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Bill Introduced in General Assembly to Create NC Hemp Commission and Promote Private Hemp Industry
Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP
USA March 20 2019
Today, Senators Brent Jackson (R-Sampson), Norman Sanderson (R-Pamlico) and Todd Johnson (R-Union) introduced S.B. 315 (the “North Carolina Farm Act of 2019”), a bill to create the North Carolina Hemp Commission. The Commission would implement new federal law contained in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (colloquially, the “2018 Farm Bill”) in order to permit and regulate a broad statewide industry in hemp (a variety of the cannabis plant with low THC concentrations). This is an important development because North Carolina already is estimated to have the sixth-most acres in hemp production of any state in the country, and the coming legal regime will make hemp a larger driver of the state’s agricultural economy.
A brief history is in order: North Carolina was on the forefront of creating a legal hemp industry under a “pilot program” authorized by the 2014 federal Farm Bill. Congress expressly limited that pilot program to state agriculture departments and universities wishing to study the growth, cultivation, and marketing of hemp. Several states – including North Carolina – implemented the pilot program by licensing private entities to grow and sell hemp under the auspices of the state government. In 2015, the General Assembly created an Industrial Hemp Commission to regulate industrial hemp production, and removed industrial hemp from the state’s definition of marijuana (and thus from being a controlled substance under state law). And, in 2017, the Industrial Hemp Commission adopted a regulatory framework and began licensing private parties to grow industrial hemp under the guise of a license for “Research with Intent to Market.” Perhaps not surprisingly, the developments in North Carolina and other states led to intense disagreements between states and the hemp industry, on the one hand, and the Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agencies, on the other, about the proper scope of the hemp industry under the early 2014 federal Farm Bill, resulting in efforts by the Drug Enforcement Agency to discourage any interstate commerce in hemp. And, within the federal government, they led to similar disagreements between the Congressional promoters of the hemp industry and the enforcement agencies.
The federal 2018 Farm Bill authorized replacing the murky private operation under “pilot programs” with a broadly-authorized private hemp industry. In general, hemp grown pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill will be exempt from the Controlled Substances Act and the reach of the Drug Enforcement Agency. In place of Controlled Substances Act penalties for production of hemp that falls outside of regulatory requirements (such as being produced without a license or having a THC concentration above the legal limit), the 2018 Farm Bill instituted an administrative penalty scheme to be administered at the state level for merely negligent violations.
But, in order to qualify for the protections of the federal 2018 Farm Bill, the production must take place under a regulatory plan adopted by the state and approved by the federal Department of Agriculture (or a default federal plan, in the event that the state does not adopt its own plan). The 2018 Farm Bill set forth certain general requirements for state plans (such as that they must have procedures for testing THC levels), but left each state with some discretion in how to implement those requirements, subject to approval of the plan by the federal Department of Agriculture under rules that have not yet been adopted.
The introduction of S.B. 315 is the General Assembly’s first step toward creation of a state plan that would satisfy the requirements of the federal 2018 Farm Bill and allow the hemp industry to operate within its protection. S.B. 315 proposes to accomplish the following:
Creation of the North Carolina Hemp Commission, whose members would be appointed by the Governor, the General Assembly and the Commissioner of Agriculture, and would include law enforcement, agricultural professors, farmers, agricultural consultants and agribusiness professionals, and which would be authorized to employ a small staff. This Commission would replace the existing North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission on a schedule set out in the bill. The bill encourages the appointment of existing Industrial Hemp Commissioners to the new Hemp Commission, but does not require it.
Licensing of the cultivation and handling of hemp, which is defined to include not only growing and possession of hemp by farmers, but transporting hemp between licensees. The bill would not require a license for those possessing finished hemp products or hemp extracts, such as hemp or CBD stores.
Authorization for the Commission to adopt rules required to secure the protections of the 2018 Farm Bill, such as sampling and testing procedures for THC content. The bill specifies that decarboxylation testing shall be preferred, unless the federal Department of Agriculture specifies a different method.
Requirements that license applicants provide the Commission with certain information required by the 2018 Farm Bill (such as GPS coordinates for cultivation locations) and provide prior written consent for the Commission and other law enforcement agencies to perform inspections required to be part of the state plans by the 2018 Farm Bill.
