Day: December 22, 2016 (Page 3)

BloombergHemp Is the New Tobacco as Kentucky Farmers Bet on Weed's CousinBloombergFor the past several decades, there were strict controls on hemp amid anti-drug sentiment, making it illegal to grow without a government permit as the plant got lumped in with marijuana. In 2014, the U.S. farm bill authorized stateContinue Reading

The Australian Financial ReviewCannabis imports grow as local farmers wrangle with red tapeThe Australian Financial ReviewIt's a crop so easy to grow that it's nickname is "weed" but there are concerns Australian farmers could lose out to overseas cannabis farmers because of the tangle of red tape around the productionContinue Reading