A new hotel made from hemp has opened in South Africa, marking a major milestone for the country’s green building sector. The hotel, called the Hemp Hotel, is located in the city of Cape Town and is made entirely...
The U.S. hemp acreage saw a significant drop in 2022, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows. USDA’s National Hemp Report documents major losses in the value and acreage of hemp across every metric that...
Today Vote Hemp submitted comments on Maryland bill SB 516 specifically concerning the proposed THC milligram cap that would destroy the Maryland hemp industry. We are urging the Maryland legislature to amend the bill to remove the THC cap...
Today, a bipartisan coalition of House legislators introduced the “Free to Grow Act” to end the unfair drug felony prohibition for hemp farmers. The bill was introduced by senior House Agriculture Committee member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, alongside Representatives David...
The agency is concerned about the safety of legal cannabis-infused food and supplements and reportedly plans to release regulations this year. January 3, 2023 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is exploring the safety of legal cannabis-infused food...
The United Nations has produced a commodity report on industrial hemp. This report discusses the general uses of industrial hemp, and how they are reflected in international production and trade statistics. Based on current practical experiences and empirical expertise,...
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published the 2021 National Hemp Report compiled from survey data collected from hemp growers. The report estimates that in 2021, the value of hemp production in the open and under protection for...
On Wednesday October 6, 2021, AB 45 was Signed into law by Governor Newsom. The official announcement can be found here. While the signing was done with little fanfare, this is none the less a major accomplishment following 3...
On Monday October 4th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 292 (Wilk), the CHC sponsored measure that will conform California statutes regulating the reporting and testing of industrial hemp to the new requirements established under the United States Department of...
A combine harvests hemp at South Bend Industrial Hemp's Field in Stafford County last year. Last year, Kansas farmers planted 4,000 acres of hemp but harvested only 700 acres, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, and now fewer...