Requirement that the Commission require corrective action plans from licensees who negligently violate the state plan. The bill also proposes certain minimum requirements for such corrective action plans and penalties for negligent violations. All of these are 2018 Farm Bill requirements to remove the criminal penalties for negligent violation of state plans. S.B. 315 provides that intentional violations of the state plan will be reported to criminal law enforcement authorities.
Institution of heavy civil and criminal penalties for certain violations, including growing marijuana under the cover of legal hemp production and providing false information to the Commission.
Disqualification of certain felons from licensing, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill.
Requirements of a bond to secure the legal obligations of hemp handlers to cultivators, including bonds for certain losses that the handlers may cause to hemp being handled.
Authorization of interstate and international distribution, subject to the laws of the receiving jurisdiction. (Of course, a number of federal non-hemp-specific laws also govern the distribution of products in interstate and international commerce, and those laws cannot be disturbed by state law.)
Requirement that a state plan in conformity with the 2018 Farm Bill be submitted to the federal Department of Agriculture within six months of the adoption of federal rules governing hemp production.
Eligibility of hemp for state agricultural marketing plans, including the “Got to Be NC” marketing campaign
Note that S.B. 315 has not yet been adopted, and the state plan has not yet been proposed, much less adopted or approved. Therefore hemp production in North Carolina is still regulated by the Industrial Hemp Commission and governed by pre-existing state law. Likewise, because there is no state plan or default federal plan, production of hemp in North Carolina does not yet fall within the safeguards adopted in the federal 2018 Farm Bill.
Because S.B. 315 was introduced today, the time is now for any interested parties to provide input on the legislation. Brooks Pierce and its Legal Hemp/Cannabis Practice and Governmental Relations & Public Policy Practices stand ready to advise their clients on this important legislation, as well as their rights and obligations under existing law, and to advocate on their behalf.
Source: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2d6d6c2d-1a94-41ff-8e1d-303462752239
N.C. lawmakers to help grow local hemp industry with Farm Act
by Darren BotelhoWednesday, March 20th 2019
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A new plan was announced Wednesday morning to help grow hemp farming in North Carolina.
Lawmakers held a press conference introducing the state's latest Farm Act, including measures to oversee that budding industry.
"There's a huge demand out there for products such as rope, textiles, food, nutrition-related products, clothing," state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who was a co-sponsor on the bill, said.
“Hemp is a potentially huge, huge market in America, and North Carolina can benefit by being out in front," Edwards said.
The bill called for a nine-member state commission for hemp farmers to get a permit.
Those farmers would then allow local law enforcement to inspect their properties to make sure they were not growing any marijuana.
Hemp production in North Carolina was booming under the pilot program that started a few years ago.
Jeff Tacy, co-owner of Franny's Farmacy, successfully started and grew his hemp business under that pilot program.
"Some of the significant things that I'm seeing in the bill, as it's written now, is that it's going to, hopefully, make it an easier pathway for farmers. That's the kind of slant that I see in this whole thing is that they're really trying to make it easy for farmers to grow hemp in North Carolina."
Source: https://wlos.com/news/local/nc-lawmakers-to-help-grow-local-hemp-industry-with-farm-act
World’s first hemp plane needs funds to take flight
It’s designed, approved, and has even secured a runway. Now, the revolutionary aircraft just needs a sponsor
by Piper Courtenay on March 20th, 2019 at 5:37 PM
Anyone who ever said you can’t get high on hemp is about to eat their words, sort of. A prototype of a plane made entirely of the versatile and non-intoxicating sister of cannabis is designed to get you thousands of feet high, in fact.
Five years ago, horticulturalist and innovator Derek Kesek made headlines with his revolutionary pitch for an aircraft made of various parts of the hemp plant. Since, Hempearth Group—his sustainability-focused company—has completed the designs, signed a production contract, and formed a strategic partnership with an American manufacturing team.
Down to the fuel, 75 percent of the prototype is plant-based, including the seats, pillows, wings, outer shell, and some of the interior.
“Hemp is up to ten times stronger than fibreglass, lighter, flame retardant, and leaves virtually a zero footprint on the environment. Hemp is also the most biodiverse crop on earth and [has] over 25,000 uses and counting,” said Kesek in a release.
