Podcasts about Hemp Industries Association

On this episode we check back in Chris Boucher, who was originally on the program in July of 2022. Boucher is a hemp industry OG. In 1990, he was first introduced to hemp by Jack Herer himself in, author of the book that jumpstarted the hemp movement in America, The Emperor Wears No Clothes. In 1994 Boucher was issued a permit from the USDA to grow fiber hemp in California, but his crop was destroyed before harvest by local drug enforcement agents. He was a founding member of the Hemp Industries Association and was part of the landmark case HIA vs. DEA that established the legality of CBD. But these days, Boucher's hemp endeavor is JuiceTiva, a cold-pressed hemp juice powder rooted in the nutritional potential of hemp leaves and flowers. Boucher shares his opinions of the state of hemp in California, which he says has the worst hemp regulations of any state in the union, citing Governor Newsom's recent banning of hemp products and the structure of the state and county agriculture departments. He describes a situation in California where the marijuana industry is battling the hemp industry for dominance in the intoxicating cannabinoid arena. Learn more: JuiceTiva California Hemp Program News Nugget   Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Freeze on USDA Climate and Equity Programs Thanks to our Sponsor IND HEMP and their awesome hemp product brands: All Walks Pet Products Hemptana Farm & Ranch Products

On today's episode of the REX Rural Exchange news podcast, Dom talks with Richard Barge, Chair of the NZ Hemp Industries Association, about its new campaign to remove hemp from the Misuse of Drugs Act and Medicines Act to enable a new billion-dollar primary industry. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Richard Barge, Chair of the NZ Hemp Industries Association, about its new campaign to remove hemp from the Misuse of Drugs Act and Medicines Act to enable a new billion-dollar primary industry... He talks with Ollie Belton from Carbon Forest Services Ltd about whether there's more certainty in the market now following a government review into the ETS, how much land is currently being converted into forestry and the current price of carbon credits... And he talks with Health and Performance Coach Aaron Callaghan about optimising exercise regimes. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Errol Schweizer has over 25 years of experience in the food industry and was V.P. of Grocery for Whole Foods from 2009-2016. His team grew sales to over US$5 Billion by supporting the launch and commercialization of thousands of new products, many of which are now household names. He has developed plant-based, Organic, Non-GMO and regenerative supply chains and product standards for decades. He was awarded a NOSH Top 50 grocery industry award in 2023 and was recognized with a Retail Game-changer award from Supermarket News and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hemp Industries Association.    Errol is now a Partner in the leading investor-grade sustainability benchmarking firm, Impakt IQ and has been a board member, advisor and partner for over 30 emerging brands and independent grocers. He is active in regional food policy, is Host of The Checkout Podcast and frequently writes for Forbes.   In this episode, Errol joins Sarah for a lively discussion covering everything from how grocery stores make money to the lack of policy enforcement that continues to hurt small food brands looking to find space on the shelf.   You'll hear:   How grocery stores make money through promotions, trade spend, and product differentiation. The business models of grocery stores vary, with mass market chains focusing on everyday low cost and smaller supermarkets emphasizing higher gross margins. Why product differentiation and innovation are crucial for grocery stores to stand out in a competitive market. How consolidation, centralization, and the lack of enforcement of antitrust laws continue to create challenges for independent brands And so much more!    Learn more about Errol: The Checkout Grocery supply chains: Understanding why eggs cost what they costForbes Articles   Stay Connected! Instagram: @TheGoodFoodCFOYouTube: @thegoodfoodcfo Join us in The Good Food CFO Community

