National Industrial Hemp Council

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $6.2 million grant to the Hemp Building Institute (HBI), a Nashville-based nonprofit, to propel the use of biogenic materials like hemp in building construction. This grant is part of a broader $160 million initiative under President...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a significant step to recognize the value of hemp by renaming a trade advisory committee to prominently feature the plant among specialty crops, indicating a growing recognition of its value as a unique commodity. The USDA has appointed hemp...

Scientists are reporting that hemp-consuming cattle seem to be getting stoned. How do they know this? Apparently, the cows are displaying similar signs of being high as their human counterparts, like red eyes and sluggishness though there are no reports as yet of munchies or ...