The four-seater twin engine diesel aircraft should theoretically hit a cruising speed of between 210 and 310 miles per hour and run on an experimental hemp jet fuel.
Now, all Kesek needs is the cash to back the project. He’s launched a campaign on the crowd-funding platform GoFundMe in a push to raise $125,000. So far, he’s raised just over $200.
Once funded, the plane will be built in Sebastian, Florida. It’s first flight will take off from a treasured region amongst the aviation crowd: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The town is known as the historic site of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s first flight in a powered aircraft.
And, if that's not cool enough, here’s a video of Kesek making a bong out of a coconut and the shell of a sea urchin.
Source: https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1216931/worlds-first-hemp-plane-needs-funds-take-flight
Triangle hemp manufacturer ramps up production, expects rapid growth
By Seth Thomas Gulledge – Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal
A Triangle material sciences company that specializes in hemp has struck a deal with a North Carolina supplier, and expects rapid growth in the near future – especially as legislation continues to become more favorable for the plant.
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/03/21/triangle-hemp-manufacturer-ramps-up-production.html
Brian Conway maybe a sketchball too, and has nothing to do with HEMP.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=115589214
More lies! Tears. Cries...
Wow, winning awards not what naked short sellers want to see.
How many states this year, Bruce?
Definitely zero evidence since day-1.
Almost a decade-long investigation and still a nothing casserole.
Math error...
Oh SNAP! Moar awardz!?!?!?
Wow, way to go Bruce and shareholders!
HEMP INC WINNING!
HEMP DECLASSIFIED IN TEXAS!
By U.S. Hemp Roundtable | March 19, 2019
As you might remember, a few months ago, the Roundtable’s intrepid attorneys at Frost Brown Todd identified a provision buried in the statutes of more than a dozen states – when there was a federal de-classification of a drug, the state must follow suit.
This led to an obvious conclusion – hemp should be removed from drug control in these states.
Our voice was heard.
This week, we heard back from the Texas Health and Human Services commission. Their Commissioner reviewed our letter and agreed: and on March 15, he filed a regulatory amendment declassifying hemp as a controlled substance.
Of course there’s more work to be done. An important bill has been filed by Rep. Tracy King which would not only establish a hemp growing program in the Lone Star State, but also make 100% clear that hemp products such as CBD could be sold at retail. Read more here.
We need your help: If you are a Texas resident or business owner, head over to our State Action Center. There you will insert your address, and with the click of a button you can fire off your own letter to your legislators in Austin, encouraging them to support hemp farmers and hemp products for consumers.
If you don’t live in Texas, please share this portal with your friends in Lone Star State, as well as all of your social media contacts, helping us keep the pressure on Texas policymakers. As we’ve proven so often in the past, when we share our voices, politicians listen.
Source: https://hempsupporter.com/hemp-declassified-in-texas/
https://hempsupporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Texas-Dept-of-State-Health-Services.pdf
Maybe they drop one of these in Vermont.
Could make a lot of xmas trees, lol.
Maybe even get the tax incentives.
Bruce, hurry, VT crying for help!
Bruce and his team saw this coming for years.
NC going to be prime hemp supplier on east coast.
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$5.8 million Kentucky plant will engineer hemp into wood
By Robert Dalheim March 20, 2019 | 12:08 pm EDT
MURRAY, Ky. - A $5.8 million HempWood plant is coming to Kentucky, creating 25 full-time jobs.
Fibonacci, the company who makes HempWood, a reverse-engineered and patent-pending wood substitute, will lease a 11,230-square-foot facility for its first manufacturing operation. Production will begin this summer.
“We look forward to being a productive member of Kentucky’s agricultural and manufacturing communities, and the enormous opportunities of HempWood as a renewable alternative to Oak,” said Greg Wilson, owner of Fibonacci. The company has already contracted more than 800 tons of hemp stalks through Kentucky growers.
Advantages over traditional oak hardwood include a higher availability, a much quicker grow time of six months, and a 20 percent higher density, says Fibonacci. The company says it could be used in furniture, flooring, and other woodworking projects.
HempWood will be available in blocks, pre-sawn boards, flooring, and finished products such as cutting boards and skateboards at prices lower than oak, the company says on its website.
