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Nation Jul 28

Hemp cultivation draws hesitation in Navajo Nation

By Marcella Baietto

World Jan 18

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Making NewsHour Weekend: Covering stories at home, abroad and everywhere in between

NewsHour Weekend producers Laura Fong and Mori Rothman reported in 2019 on the impact of the U.S. trade war with China on farmers in North Carolina and Wisconsin a year ahead of the 2020 Republican and Democratic national conventions. They…

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Nation Oct 29

U.S. finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grown hemp

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agency will publish an interim final rule Thursday that formalizes the hemp program approved in the 2018 farm bill.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 24

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What’s fueling the growth in North Carolina hemp production

A growing number of North Carolina's farmers are turning to hemp production as a new source of revenue, spurred by the popularity of CBD products and the Trump administration's trade war with China, which has hit the state's tobacco industry…

By Hari Sreenivasan, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong

Science Jul 12

Even if your CBD is pure, some federal agencies and state laws still forbid it — even in places where medical or recreational cannabis is legal. The PBS NewsHour visited the nation's only college course for growing weed -- at the University of Connecticut -- to explore the science and legality behind growing hemp to make CBD. Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images
Is CBD legal? Here’s what you need to know, according to science

If you buy or sell CBD, you could be breaking the law. These science lessons can explain why.

By Nsikan Akpan, Jamie Leventhal

Jan 14

Why hemp could take off (and how the shutdown is fueling uncertainty)

By Alex D'Elia

Farmers already approved for hemp, and businesses sourcing from them or European producers, aren’t affected by the shutdown. But those who hoped to take advantage of the industry’s projected growth have had to push off plans to invest or add…

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Dec 12

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What’s in the House’s $867 billion farm bill?

The House has advanced a farm bill that would cost $867 billion over the next 10 years in a combination of subsidies and protections intended to support and stabilize American farmers. The legislation would boost assistance for dairy farmers, prevent…

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Oct 17

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Why Kentucky farmers are quitting tobacco and turning to an unlikely new crop

By PBS News Hour

A Farm Bill passed by Congress last year included an amendment granting states and universities the right to research hemp. Several states have since started research projects, but Kentucky is at the forefront, experimenting with creating a new industry around…

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Oct 17

8 things you didn’t know about hemp

By Carey Reed

Although hemp and marijuana look and smell the same, the two cannabis plants are quite different.

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May 28

DEA allows Kentucky farmers to sow hemp seeds

By Dave Sloan

After a week-long legal battle with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Kentucky farmers and researchers will be able to sow the first imported hemp seeds.

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