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"LOUISVILLE, KY. Freed from the list of federally banned substances, hemp is about to have another growth spurt in Kentucky.
The state's agriculture commissioner said Tuesday that his department has approved 1,035 applications to produce up to 42,086 acres (17,000 hectares) of industrial hemp in 2019. Last year, 210 licensed growers planted more than 6,700 acres (2,700 hectares) when the low-THC version of the cannabis plant was operating under a limited reprieve.
The new surge offers more proof that Kentucky is poised to become a national leader in hemp production, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.
"The numbers tell you what you need to know about the excitement about hemp in Kentucky," he said. "The growth in the number of approved acres ... shows that Kentucky is rapidly becoming the epicenter of the hemp industry in the United States."
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Hemp poised for another growth spurt in Kentucky
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Freed from the list of federally banned substances, hemp is about to have another growth spurt in Kentucky."In a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said farmers in Oregon and the rest of the nation stand to make solid economic progress for their communities if FDA loosens the regulations on hemp and CBD.
The two U.S. senators from Oregon who worked with Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to pass the Hemp Farming Act have asked FDA to update regulations to allow for the use of hemp products, namely cannabidiol (CBD), in food, beverage and dietary supplement products.
In a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said farmers in Oregon and the rest of the nation stand to make solid economic progress for their communities if FDA loosens the regulations on hemp and CBD.
“In recent years, the public has developed a widespread interest in the production and use of CBD, one of the primary non-psychoactive compounds in Cannabis sativa L.,” the senators, both Democrats, wrote in the letter. “We therefore request the FDA immediately begin updating regulations for hemp-derived CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids, and give U.S. producers more flexibility in the production, consumption and sale of hemp products.”
The senators assured such a move by FDA would honor the spirit and intent of the Hemp Farming Act, which is a provision in the Farm Bill (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) President Trump signed into law on Dec. 20, 2018. The act expanded federal authority over the production and marketing of hemp, which was defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) with low concentrations of the psychoactive constituent THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Under this new law, hemp is no longer a controlled substance.
“We will be closely engaged in the ongoing implementation of our legislation, as it was Congress’ intent to ensure that both U.S producers and consumers have access to a full range of hemp-derived products, including hemp-derived cannabinoids,” the senators wrote to Gottlieb."
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Senators urge FDA to secure pathway for CBD in supplements, foods
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In a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said farmers in Oregon and the rest of the nation stand to make solid economic progress for their communities if FDA loosens the regulations on hemp and CBD.
They would pass this much quicker if they were not so focused on how to tax and regulate it.
Praying all the time! But we must remember GW. They stand to loose a few billion of FDA (whom worked with them for Epidilox) loosens the regs.
But we also have to worry about each state's CSA! We must not forget that!
The FDA has one job. Protect profits of big pharma. Created by David Rockefeller
Kristian Ritter, Dustin Kimbrough
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Refinement, distillation, centrifuge processing, and liquid-liquid extraction. by NHA | Jan 13, 2019 | HEMP NEWS | The previous articles (links below) focused on different methods of extraction, and the information included there has held to be true after some more years of technology development. F...thehempbizconference.com/kansas-hemp-symposium/
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JOIN US FOR THE KANSAS HEMP SYMPOSIUM Saturday, February 23rd 2019 The Kansas Hemp Symposium is a one-day hemp education symposium focused on jump starting the Kansas hemp agricultural community in partnership with Planted Association of Kansas, Kansans for Hemp and The Hemp Biz Conference. With up....Another report on this ongoing situation.
"Baumgartner says there was a manifest in the truck listing the cargo as hemp. He also says contractors received pre-clearance from the State of Oklahoma, but that wasn’t enough to encourage local police Pawhuska to simply move on. Instead, officers arrested the drivers and security detail. Four people have been in jail since Wednesday on drug trafficking complaints.
“We do want the hemp back, but our first priority is to make sure that those fellows are not charged and out of jail," Baumgartner said."
Local hemp manufacturer claims $500K-worth of legal hemp confiscated in Oklahoma
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LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- The president of a Colorado hemp company says more than 17,000 pounds of his legal product has been confiscated by police in Oklahoma. Four contractors, transporting the plants from Kentucky to Colorado, remain under arrest. On Wednesday, it appeared police in Pawhuska, Oklahoma...
This will be the lawsuit that sets the standard. Unfortunately change comes at high risk. Can’t wait to see the State of Oklahoma get their asses handed to them for ignorance, the one thing that’s growing faster than anything in our Country.
Pawhuska PDs telegraph line must be down, they didn't get the memo...
Why not just legalize cannabis then there can't be any confusion on what plant it is... 🤦
Education is the key. There are alot of old old officers that think they know everything. It's going to be a long road getting old law dawgs to learn anything.
Abuse of authority
A police uniform should be decorated with patches that publicly indicate their fuckups.
civil suit forthcoming!
Overzealous, uneducated law enforcement that don't care who's lives they ruin as long as they get that attaboy.
The fact that they did the right thing and made sure it was safe and ok before moving it thru the state is their saving grace but because they made it known that is exactly why they were stopped no doubt because let's face it change is coming but those in power are dragging behind kicking and screaming like a spoiled brat that needs a good old fashioned spanking. Unfortunately it's going to come in the form of a lawsuit that ultimately the people themselves end up paying so this becomes just another attack upon the innocent. People have to wake up eventually and take their country back from those who are only interested in money.
Oakes obviously smoke hemp, and think that they are getting high.
Wonder how much will disappear and be put on the black market??
Ross Robeson only in oklahoma would they believe someone would smuggle whole ass combos of weed around. 😂😂
Sounds like a false arrest case to me as long as paperwork was in order.
James Waddoups..law enforcement needs to get their 💩💩💩together.
The problem is ensuring that this isn't a drug cartel front. Which MUST be confronted at every single point till they (and those that support them) are driven from this country..if they are in jail then likely something ain't right. Js.
Thank God I left that hell hole. So much fuckery from the Joklahoman government
I live here and can totally see how this happened. we just passed a law to grow and sell the real thing and with it came a transportation license and before that we could grow hemp and the state gave you a transportation license for that as well. that being said I can see how this happened I just pray that non of it tests over the limit for THC. I did read in it that they are saying that got clearance from the state but where is there transport license then or some kind of paper work showing they can do it? don't ever trust someone on the phone without written backing.
What a bunch of cowards.... BOOOOO!!!! Hemp is very scary....
As usual, blame the driver.
WTH??? Ignorance can only be overcome via education.
Making Oranges Noose !!!! Lmao
You might think Oklahoma police would give security escort. Hemp grows can be detrimental to marijuana, something about pollination contamination. I'm no expert so forgive me if I'm wrong. Drop all charges and release, if all is what shipping papers say.
Try are not going to let go of that money...... departments buy to many of their toys with it.....
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Much work still needs to be done with the general public, farmers and our elected officials about the nutritional, industrial, environmental and medicinal benefits of hemp. As laws change, research is conducted and commercialization begins, sharing information will be vital to ensure the hemp industry thrives. NHA is committed to advancing this awareness and knowledge.
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The two plants are the same species, but are more like first cousins and NOT identical twins.
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It is time for the full legalization of industrial hemp at the federal level.
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