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved $300,000 in tax incentives for the operation. The incentives, based on performance, will allow Fibonacci to keep some of its investment by meeting job and investment targets. The company will also receive no-cost recruitment and job placement servies from the Kentucky Skills Network.
“The commonwealth’s burgeoning hemp industry is quickly gaining national attention, and this exciting project will significantly intensify that spotlight,” Kentucky's Governor Matt Bevin said. “This hardwood alternative opens up new possibilities within the construction and woodworking industries and emphasizes the capabilities hemp has across numerous sectors. We are grateful to Greg Wilson and Fibonacci LLC for locating the United States’ first HempWood operation in Kentucky, and we look forward to the powerful impact the company will have on the region’s economy and the overall industry.”
Wilson was inspired to create the HempWood product after working for a bamboo flooring company. He co-owns SmartOak, which manufacturers engineered wood products from would-be waste logs.
Source: https://www.jdnews.com/news/20190320/agricultures-economic-impact-to-eastern-nc-is-substantial
NC sees hemp as next big cash crop
Posted 11:35 a.m. today
By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor
RALEIGH, N.C. — While marijuana farming is flourishing in some states that have legalized the drug, North Carolina is looking to its cannabis cousin as a cash crop of the future.
Lawmakers on Wednesday rolled out the annual Farm Act, and 10 pages of the 16-page proposal are dedicated to setting up the necessary infrastructure to capitalize on the federal government's loosening of restrictions on hemp production.
"Hemp production can be a new boom industry for North Carolina farmers and at a time when we really need it," bill sponsor Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, said during a news conference. "We need to act now to become a national leader."
Under a two-year pilot project allowed by the government, North Carolina's hemp production has skyrocketed, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said. The state now has 634 licensed farmers growing hemp on about 8,000 acres and 3.4 million square feet of greenhouse space, up from 124 farmers and 2,200 acres and 242,000 square feet of greenhouse space last year, he said. There are also 413 licensed processors statewide, up almost tenfold from a year ago.
"The task becomes, how do we do this in a way that puts North Carolina at the forefront of this emerging industry," Troxler said.
The Farm Act calls for creating a nine-member state commission to license hemp growers. Growers would agree to allow state and local law enforcement on their property for spot inspections to ensure no one is trying to grow marijuana instead of hemp.
Although both marijuana and hemp come from the cannabis family of plants, hemp is restricted to having less than 0.3 percent THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Anyone found violating the rules could face both criminal charges and civil penalties under the proposal. Any conviction on a state or federal drug charge also would prohibit a grower from obtaining a hemp license for 10 years.
Hemp can be used to produce fiber for textiles, paper or a wood substitute. It can be burned for fuel, and its seeds contain protein for food and oil that can be used for detergent, ink and other products. CBD oil, which can be extracted from hemp, also has become wildly popular as a pain medication and to treat seizure disorders and other health problems.
Troxler said the CBD oil market has become "the wild, wild West," and he hopes North Carolina's regulations will create a brand that will boost sales and help farmers.
"We want the public to be confident that CBD oil produced in North Carolina is safe for consumption and to give them the confidence to look for North Carolina products," he said.
But Sen. Norm Sanderson, R-Pamlico, said the state needs to look beyond CBD oil.
"It's important for us to give farmers every total advantage that we can," Sanderson said. "We also need to focus on the hundreds of other uses that industrial hemp can fulfill and for the markets that are out there for those things."
Other provisions of the Farm Act include the following:
-Branding North Carolina-grown sweet potatoes for domestic and international markets
-Adding hunting, fishing and shooting to allowable agritourism uses
-Allowing farmers to post promotional signs on their property
Source: https://www.wral.com/nc-sees-hemp-as-next-big-cash-crop/18273125/
CBD oil bill takes second step in N.C. Senate
By Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal
3/20/19
A second state Senate committee has approved a bill that would expand the use of medicinal CBD oil in North Carolina.
Senate Bill 168 received recommendation Wednesday from the Senate Judiciary committee. It now goes to the Rules and Operations committee.
State law passed in 2015 allows the use of CBD oil — cannabidiol, a compound found in marijuana — to be given to children with epilepsy.
What SB168 would do is allow CBD oil treatments for all individuals experiencing autism, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and mitochondrial disease.
