other hemp cannabinoids in New York state remains under serious threat after a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit by a group of producers and sellers Monday. Claiming enforcement of new rules governing hemp-derived cannabinoid products cost...
U.S. Hemp Industry Should Take International Approach, USDA Says
The nascent U.S. hemp industry still has much to learn, and should look outward when assessing the research needs required to advance development, according to a new paper from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Because prohibition shut down hemp in the last...
Bills Signed To Ban Nitrous Oxide, Expand Drug Courts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several bills into law last week. Among them was legislation to expand drug courts and bills to ban the sale of items some people use to get high on nitrous oxide, known as “whip-its.” SB 57 and SB 58 , sponsored by...
CRA Suspends Licenses of Lansing Cannabis Dispensaries Due To Sale of Illicit Products
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency last Thursday announced that a Lansing marijuana business would surrender its medical and adult-use processor licenses because it had been mixing legal and illicit products for the retail market. CRA said it signed a consent...
New Buffalo Township Paused New Dispensary Applications With 35 Already In Hand
New Buffalo Township has paused considering more marijuana dispensaries after already getting 35 license applications. Currently, only two dispensaries are open in the township. If all 35 are approved that would be more than in Detroit. Although they would create a...
