Original article posted on Westword by Thomas Mitchell on May 15th, 2020 The feds probably won't come around on mixing booze and weed any time soon, but some craft distillers and brewers have happily turned to hemp in the meantime. Low on THC and high in earthy, nutty flavors, hemp seeds have proven to be a welcome ingredient to SoNo 1420's whiskey. The distillery includes hemp seed oil in its bourbon and rye whiskey recipe for a distinct flavor and mouthfeel (and terpenes to gin for an even more skunky shot), in a cannabis-inspired version of pechuga, a style of mezcal made by hanging a piec ..read more

Hemp for food was cemented in 2004 against the DEA, then reaffirmed in 2018 in the farm bill. It's not all about CBD, y'know. Original article posted on ,,Newhope.com by Todd Runestead on May 29th, 2020 For all the firepower that the 2018 Farm Bill provided for the fortunes of hemp production in America, its huge benefit was in public perception that the trendy ingredient du jour—CBD—was legit. But the real, seminal event that brought hemp into public consciousness happened in 2004 when the Hemp Industries Association successfully won in court against the Drug Enforcement Agency, which allowe ..read more

This article was originally published on Hemp Industry Daily by Kristen Nichols on May 15th, 2020 It’s no easy time to start a business, and a Kentucky startup looking to turn hemp fibers into wood has had it worse than many. Which makes it odd that company founder Gregory Wilson is all smiles talking about prospects for his company, called Fibonacci. First the company had to spend more than a year fighting tariffs on some Chinese-made equipment needed to press the fibrous planks. Once that was settled, the company bought booths at trade shows in both the hemp and flooring industries to start ..read more

Originally posted on MarijuanaMoment by Kyle Jaeger on May 20, 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday that hemp growers are specifically ineligible for a coronavirus relief program it’s running. But hours after Marijuana Moment reported that the department also singled out hemp as being specifically ineligible for any reevaluation, the government removed that language from the initial notice. The stated reason for the crop’s exclusion is because it found hemp prices did not suffer a five percent or greater decline from January to April. USDA originally made the no ..read more

Originally Posted on 420Intel by Marijuana News on 3/23/2020 Given the pandemic America now faces, could CBD or cannabis offer help in alleviating future bacterial outbreaks? Scientists have long thought that cannabis had remarkable powers. Recently, it’s come to light that cannabis is a far more capable cleaner of bacteria than was first realized. A ,January 2020 study published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that cannabis cleaned plaque better than over-the-counter hygiene products. (We covered the story ,here.) The study found:  “Cannabinoids have t ..read more

Originally Posted on Hemp Industry Daily by Laura Drotleff on March 18, 2020 Hemp farmers and industry members cheered in late February when federal agriculture officials lifted enforcement action requiring that hemp be tested in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-registered labs and the disposal portion of the interim final rule. Now they might have reason to cheer again, according to industry insiders. That’s because Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Congress last week that the interim final rules regulating federal hemp production may be considered a draft, which means their enforc ..read more

Originally Posted on ,Hemp Industry Daily by Ivan Moreno on March 20, 2020 Mexico is poised to become the world’s most-populous country with legal marijuana and hemp next month – and, unlike its northern neighbor, Mexico is setting nationwide regulations to cover all forms of cannabis, no matter the THC content, instead of having a patchwork of laws for the two plants. That could potentially open more business opportunities in the cannabis industry, with the potential for Mexico to export and import from places worldwide where the plants are legal. Mexico does not currently allow hemp cultiva ..read more

Originally Posted on Satchel “Terpenes” is a major buzzword in the cannabis world, but what exactly are they? What Are They? Compounds plants produce that give them their flavors and aroma. (Some insects produce terpenes, as well, including termites!). To begin with, terpenes tend to have a very strong smell and are one of the main parts of plant resin. When you were a kid and got sticky tree sap on your hand that had a piney smell. That smell was caused by terpenes. You were smelling a specific terpene called pinene. In addition, when you eat an orange, the citrus flavor comes from limonene ..read more

Originally Published on Yucatan Times by Yucatan Times on Mar 11, 2020 With the capability to produce vital resources such as rope, clothing, and paper, the hemp plant has played a crucial role throughout our history. Archeological evidence suggests that we’ve been using hemp since as early as 8,000 B.C., making it the first plant ever cultivated. While hemp is very famous for its healing properties and for the creation of fibres, it is also famous for the environment, as some experts believe that its cultivation could help reduce pollution in different ways. Hemp roots he ..read more

Originally Posted on ,CBDTesters by Alexandra Hicks on Jan 14, 2020 It’s a well-known fact that hemp is an incredibly versatile plant, one that can be smoked, eaten, and processed into a seemingly endless number of different products ranging from topicals to plastic. Topping the list of innovative new hemp creations is a high-performance energy storage device which scientists say can perform better than graphene and lithium. So essentially, hemp batteries. According to the research team, this technology can be used to power electric cars, power tools, and many other items. This discovery was ..read more