The bipartisan bill has two key Senate leaders as primary sponsors in state Sens. Ralph Hise, R-McDowell, and Floyd McKissick Jr., D-Durham. State Sen. Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, is a co-sponsor.
The same bill was not acted upon by the Senate Health Committee in 2017.
Both bills said the legislature has determined that current available treatment options “have been ineffective” for autism, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and mitochondrial disease.
“Hemp extract shows promise in treating these chronic conditions,” the legislation says.
Both bills require a neurologist to prescribe the oil, and the patient would have had not responded to at least three conventional treatments for the four conditions.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services would be required to keep a database of neurologists, caregivers and patients connected to medicinal use of CBD oil.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CBD oil in the prescription medicine Epidiolex, used to treat a rare form of pediatric epilepsy. According to TheStreet.com, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classified it as a Schedule 5 drug — defined as the lowest potential for addiction and abuse.
Marijuana has been legalized for medical use in 23 states, but Florida is the only Southern state that allows it.
North Carolina is among 14 states that allow CBD oil for limited medical purposes. There are 10 states that permit all medicinal and recreation uses of marijuana.
Source: https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/cbd-oil-bill-takes-second-step-in-n-c-senate/article_97382b1d-59e9-5e4f-ac32-06a3de245edc.html
Oh, so you're at the factory daily, month by month, for almost two years?
Or know someone that works there?
I mean, how do you know?
They just fire it up once a month for the Friday tours for photo opportunities.
By CEO converting Preferreds to Common, RS, Merger? Which one of several?
Was that supposed to be a hard question? Everybody knows ALL CEO's use what's available to them, if required. Sometimes splits, sometimes reverse, sometimes DIVIDENDS... BUYBACKS....
The answer OBTW is the subject of the upcoming SEC trial.
And it's the BROKER/DEALERS doing most of the selling on the open market.
Bruce cannot sell his personal shares on open market for time being. Zero dumping.
The Broker/Dealers buy massive lots from company then DUMP whenever, at whatever price.
Selling shares into 50% quarterly rev growth
A big NON ISSUE.
Bruce going to need a big chunk of that OS for something really big in the future. Until then, who says he has to continue to raise the AS much, now with a lot of gov subsidies (like I've been saying for years), insurance (been saying for years) and all sorts of different financing (debt, PE, angels, crowdsource, institutional, index/mutual/hedge funds, bank loans, on-and-on-and-on been saying it for years)?
It's time.
Brace yourself, first NATIONAL harvest coming.
One state planning to do about half of all the production out of Canada this year. One state...
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ASD Market Week---Las Vegas---Panel Speaker---Bruce Perlowin---CEO, HEMP INC.
Sunday, March 17, 2019: 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
A panel discussion from hemp industry experts on the opportunities hemp offers retailers. Speakers include Bruce Perlowin (Hemp, Inc. aka “The King of Hemp”), Christopher Rusby (Old Soul Hemp Company), Devan Hoover (Cinder Box Smoke Shops), Adrienne Snow (Western Hemp Sales), and Joe Vargas (BuyLegalMeds.Com).
https://asd.a2zinc.net/March2019/Public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Sessions.aspx&SessionID=8407&SessionDateID=424
https://www.facebook.com/KingOfPot/videos/pcb.10217105279880593/10217105278480558/?type=3&theater
More than 50,000 acres of hemp have been approved for the 2019 growing season, up from 16,100 acres in 2018, Quarles said.
In a release, Quarles said the amount that processors paid to Kentucky farmers more than doubled, rising from $7.5 million in 2017 to nearly $18 million last year.
Hemp sales "S-U-R-G-I-N-G"
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Hemp sales surge in 2018, according to Quarles
Published: 6:48 PM EDT March 18, 2019
Updated: 6:47 PM EDT March 18, 2019
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said Kentucky's 2018 hemp sales solidify the state as a leader in the comeback of the crop.
Source: https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/hemp-sales-surge-in-2018-according-to-quarles/417-452d3169-0640-4f1d-bc72-18bfddc992bf
State Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles says hemp product sales are 3.5 times more than last year
Mar 18th, 2019
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles announced that sales of Kentucky hemp products in 2018 were more than 3½ times higher than the previous year and that the amount that farmers were paid for their harvests more than doubled.