This week's hemp podcast guest is Patrick Atagi, president and CEO of the National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC), a DC-based organization that advocates for and lobbies on behalf of the hemp industry. ON this episode, Atagi discusses industry priorities for the next Farm Bill and the work the NIHC is doing to put hemp on a level playing field with other commodities in the eyes of the USDA. The NIHC has formed an informal coalition with more than 30 national and regional hemp groups and associations, including the US. Hemp Round Table and the Hemp Industries Association, to develop a list of issues they would like addressed by Congress in the Farm Bill. Unlike more mature ag industries that usually advocate and lobby as a unified front, the hemp industry groups haven't coalesced into a single voice, which makes it confusing for policy makers who rely on industry insiders for information and education about a given industry. “On Capitol Hill, I get that all the time, ‘There's so many groups, who do we listen to?' type of thing,” Atagi said. The Farm Bill priorities list is an attempt to bring the industry together, but because the hemp plant can be used for everything from medicine to houses to biofuels, the industry naturally has many voices. But some consensus was achieved, Atagi said. The list of industry priorities includes: regulating CBD and other ingredients derived from hemp, reducing regulatory requirements for producers of hemp fiber and hemp grain, permitting hemp grain as a commercial livestock feed, and raising the THC limit of hemp to 1% from 0.3%. Atagi also talks about NIHC's work developing overseas markets for American hemp products. He said the NIHC was recently granted cooperator status in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Market Access Program. He said this new status puts hemp on a level playing field with other ag industries. “This means that we're on par with cotton, we're on par with grain. We're on par with 75 other commodities,” he said. What will that mean for the industry? Listen and find out. National Industrial Hemp Council of America https://nihcoa.com/   Thanks to our Sponsors! IND Hemp https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/  

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Anndrea Hermann is an Internationally renowned hemp expert. She graduated from Missouri Southern State    University with a Bachelor of General Studies in Hemp Economics. She acquired an internship with the Parkland Industrial Hemp Growers in the summer of 2001, and in late 2003, she was selected as a Manitoban Provincial Nominee under the Unique Skilled Worker Program as a Hemp Technician.  In August 2008, she completed a Master of Science in Hemp Fibre Agronomy at the University of Manitoba.She is the Owner of Hemp Technologies Canada, the Founder of iHempRadio, and a Canada Hemp Licensee who has advised the Industry for 21+ years. Anndrea is the President Emeritus & board member of the Hemp Industries Association and Vice President Emeritus of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. She was the first woman inducted into the Hemp History Hall of Fame (2017), the recipient of the Hemp Industries Association's Lifetime Achievement Award (2018), listed on Hemp History Week's top 10 advocates (2019), and 2nd Recipient of the WAFBA Mother Earth Lady of Agriculture Award of Excellence (2023)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel talks with Chris Boucher. Chris began growing hemp in the early 1990s in China, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. In 1991, he founded The Hempstead Company, one of the first hemp clothing and seed businesses to open in the US since the 1930s. The company sold products to more than 4,000 stores in 10 countries. In 1992, he co-founded The True Hemp Industry Association, now known as the Hemp Industries Association. Then in 1994, he became the first person in modern times permitted to legally grow a hemp crop in the US, at the USDA Research Center in Brawley, California. In 2014, he established a large, sustainable hemp farm in California to support his educational, commercial, and advocacy activities and now today, he is CEO of Farmtiva, Inc. which breeds and sells CBD fiber and grain seeds and co-founder of Juicetiva Hemp CBDA Powder.

On the latest episode of The Cannabis Conversation, we speak with José Lugardo Espejel & Anndrea Hermann from HGrown Consulting - a hemp consultancy focused on Mexico.We explore what's happening with hemp and the situation of medical cannabis in Mexico, alongside the adult-use scenarios, and how Mexico can play a part in the hemp ecosystem.The Cannabis Conversation is sponsored by Lumino - a boutique HR and Recruitment Agency specialising in building high performance teams for the Global Cannabis Industry. They work in three main verticals: Commercial, Medical and Plant Facing.Get in touch at www.luminorecruit.com/About José Lugardo EspejelJosé Lugardo Espejel, MSc, BMS, Co-founder of HGrown Consulting, co-foundeer of HPS Latam, Founder of Grupo Sativa Health. He started his career as a researcher and consultant in the private healthcare sector and has gained experience as a conferencist and ambassador for the medical cannabis industry in Mexico and Latin America. José currently also advises multiple cannabis startups, researchers, healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations, as well as legislators. His first startup Grupo Sativa Health, developed Sativa Care, the first medical cannabis clinic in Mexico.About Anndrea HermannAnndrea Hermann, M.Sc, B.GS, P.Ag.,  Director of Inside Sales HPS Food & Ingredients, Principal The Ridge International Cannabis Consulting, Founder HGrown Consulting Mexico, Owner Hemp Technologies Canada, Founder iHempRadio, Founding Instructor OSU WSE266 Course, Canada Hemp Licensee who has advised Industry for 21+ years. President Emeritus & board Hemp Industries Association and Vice President Emeritus Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. In 2021, she co-founded the rural non-profit Gerhard E. Dekker Regenerative Education Center. She was the first woman inducted into the Hemp History Hall of Fame (2017), recipient of the HIA Lifetime Achievement Award (2018) and listed on Hemp History Week top 10 advocates (2019). Anndrea is recognized and revered as a true ambassador of the highest caliber. Presenting she is publishing “Everybody Loves Trallala” a children's book about a little hempseeds journey.Connect with José on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pepelugardoConnect with Anndrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anndrea-hermann-89647b37HGrown Consulting Website: https://hgrown.mx/Follow José on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/pepe_lugardo

