HEMP HISTORY WEEK
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RESEARCH
Title: Cornell Researchers Investigate Future of Cannabis Variant for Industrial Use
Author: The Cornell Daily Sun
Date: 22 February 2018
URL: http://cornellsun.com/2018/02/22/industrial-hemp-cornell-researchers-are-planting-for-the-future/
ALASKA
Alaska Legislature Approves Industrial Hemp Law, Moves to Governor’s Desk
KANSAS
MINNESOTA
Hemp State Highlight: Minnesota embraces revived hemp crop, but profits elusive
WASHINGTON
Title: Washington budget-writers smile on hemp
Author: Capital Press
Date: 23 February 2018
URL: http://www.capitalpress.com/Washington/20180223/washington-budget-writers-smile-on-hemp
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OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers appear willing to throw a lifeline to the state Department of Agriculture’s hemp program.
House and Senate budget proposals released this week allocated funds to resume issuing and renewing licenses to grow and process hemp. WSDA suspended processing applications late last year because it ran out of money.
“Everybody is very positive this is going to go through,” said Bonnie Jo Peterson of the Industrial Hemp Association of Washington.
Washington is one of about three dozen states that allow growing hemp under state supervision. Cultivating or processing hemp outside such a program violates federal law.
WSDA has issued only seven hemp licenses since the program began last May. License and inspection fees are far short of supporting the fledgling program. WSDA requested $287,000 to sustain the program to the end of the current two-year budget cycle, June 30, 2019. Without the money, the department says it will shelve the program.
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