“When I became Commissioner of Agriculture, I promised to make Kentucky the epicenter of hemp production in the United States,” Commissioner Ryan Quarles said. “Look at us now. We are building the critical mass of growers, processors, and researchers that will ensure the hemp industry’s success in Kentucky for years to come.”
Hemp processors reported $57.75 million in gross product sales last year, according to a Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) review of 2018 hemp licensed processor reports. That compares with $16.7 million in gross product sales in 2017. Processors paid Kentucky farmers $17.75 million for harvested hemp materials in 2018, up from $7.5 million the year before. Hemp processors spent $23.4 million in capital improvements and employed a total of 459 people in 2018, according to the processor reports.
“It’s important to keep in mind that all of this economic activity took place before the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production,” Commissioner Quarles said. “I am encouraged by these numbers and hope this news solidifies Kentucky’s reputation as the hemp center of the United States. I’d like to thank Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Congressman James Comer for working to include hemp legalization in the 2018 Farm Bill.”
The 2018 Farm Bill removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act and gives hemp growers increased access to USDA programs. Federal crop insurance and other USDA programs will take time to develop as the Trump Administration works to implement all aspects of the 2018 Farm Bill. It also outlined the minimum requirements a state regulatory framework must contain to earn approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commissioner Quarles submitted Kentucky’s hemp plan to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue minutes after President Trump signed the farm bill on Dec. 20, making Kentucky the first state to file its plan. The USDA announced in February that it plans to finalize regulations and approve state plans in time for the 2020 growing year.
The KDA will conduct an analysis to reduce administrative regulations deemed no longer necessary due to the 2018 farm bill. However, there will be few program changes in 2019.
Quarles also released updated numbers on hemp acreage and announced that more than 50,000 acres have been approved for the 2019 growing season, more than triple the number of acres approved in the previous year. The number of approved hemp grower applicants for 2019 is set to be 1,047, nearly five times the number of growers in 2018. Last year, 210 growers were licensed to plant up to 16,100 acres of industrial hemp and planted more than 6,700 acres. Program participants planted more than 3,200 acres in 2017, 2,350 acres in 2016, and 922 acres in 2015. Thirty-three acres were planted in 2014, the first growing year.
“With the increased energy and enthusiasm in the industry, it is important to realize that we are in the beginning stages of this transition to commercialization,” said Commissioner Quarles.
“Like all crops and business ventures, there is risk in this industry. I encourage all approved growers and processors to do serious research on the crop and be clear-eyed about the opportunities and challenges this unique crop faces.”
In addition to the more than 50,000 acres approved for outdoor farming in 2019, the KDA approved more than 6 million square feet of greenhouse space for hemp cultivation. The department has approved 110 hemp processor/handler license applications for 2019 so far and is expecting more applications.
Source: https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/03/state-ag-commissioner-ryan-quarles-says-hemp-product-sales-are-3-5-times-more-than-last-year/
Bastcore not a member either?
Either you have the list or you don't...
The accolades, seals, and advocacy groups are nice and good for industry, but we have to stay focused on establishing both brand awareness and supply chain.
IOW, without reliable suppliers and the necessary access to processors nearby, who then have leads to sales, there is no market! Supply chain.
Having an easily recognized product (or company) name throughout the growth and development of said supply chain is very important. Brand awareness.
Hemp U is shaping up to become a seal of approval on those looking to learn more about licensing, sourcing, growing, harvest, marketing, and more. It's pretty much what other advocacy groups like NHA, HIA, VoteHemp, and others do too, expect Hemp Inc does a lot more than just Hemp U; they have actual products.
Expand Allowable Medical Uses of CBD Oil.
https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/S168
Hemp sales surge in Kentucky
By Associated Press | Posted: Mon 4:31 PM, Mar 18, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's agriculture commissioner says sales of the state's hemp products surged in 2018, as did the amount hemp farmers were paid.
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said Monday that Kentucky hemp processors reported nearly $58 million in gross product sales last year, compared with nearly $17 million in 2017.
Source: https://www.wbko.com/content/news/Hemp-sales-surge-in-Kentucky-507318121.html
You mean this video of an NHA member?
In this video NHA member business Hemp, Inc. is setting up one of five large-scale decordicator in the world to process hemp. This short video gives a good sense of the scale of their operation.