Jonathan Miller interviews Jody McGinness, Executive Director of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), about the HIA's past, present and future agenda. If you have questions about the episode or ideas for Hemp related topics, email us at hemplegallyspeaking@fbtlaw.com. Hemp Industry questions covered in the episode:  1. What is the history of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the granddaddy of all hemp organizations in the United States? 2. How has HIA's litigation against the federal government shaped the industry and laid the groundwork for the crop's full legalization? 3. How has HIA transitioned from a rough period for the organization concurrent with the downturn of the industry and the rise of COVID? 4. When will HIA return to hosting its popular national conventions? 5. What are HIA's policy priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill and beyond?

This week we have a mini episode featuring snippets from a recent conversation we had with Errol Schweizer, former VP of Grocery at Whole Foods, where we asked him what he sees as the top challenges with the business of food and agriculture. Errol shared many challenges with us, but we are sharing the parts of the conversation we had about short termism, corporate oligopolies, and the concentration of ownership.  Errol has over 25 years of experience in the food industry, from grill cook and stock clerk to V.P. of Grocery at Whole Foods from 2009-2016. He has extensively developed plant-based, organic, non-GMO, and regenerative meat and dairy supply chains and production standards. Supermarket News has recognized Errol with a retail game-changer award and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hemp Industries Association. Since 2016, he has been a board member, co-founder and advisor to over two dozen food retail and CPG enterprises. He is active in municipal food policy and healthy food access. Errol is a Forbes contributor and is the host of The Checkout Podcast.  In this primer episode, we'll be talking about: Oligopolies in the food and agriculture industryShort termism and its impact on public and private companiesErrol's ideas about common and public ownership of food delivery - with some heated debate between Danielle and Louisa!And be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode for a little bonus!  Episode Resources: ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) https://www.esop.org/ Subscribe to our newsletters that track all of the business, tech, and investment trends in food: https://tinyurl.com/nfonewsletters Follow us on Instagram: @newfoodorderpod Follow us on Linkedin: @agfunder & @foodtechconnect This series is sponsored by Foodshot Global & New Hope Network New Hope Network New Hope Network is a media, events and business intelligence company, covering natural products trends, industry insights and marketplace data that educate the industry about key issues, like regenerative agriculture, sustainability, responsible sourcing and more. Visit newhope.com. FoodShot Global FoodShot leverages resources from investors around the world to provide non-dilutive, equity, and post-investment capacities to innovators. Find out more at foodshot.org. New Food Order is brought to you by AgFunder and Food+Tech Connect. Visit agfunder.com and foodtechconnect.com to find out more. And a huge thank you to everyone who helped us bring this podcast to life:  Production: Cofruition, Anna de Wolff, Pamela Rothenberg  Audio Editing: Mercy Barno & Tevin Sudi Original Music: Rodrigo Barbera  Art: Lola Nankin & Rekai E. Campbell  Project Management: Patrick Carter

Jody McGinness comes to the Hemp Industries Association with more than 20 years of experience in leading associations and membership organizations in the nonprofit sector.Most recently, he served as the head of fundraising for the Marijuana Policy Project.  He served while that organization campaigned successfully to pass adult-use legalization legislation in Illinois and Vermont.  During his tenure, the organization also  engineered the passage of medical cannabis legalization in Utah.Jody's  passion for hemp is informed by personal experience.  That's because he witnessed family members directly harmed by prohibition. In addition, he takes inspiration from the potential of the U.S. hemp industries to provide opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation to the benefit of all Americans.He makes his home just outside the nation's capital, where he resides with his wife and three young children. In what free time he's able to find, Jody enjoys hiking in the beauty of nature.  He also enjoys reading great books, and writing short fiction.

