Ten years ago, I wrote a paper in college about hemp that initiated a conversation between my dad and me. The conversation was about Harry Anslinger, the man credited for...
Posted by | November 29, 2017
The Good Giving Challenge is a fundraising challenge hosted by the Bluegrass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing. In 2016 the Challenge raised over $1.6 million across 118 non-profits. In...
Posted by | November 22, 2017
On November 7th, 2017 Johns Hopkins University released a study that found that 70% of CBD products sold online were mislabeled. The study analyzed 84 CBD products sold by 31...
Posted by | November 15, 2017
I first tried hemp hearts in 2010. My sister is a vegetarian, so my mom bought them to use as an additive in salads. I quickly started using them on...
Posted by | August 9, 2017
Local Hemp Foods Cook-Off Join the Kentucky Hemp Research Foundation at CRAVE LEXINGTON this weekend, August 12th, for their second annual Local Hemp Foods Cook-Off! Last year the Kentucky Hemp...
Posted by | July 27, 2017
KY Congressman Introduces Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 Congressman Jamie Comer (R – KY) introduced the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 this week in the House of Representatives,...
Posted by | June 14, 2017
First and foremost: Hemp is not marijuana. Marijuana is not hemp. This is one of the most important facts to KNOW AND SHARE because people are unaware that they are...
Posted by | June 7, 2017
From 1968 to 1970 the U.S. Bureau of Narcotic became the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Alongside re-branding, the transition moved narcotic jurisdiction from the Department of Treasury to the Department...
Posted by | June 7, 2017
During the 1950s, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs researched and monitored the medical use of cannabis. In 1961, the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, “obliged Parties to place...
Posted by | June 1, 2017
Prior to passage of the Marijuana Tax Act, hearings were held by the House Ways and Means Committee. Cannabis had been listed as a medicine on the U.S. Pharmacopoeia and...
