Kentucky Hemp Bill Hits Roadblock in House Committee
FRANKFORT, KY — Industrial hemp supporters hit a roadblock Wednesday when a Kentucky House committee took no action on a bill that would set up strict state oversight of the one-time agricultural...
View ArticleKentucky Hemp Bill Back on Track, Scheduled for Vote
FRANKFORT, KY — A bill that would allow Kentucky farmers to grow industrial hemp if federal restrictions are removed has been scheduled for a vote in a House committee on Wednesday, and is expected to...
View ArticleKentucky Hemp Bill Passes House Committee, Future Remains Uncertain
FRANKFORT, KY — A proposal that could open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky cleared a House committee on Wednesday, but it still faces an uncertain future in the full chamber. The House...
View ArticleKentucky Hemp Bill Passes in Final Minutes of Legislative Session
LOUISVILLE, KY — With less than an hour remaining in the regular legislative session, the Kentucky House voted 88-4 late Tuesday night to pass an amended version of a hemp bill that has been feared...
View ArticleMilitary Veteran Farmers to Plant Historic Industrial Hemp Crop in Kentucky
MOUNT VERNON, KY — Vote Hemp, the national single-issue advocacy group dedicated to re-commercializing industrial hemp, and Kentucky non-profit Growing Warriors, have partnered to organize a planting...
View ArticleKentucky Sues Federal Government Over Impounded Hemp Seeds
LOUISVILLE, KY – Kentucky’s Agriculture Department sued the federal government Wednesday, seeking the release of imported hemp seeds that have been held up by customs officials. The state said it needs...
View ArticleMinority Leader Mitch McConnell Slams DEA for Obstructing Kentucky Hemp...
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has weighed in on the political firestorm that has ensued since the DEA recently seized legal hemp seeds bound for a Kentucky hemp...
View ArticleDEA Backs Down; Kentucky Will Get Its Hemp Seeds
FRANKFORT, KY — Kentucky agricultural officials said Thursday evening that the DEA had approved a permit allowing the state to import a 250-lb. shipment of hemp seed to be used for research purposes....
View ArticleDEA Stands Down, Allows Kentucky To Go Forward With Hemp Planting
FRANKFORT, KY — The Drug Enforcement Agency is permitting Kentucky farmers to go forward with plans to engage in the state-sponsored cultivation of industrial hemp. Representatives from the federal...
View ArticleKentucky Agriculture Officials Finally Receive Hemp Seeds
FRANKFORT, KY — Tiny hemp seeds that produced a drawn-out legal fight were freed from confinement and delivered Friday to Kentucky’s Agriculture Department for experimental plantings, marking a limited...
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Eye THC Content of State’s Industrial Hemp
Kentucky Lawmakers Eye THC Content of State’s Industrial Hemp | HWN FRANKFORT, KY — Industrial hemp legally grown in Kentucky is not considered marijuana. It has only a fraction of THC—or...
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