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New federal rules could stifle developing N.C. hemp industry
RALEIGH — North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation.
N.C. hemp farmers struggle to meet state’s stringent standards
RALEIGH — Justin Hamilton’s company farm last year lost an entire greenhouse of hemp — somewhere between $25,000 and $35,000 — because his crop violated the state’s tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) threshold by 0.1%.
Dispute over smokable hemp puts farm bill in limbo
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s farm bill has passed the House, but it now may be frozen in the Senate.
Taylor shares his CBD expertise with South Korean physicians
SOUTHERN PINES — Dr. James Taylor, founder and CEO of Integrated Hemp Solutions, a physician-led company that provides hemp related medical products to the public, visited South Korea for the second time to spread his CBD knowledge with physicians.
Farmers high on prospects for state’s newest cash crop
RALEIGH — Workers meander through green rows of plants, glancing sideways as they go and dipping their brimmed caps against the setting sun. A white Chevy pickup stops at the top of the slope, and farmer Shane Whitaker jumps out and walks among the crops.
Sandhills doctor appointed to national CBD board
SOUTHERN PINES — Integrated Hemp Solutions, a physician-led, patient-focused company that provides hemp related medical products to the public, announced (July 31) the appointment of its CEO and founder, Dr. James Taylor, M.D., to the CBD & Cannabinoid Industry Association’s Executive Board.
Uncertain status of smokable hemp frustrates entrepreneurs, police
RALEIGH — Todd Smith was out of town one Saturday when he got an unnerving phone call.
It was from a few friends who were running his CBD store, Top Hat Tobacco and Cigars, in Anderson County, South Carolina. Local law enforcement officials had entered the store, saying they needed to test his products for tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — the psychoactive compound in marijuana that produces a chemical high.
State bill would ban smokable hemp: Federal laws passed in 2018 say it’s legal
WILSON — A bill in the N.C. legislature that would ban smokable hemp could undercut North Carolina’s emerging hemp industry and curtail immediate relief for those suffering chronic conditions.
Senate passes Farm Bill, bringing legal hemp in N.C. one step closer
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers want farmers to grow more hemp.
Farm Bill could make N.C. pioneer in industrial hemp
RALEIGH — Andrew Ross, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, in January was working private security for a cross-country delivery of hemp. Ross’s task was simple: Guard a truckload of state-approved industrial hemp, grown in Kentucky, and bound for Colorado.
