Tag: hemp

U.S. Senate Votes to Legalize Hemp! Onto the House & Trump!

Written by Anthony Johnson on December 12, 2018. Posted in Cultural, Politics.

There are many ridiculous aspects of federal cannabis prohibition, but none more asinine than the illegality of industrial hemp. Hemp has played a crucial part in the history of the United States as...

Canopy Growth Makes Big Move Into U.S. Hemp Industry

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 15, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco.

Canopy Growth is an unquestioned leader in the global cannabis industry. The biggest producer, in Canada, Canopy exports around the world and its stock has had a strong showing on the New York Stock...

U.S. Farmers, Especially in Oregon and Kentucky, Look to Hemp

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 29, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Portland, Politics.

Cannabis gets most of the headlines, whether it is Canada ending prohibition, or GW Pharmaceuticals getting FDA approval for Epidiolex, medical use passing in the (very) conservative state of Oklahoma,...