Not the right list.
The link you provide to their business members is only a partial list of members. Their are affiliate, individuals, processors, other tiers of memberships.
Straight from the NHA website:
Rebuilding Our Processing Infrastructure
Farmers are dependent on a market for their hemp crop. In the 70 years since American’s have been growing hemp the necessary infrastructure to process the raw materials has disappeared. We see the critical need to help rebuild that network of harvesters, decordcators, millers and other first stage processing businesses.
In this video NHA member business Hemp, Inc. is setting up one of five large-scale decordicator in the world to process hemp. This short video gives a good sense of the scale of their operation.
Where is the list? Link?
No list?
Link?
Typical... lol
Any HEMP ASSOCIATIONS in VERMONT?
No national association endorsement NOT A ONE!
Hemp Industries Association? NOPE https://www.thehia.org/
Hemp Today? NOPE https://hemptoday.net/organizations/
Industrial Hemp Association of Washington? NOPE https://ihempawa.com/
Colorado Hemp Industries Association NOPE https://thecohia.org/
Oregon Hemp Growers Association NOPE!, LOL
North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association
https://www.ncindhemp.org/ NOPE! LMAO!!!!
HEMP INC --- OVER 30,000 likes on Facebook, and RISING
https://www.facebook.com/pg/hempinc/community/?ref=page_internal
Burlington, Vermont: population 42,000, and DECLINING
VT Hemp Farm Interns wanted
February 15, 2019 at 4:38 pm #12271
we’re looking for interns eager to learn about all aspects of the hemp industry for the season here in VT.
contact me if you’re interested.
kathy@thevthempco.com
617 823 4403
Katherine Desmond
Ridiculous, Hemp University only a few days prior to NOCO.
Bruce or other Hemp Inc reps might be going to NOCO immediately after Hemp U, but let's be realistic: the band can only play one show at a time.
I think we ALL would have liked it if Zeppelin would have played Woodstock, but they instead decided to do their own show. At Woodstock, they'd have just been another band on the bill. Elsewhere, they had a moment to SHINE BRIGHT!
And that is what HEMP INC will do in Oregon. They are going to bring the experts, and it's just yet another service that Hemp Inc provides in Hemp U. And, besides, Hemp Inc not even operating Colorado, YET.
Pretty sure Bruce said they will try to do every state... they could become the nations #1 certification/academy for hemp industry, helping everyone understand everything from licensing to supply chain, adding even more streams of potential revenue.
We all saw the thousands of pounds of hemp they produced and processed last year...
This year, less or more?
Yeah... Hemp experts from VT?
There are zero.
Compared to Oregon, Vermont might as well be the South Sudan of hemp literacy. Oregon might be the most knowledgeable, most successful state on both sides of cannabis. Look what happened to MJ in Oregon. BOOM. Production has skyrocketed since it went full rec. Might have the most sales per capita and that's saying something with Cali and Colo both heavy hitters. Now they are all turning to hemp.
Here, check this out:
https://www.facebook.com/KingOfPot/videos/pcb.10216047106466919/10216047093306590/?type=3&theater
Strain after strain, grow after grow. And there's Bruce, in the fields.
Vermont BEGGING for HEMP INC to help them get going. Vermontians raving all over the internet DEMANDING Bruce for help.
EVER HEARD OF HEMPCRETE, HEMPBOI?
Hemp Technologies Global in San Diego was involved in what’s claimed to be the first modern hemp home in the United States, built in 2010 for Russ Martin, the then-mayor of Asheville, North Carolina. Building the 3,400-sq.-ft. contemporary-style showpiece cost $133 per sq. ft., or $452,200, which is on par with today’s conventional rates. Martin reportedly sold the house last year for $685,000.
“We supplied and mixed the hempcrete on site that was used for insulation,” said company founder Greg Flavall, explaining part of the building process.
That process begins well before any ground is broken. Because many local permitting and building department officials aren’t familiar with hemp products, suppliers like Flavall spend time simply educating them about the materials and providing research data on their viability in terms of strength, thermal properties and other specifications.
You have the right list? NHA website says Hemp Inc is a member.
I think they've been a member for some time now, even before the China grow.
Or were you not around back then?