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law – a full-service law firm exclusively focused on the cannabis and psychedelic industries. Robinson is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries.Robinson has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms – Deloitte – as well as one of the largest national law firms – Holland & Knight. After working at Holland & Knight, Robinson applied his legal and accounting background to the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company.Robinson is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm – Mr. Cannabis Law – and various cannabis-related organizations, including CannabisLAB, ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, Leafstyle360, and Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. Robinson also serves as the Legal Director for NORML of Palm Beach; he is on the Legal Committee for the Florida Hemp Council, and he is on the Operations Sub-committee for Hemp Industries Association. As a member of the Board of Directors of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, Robinson advocates for social equity and inclusion in the cannabis industry.Robinson is also the co-founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law – a 501(c)(4) focused on using medical and spiritual research to drive responsible legal reform in Florida for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Robinson has drafted Resolutions for psychedelic decriminalization for various cities in Florida and hopes to build a responsible legal framework in Florida for the commercialization of psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Robinson has built a team at Mr. Psychedelic Law that consists of the top lawyers, lobbyists, doctors, scientists, and spiritual leaders in the state of Florida. Robinson also represents various psychedelic non-profits including Mind Army and Ketamine Fund.For more Psychedelic Radio go to Cannabisradio.com

 Confirmed speakers are: Keynote with the Texas Department of Agriculture, Sid Miller A legal fireside chat with Lisa Pittman of Pittman Legal and Cameron Field of Michael Best Overview of Texas A&M University Hemp field research with Dr. Russell Jessup And more to be confirmed, so check the website for more details.The event has industry support from: Flex Payment Solutions, Shimadzu, Tejas Hemp, Caprock Family Farms, Sweet Sensi, Drops of Life, Boveda, Agilent, Hemp Industries Association, Hemp Building Ventures, Michael Best, Haus of Jayne, and more who will also be in attendance to meet you and answer your questions in person during the summit.

After thirty plus years in the industry, Chris Boucher knows a thing or two about hemp. These days he's the CEO of Farmtiva, a California-based hemp company that specializes in consulting, seed sales, and a hemp juice powder called JuiceTiva, but his journey with hemp started long before the Farm Bill created the pathway for the modern hemp industry. He started a business in 1990 called the Hempstead Co. that made hemp wallets, hats, bags and such. “Back then the only place you could get hemp was either in China, Hungary, Romania or Poland. And so I went over to China in '92, and we sourced the hemp there,” he said during this week's episode. Boucher wanted to source his hemp in the U.S., and so in 1994 he secured permission from the USDA and became the first person to grow hemp in the U.S. in decades. But before the crop was harvested, local narcotics agents in California destroyed it by plowing it under, and the dream of U.S.-grown hemp had to wait. Along the way he also co-founded the Hemp Industries Association, wrote an influential legal opinion about CBD, and imported the first CBD oil into the U.S. He traces his career in hemp back to a chance encounter in 1990 when he was asked to sign a petition to legalize hemp by a man who had just published a book that explained the history and potential of hemp. That man was Jack Herer, author of the seminal hemp book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes.” The two became lifelong friends. As the current director of the California Hemp Growers Guild, an advocacy group for hemp farmers, Boucher sees first hand the detrimental effect recent state legislation is having on California's hemp farmers. He said it's a big win for the marijuana industry and a big loss for the hemp industry. Hemp now falls under the jurisdiction of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control instead of the California Department of Agriculture. Boucher said that the agency's fee structure and regulations make it nearly impossible for hemp farmers to compete, and many have stopped growing hemp altogether. “We've lost 90% of hemp farmers in California. We went from 800 farmers down to 120,” he said. He said these new regulations will also make it very expensive for any out-of-state hemp companies wishing to do business in California. Also in this episode, host Eric Hurlock reads a summary of the new definition of hemp set forth in the recently introduced Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, Chuck Schumer's bill to federally legalize cannabis. All this and more. Be sure to check out all of these links. Farmtiva https://www.farmtiva.com/ JuiceTiva https://www.farmtiva.com/juicetiva-hemp-juice-powder Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Summary https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/caoa_overview_summary1.pdf Thanks to our generous sponsors IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Music by Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/releases For news nuggets links and more information, go to LancasterFarming.com

