hemp

Legalization of Hemp Leads to Legal Nightmares

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Land Report Editors

In Georgia, consumption of hemp and hemp products is legal, but the consumption of cannabidoil (CBD oil) is not. In North Carolina, hemp flower can be sold — except in smokable form. South Carolina allows consumption of CBD oil, but…

Tagged with: Farm Bill, hemp, legalization
Posted in Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, Georgia, News Desk, North Carolina, South, South Carolina

Food for Thought: Hemp

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Written by Lisa Martin AT PRESS TIME, only nine states – Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas – ban the cultivation of hemp, a resilient row crop that thrives in unamended soil and requires minimal…

Tagged with: Farm Bill, Fay Ranches, hemp, legalization, Sheri Wytcherley
Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy

U.S. Attorney Sues Hemp Farm

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Land Report Editors

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed a civil suit against a Mason County hemp farm. Although state laws allow the cultivation, sale, and purchase of industrial hemp, the suit alleges the…

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Posted in Agriculture, Farming, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, South, West Virginia

Land Report September 2018 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Land Report Editors

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates paid $171 million in August to acquire 14,500 acres of farmland owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company in one of the most coveted agricultural regions of Washington. The lofty purchase price eclipsed April’s $136 million…