Jul 15, 2022 | National
A new law in Louisiana has established a program to advance hemp for industrial uses. The Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program, which will operate under the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), is being set up under a law passed last...
Jul 13, 2022 | National
Vermont is giving up on its hemp program less than one year after a state plan for the sector was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The state’s farmers will operate directly under federal rules beginning next year after the state program, which...
Jul 11, 2022 | National
The U.S. Army is exploring hemp and jute as raw materials for camouflage uniforms used by its snipers. The Army earlier this month put out a request for information (RFI) on the two natural fibers for potential use in the Improved Ghillie System (IGS), “a new and...
Jul 6, 2022 | National
A new Minnesota law that took effect last week is intended to prohibit the sale of products containing high amounts of delta-8 THC but also has established a relatively high limit for total THC in hemp foods. The measure, signed by Gov. Tim Walz in May, and which went...
Jul 3, 2022 | National
A new Minnesota law lets people 21 and over buy and consume food and beverages with a small amount of hemp-derived THC, but some legislators might not have fully understood the bill before passing it. The new law says food and beverages cannot contain more than 5...