On this fun and inspiring hempisode I have the pleasure to have my collegue and buddy Denny Finneran of Crucial Hemp Company (CrucialHemp.com) Here some wild stories of hemp's past, and gleem from Denny's 30+ years of working with cannabis and hemp. He's created hemp companies, farmed cannabis and was an original founder of the Hemp Industries Association. An original hempster as I like to say. Let's Connect ONLINE! Learn more at: HempAware.com Engage with us on: Facebook.com/hempaware Tweet with us on: Twitter.com/hempaware

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Jeff is known for his ‘real-life experience in the field as a pedigreed Hemp seed grower and having a strong applied research background providing benchmarks in the hemp industry. Jeff has assisted in the success of producers, Industry, and colleagues in the burgeoning hemp industry over the last 23 years. Jeff studied Agriculture at the University of Manitoba and in 2012 obtained a BGS from Athabasca University where he graduated with distinction. He is a Certified Crop Advisor and is a member of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists. Jeff is the Chair of the National Hemp variety Testing committee with the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, and also the chair of the Seed and Grain Committee, with the Hemp Industries Association in America.

Annie Rouse is co-founder and COO of OP Innovates, innovative formulations and sustainable manufacturing company offering improved bioavailability through its patent-pending organic delivery system, Naturia+™. OP Innovates offers Naturia+ in bulk and private/white label services and through its brands including Hemp Mellow, Overcome, and Anavii Relief. Annie wrote and produced the podcast series “Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy” and is on the Board of Directors of Friends of Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association. She has an MBA and Masters's in international environmental policy. To explore more about Annie and her journey visit her blog, Think Hempy Thoughts.

On this week's podcast, we embark on our journey of discovery into regenerative agriculture – what it is, what makes it different from conventional agriculture, and why it's important. The first stop on the journey is a conversation with regenerative farmer, Mike Lewis. We'll hear about his work as a sustainable ag specialist at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, as well as his holistic farming operation in southeastern Kentucky. He is also the board chair for the Hemp Industries Association and is a student of Wendell Berry. We will also hear from Michael Monteiro, co-founder of Mpactful Ventures, an investment and incubator company focused on supporting start-ups and other initiatives to mitigate the climate crisis. Mpactful Ventures in also one of our new podcast sponsors for 2022. And this week we introduce a new segment sponsored by IND HEMP called “Something to Think About” in which we'll briefly explore a topic of environmental concern. National Center for Appropriate Technology https://www.ncat.org/ NCAT's Soil for Water Program https://soilforwater.org/ NCAT's National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service https://attra.ncat.org/ NCAT's Armed to Farm Program https://www.armedtofarm.org/ Hemp Industries Association https://thehia.org/ The Berry Center Supporting Sustainable Agriculture https://berrycenter.org/ News Nuggets New Calgary-Based Company HEMPALTA Acquires Industrial Hemp Processing Facility and Products Business from Canadian Greenfield Technologies https://finance.yahoo.com/news/calgary-based-company-hempalta-acquires-160000796.html PepsiCo to launch hemp seed-infused drink under Rockstar Energy https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/pepsico-to-launch-hemp-seed-infused-drink-under-rockstar-energy.html USDA approves Alaska's industrial hemp plan https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/01/usda-approves-alaskas-industrial-hemp-plan/ OSU researchers say preclinical trials on hemp compounds blocking COVID-19 will happen 'very soon' https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/osu-researchers-say-preclinical-trials-on-hemp-compounds-blocking-covid-19-will-happen-very-soon/article_ebe619a4-82c7-11ec-9ede-17d7b427e8fb.html Groundhog's Day https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/heres-what-punxsutawney-phil-and-lancaster-countys-own-groundhogs-predicted-on-groundhog-day-2022-photos/article_5457d342-8421-11ec-9f66-bfca0220a202.html Something to Think About Fracking or drinking water? That may become the choice https://www.cnbc.com/2014/09/12/fracking-for-oil-requires-water-that-may-be-needed-as-drinking-water.html Thanks to our sponsors IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/  

Jody has worked for membership nonprofits for more than 20 years, helping organizations to transform in order to better serve their members and their missions. He is passionate about the potential for hemp to bring value to rural communities, help heal the planet, and open opportunities to underserved communities. Follow The Hemp Industries Association here: HIA.

