Last week Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell announced his support of the "Hemp Farming Act of 2018." The news shocked Americans given the conservative approach Senator McConnell has taken in his...
Posted by | March 26, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY-R) to Introduce Hemp Farming Act of 2018 Today, March 26th, 2018, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support of the Hemp Farming Act...
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 | May 31, 2017
Up until the 1930s no one considered hemp to be a dangerous plant. In fact, most individuals considered hemp to be an extremely efficient crop, but with difficult workability due...
Posted by | April 18, 2017
Strategically placed before Earth Day, International Hemp Day (April 21st) is a celebration of all things hemp! Celebrate All Week! Listen and Learn at BCTC's Earth Day Presentation Series. Details...
Posted by | March 9, 2017
Hemp Ale Anyone? Last year, I approached several breweries in Lexington about brewing a Hemp Ale. Every brewer smirked and kindly passed on the opportunity given the harsh stigma associated...
Posted by | February 28, 2017
Fentanyl. What a problem that has been. Kentucky's HB333 might resolve Fentanyl issues but may create problems for its nascent hemp industry. Like many of the new problematic drugs, Fentanyl...
Posted by | November 30, 2015
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference has kicked off in Paris, with leaders from the heaviest emitters to those with the smallest impacts participating in negotiations to tremendously reduce...
