Tag: farmers
Second Old Pal ‘Grow Your Own’ Initiative Launches For 4/20
LOS ANGELES -- For the second year in a row, Old Pal Shareable Cannabis customers can enjoy a Grow Your Own initiative to put the...
How Much U.S. Farmland Should Be Dedicated to Hemp Crops?
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, Google searches for CBD and hemp have risen steadily since 2014. The growing public interest,...
U.S. Wildfires 2020 – Western States Burning Out of Control
WESTERN UNITED STATES – Before the most recent droughts in California, which lasted officially from 2006 to 2009 and 2011 to 2019, the state's...
Cannabis and Coronavirus: Adapting, Contributing as Global Markets Adjust
LOS ANGELES -- As debate about reopening the U.S. economy intensifies, so does the need for resources in the cannabis industry and other industries,...
Cannabis Industry Comments on Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved the 2018 Farm Bill with a vote of 87-13, followed Wednesday by a landslide of...
CBD-Only Stores Start Popping Up Like Weeds
Consumers all over the world are embracing CBD, the non-psychoactive compound derived from hemp and cannabis, as a wonder ingredient for their health and...
Senate Committee Approves Farming Bill That Includes Hemp Legislation
WASHINGTON D.C. – It’s a happy day for hemp advocates like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as the Senate Agricultural Committee voted 20-1...
DEA says it Won’t Prohibit Cannabis Stems, Seeds for Product Use, Sale
WASHINGTON D.C. –The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on May 22 issued an internal directive that apparently acknowledges some cannabis products are not currently prohibited...
Ritter SPORT Produced Limited Edition Hemp Seed Choco Bars
BERLIN–European confectionery company Ritter SPORT came out with a limited edition hemp seed bar on 4/20, in a nod to the cannabis culture’s unofficial...
RISE TOGETHER NorCal Fire Fundraiser Set For Nov. 9; Relocated to DTLA – UPDATED
All proceeds to benefit the California Growers Association Wildfire Relief Fund.
LOS ANGELES – RISE TOGETHER, a fundraiser produced by concerned members of the industry...
