Minnesota’s medical cannabis companies reported a combined $2.4 million loss in 2018, highlighting ongoing challenges within the state’s regulated program. Limited patient eligibility and strict program requirements continue to restrict access to medical cannabis in Minnesota, while demand for alternative hemp-derived CBD products remains steady.
Eminent cannabis researcher John McPartland and his research team at the University of Vermont have published an exciting new study speculating that the plant’s origin stretches back 28 million years into the past. For those interested in continuing their education on this subject should seek out the book “Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany” (University of California […]
Stigma Hemp Co.‘s resident cannabis expert Timothy Anderson, writing for Cannabis Now Magazine, explores CBG– the ‘mother’ cannabinoid to both CBD and THC.
FROM: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/03/29/hemp-farmers-retailers-pounce-on-cbd-markets Nina Moini · Minneapolis · Mar 29, 2019 » LISTEN TO STORY Applications to grow hemp in the state of Minnesota have increased steeply since the start of 2019, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Congress passed the 2018 farm bill in December, which legalized industrial hemp as a crop plant that can help […]
Consumers are embracing the cannabis extracts, despite a lack of research. https://www.startribune.com/ By Miguel Otárola Star Tribune Up the street from the Minnesota Twins home opener, a different kind of debut took place: The first storefront dedicated to hemp and CBD products in downtown Minneapolis opened. During the opening celebration of Stigma, a new shop at 250 […]
Insert witty, soul-stirring John Denver reference here. Or not. Either way, hemp is a big deal in that lively geospherical rectangle known as Colorado. The only state to feature a definition of industrial hemp in its constitution, Colorado is also home to more farmers cultivating and processing hemp flower than any other state. These efforts, […]
There’s a lot to love about hemp flowers. Aromatically inviting, aesthetically interesting, and uniquely functional, the dried bud of the hemp plant is a generous gift. Hemp flowers are covered with fine, crystal-like hairs called trichomes. During the blooming phase, the cannabinoid and terpene compounds that provide the physiological benefits of the hemp flower […]
The Bluegrass State has been growing high-quality hemp since the 1700s, and was the largest domestic producer of hemp until irrational government intervention in the mid-20th century. Fortunately, the 2014 Farm Bill re-legitimized industrial hemp production, and Kentucky has once again established itself as the epicenter of this quintessential American plant. The combination of […]
