DC Hemp Update

DC Hemp Update

On October 25, 2017 NHA Chairman, Geoff Whaling and Executive Director, Erica McBride held two very important meetings to further Industrial Hemp legislation. They were invited to meet with staff of the US House Agriculture Committee to submit changes to section 7606...

Hemp Seed Market in the U.S: The Challenges and Realities

Background In 1994, Canada started issuing research licenses to grow industrial hemp on an experimental basis. Prompted by field results and lobbying by the agriculture and business communities, Canada passed legislation in 1998 that allowed for the full production of...