Hemp
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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Jim Fossel: Slow bureaucracy stifles new ideas
We can wait years for the Washington bureaucracy to issue rules to implement laws passed by the people's representatives.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2019
New federal hemp program expected to help growing Maine industry
Approved farmers will be eligible for key federal agriculture assistance, including farm loans and insurance, in 2020.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state's CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Our View: Maine hemp farmers are not criminals
But financial institutions are treating them that way, thanks to slow-moving bureaucrats in Washington.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Hopes for hemp farm in Whitefield wilt as bank and insurer cut farmers loose
Farming hemp is legal under state and federal law, but many in the banking and insurance industries still consider it too hot to handle.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Everything you need to know about hemp
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
Brewery-inspired CBD coffee shop open for business in Oakland
The Warehouse, at 826 Kennedy Memorial Drive, was given the green light Friday to sell coffee infused with cannabidiol made on-site.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
CBD foods sold in Maine must be made with locally grown hemp
A state law that took effect Thursday was created as a workaround to a federal ban.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2019
More Maine farmers see hemp as an agricultural savior
Farmers can earn $20,000 to $25,000 an acre growing strains of CBD-rich hemp, far more than they can from other crops.