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Colorado first state to certify hemp seeds

Colorado is expected to reach another national first on cannabis Wednesday when state agriculture officials show off the first domestic certified hemp seeds.

Seeds of change, indeed: DC hosting unprecedented pot giveaway

Seeds of change, indeed: D.C. has unprecedented pot-growing giveaway

The District of Columbia witnessed a massive, public drug deal on Thursday — and for those involved, it was quite a bargain. With D.C. police officers looking on, hundreds of city residents lined up and then walked away from a restaurant carrying plastic baggies filled with marijuana seeds.

Chile planting seeds for country's new medical marijuana program

Chile plants seeds for country’s new medical marijuana program

Chile started its first medical marijuana crop on Wednesday as part of a pilot program aimed to help ease the pain of cancer patients. “It’s not reasonable to close yourself to new evidence. Marijuana can provide some dignity to those who suffer,” said La Florida district Mayor Rodolfo Carter.

Lip balm with hemp seed oil tossed at Alaska military base

Busted: Hemp seeds headed for Colorado seized at U.S. border

Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the road to legalization of marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin.

Kentucky gains federal permit for its hemp seeds

Kentucky hemp on track again with federal permit for seeds

Hemp seeds will be sprung from confinement and planted in Kentucky soil in coming days after federal drug officials approved a permit Thursday ending a standoff that had imperiled the state’s experimental plantings this spring, agriculture officials said.

Small seed remains large hurdle for legal hemp farming

Colorado farmers wonder: How to get hemp seeds?

Farmers in Colorado are learning about how to plant, cultivate and harvest hemp legally for the first time since the crop was outlawed decades ago. But one thing remains unclear: getting the seed. “It’s kind of a catch there right now,” said Ron Carleton, the state’s deputy commissioner of agriculture.

Cannabist Q&A: seeds, outdoor gardening, rec purchase woes

Cannabist Q&A: seeds, outdoor gardening, rec shopping woes

Readers have marijuana questions, and here are answers. In this installment, topics include buying seeds in Colorado, when is good time to start growing outdoors and a disappointing recreational shopping experience.

Op-ed: Hemp never belonged on the controlled-substances list

Attorney General Jeff Sessions does not like marijuana, and the feds could crack down on Colorado’s booming industry at any time. But hemp has a powerful ally in Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel. It is past time for Washington to let farmers grow hemp without fear.

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Oregon hemp program expansion proposed

The bill would classify hemp seed as an agricultural seed, and direct the Oregon Department of Agriculture to set standards for the seed.