hemp

Pot or Not? Busts Highlight Growing Confusion Over Hemp

MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Nov 9, 2019 CBD is an extract legally derived from hemp, which looks and smell a lot like marijuana. Even the police sometimes can't tell them apart. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hemp Legalization Has Made It Harder to Prosecute People for Marijuana

By Phillip Smith / Independent Media Institute Sep 6, 2019 The 36 U.S. states that haven't legalized hemp are getting a crash course in the law of unintended consequences. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 Now that growing industrial hemp is legal nationwide, the miracle crop could solve many of our environmental, health and socioeconomic troubles in one fell swoop. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

McConnell Looks to Complete Hemp’s Comeback as a Crop

BRUCE SCHREINER / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a full pardon for hemp: He's previewing legislation to free the plant from its ties to marijuana so it can be legalized as an agricultural commodity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Legislators Challenge Hemp Ban

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2006 California legislators have sent a bill to Gov. Schwarzenegger that would legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp, setting up a direct confrontation with federal drug authorities. The plant, which contains none of the hallucinogenic properties of marijuana, is considered a kind of miracle crop by farmers and entrepreneurs who seek to exploit its fast growth and myriad uses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )