Hemp News

Updated 10/20/07

Industrial Hemp

The following states currently have active hemp legislation or regulation in process and need help.

California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Oregon, South Carolina, Wisconsin.

Please click through to learn how you can get involved.



Hemp bill awaits Arnold's autograph Legislation would revise marijuana's definition in California




HempStalk 2007 - D. Paul Stanford speaks about the uses of industrial hemp & medicinal cannabis in our society




Crop Fungus Has North Dakota Longing for Hemp




Plaintiffs Seek Federal Recognition of State-Issued Hemp Farming Licenses




Farmer Fights To Grow Hemp on Reservation: The plant could help boost the economy of the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s poverty-stricken reservation, where unemployment is estimated to be as high as 85 percent, he said.




North Dakota Farmers File Lawsuit Against DEA to Grow Industrial Hemp




Soy's New Competition: Hemp




Oregon Senate Bill 348-Permits production and possession of industrial hemp and trade in industrial hemp commodities and products.




Hemp-The New Health Food Darling. Forget the illicit rumors. Suspicious-sounding hemp is the latest heart superfood!




Hemp Bills Remove Barriers to Commercial Hemp Farming, Commission Studies, and Call for Action from DEA and Congress




California Poll and Vote Support Industrial Hemp Farming





Hemp Farming To Be Studied In New Mexico




Industrial Hemp Offers Environmental & Economic Benefits




Medicinal Cannabis

Marijuana initiative makes Hailey, Idaho ballot Cannabis advocate meets citys initiative process requirements



A higher tolerance- Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and Frank Boyle, D-Superior, recently introduced legislation that would legalize medicinal marijuana in Wisconsin.



Denver City Council Puts Pot Issue on Ballot


In any civilized society, it is every citizen's responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time, it is every citizen's responsibility to disobey unjust laws. - Martin Luther King Jr.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot long retain it. - Abraham Lincoln