Join Mandi Kerr and Linda Royal, on this episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Linda Royal, Filmmaker: Linda has directed, produced, and edited documentary films including “Love Lived on Death Row.” “STRAWS” and “Bringing It Home” a 2013 award-winning documentary about industrial hemp she co-directed with cinematographer Blaire Johnson. Her films have reached audiences worldwide through film festivals, educational distribution, community screenings, corporate offices, and in-flight entertainment. She has partnered with numerous organizations for impact campaigns including Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association to advocate for policy change. In 2020 she completed the Certificate in Healthy Materials and Sustainable Buildings from Parsons School of Design and her and her husband are building a hempcrete studio/garage in Ashe County North Carolina. For this morning, they'll talk about: • Their documentary film "Bringing It Home" why they made it, the success it had • Story about Hebah Saddique watching with her Mom • The need to educate more Americans about all of industrial hemp's uses (seed & fiber) to help support domestic supply chains & manufacturing (look at our import problems now) • Why Linda is passionate about hemp lime & hemp building materials • Building a healthy home in a holistic way, building our own mountain studio/garage with hempcrete & Spring workshop with Americhanvre

Join Mandi Kerr and Linda Royal, on this episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Linda Royal, Filmmaker: Linda has directed, produced, and edited documentary films including “Love Lived on Death Row.” “STRAWS” and “Bringing It Home” a 2013 award-winning documentary about industrial hemp she co-directed with cinematographer Blaire Johnson. Her films have reached audiences worldwide through film festivals, educational distribution, community screenings, corporate offices, and in-flight entertainment. She has partnered with numerous organizations for impact campaigns including Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association to advocate for policy change. In 2020 she completed the Certificate in Healthy Materials and Sustainable Buildings from Parsons School of Design and her and her husband are building a hempcrete studio/garage in Ashe County North Carolina. For this morning, they'll talk about: • Their documentary film "Bringing It Home" why they made it, the success it had • Story about Hebah Saddique watching with her Mom • The need to educate more Americans about all of industrial hemp's uses (seed & fiber) to help support domestic supply chains & manufacturing (look at our import problems now) • Why Linda is passionate about hemp lime & hemp building materials • Building a healthy home in a holistic way, building our own mountain studio/garage with hempcrete & Spring workshop with Americhanvre

Join Mandi Kerr and Lawrence Serbin on Tuesday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Lawrence Serbin has been in the hemp industry for 31 years since 1990. He is currently the owner and president of Hemp Traders, Riverdale Hemp Factory, and CannaGrove. He is the former chair of the California Industrial Hemp Advisory Board and former president of the Hemp Industries Association.

Join Mandi Kerr and Lawrence Serbin on Tuesday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Lawrence Serbin has been in the hemp industry for 31 years since 1990. He is currently the owner and president of Hemp Traders, Riverdale Hemp Factory, and CannaGrove. He is the former chair of the California Industrial Hemp Advisory Board and former president of the Hemp Industries Association.

In this episode, we get deep with Joy about how far we've come with hemp and cannabis in the US, and just how far we have to go for true plant freedom in our country and the world. This conversation should be on the top of your listen-list if you're a cannabis advocate and need to be INSPIRED or want the inside scoop about cannabis in our country TODAY. Joy holds or has held leadership positions in the following organizations:U.S. Hemp Roundtable, U.S. Hemp Authority, Hemp Industries Association, NORML Women's Alliance, U.S. Hemp Building Association, New York City Cannabis Industry Association, Hemp Grower Magazine, World Ag Expo, International Hemp Building Association, NORML Women of WashingtonThe biggest nuggs of wisdom are saved for the last few minutes so ENJOY THE END, and PLEASE subscribe and rate the pod if you haven't already, it will help us to create even better content for you. If you smiled even once would you Please rate us on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grow-house-podcast/id1441151419If you LOL'ed Join our Patreon for LIVE podcast tapings, bonus episodes, and so much more. https://www.patreon.com/thegrowhousepodcastThank you to our Awesome Sponsors, y'all go get these deals!!!Natural Mystic Premium Hemp Cones: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Natural+Mystic&ref=bl_dp_s_web_20690643011Use GROWHOUSEPOD10 for a 10% discount for all Grow House Pod Subscribers!Mouth Peace by MOOSELABS: www.mooselabs.usUse GROWHOUSEPOD15 for a 15% discount for all Grow House Pod Subscribers!**Find the 8 Mooselabs Mouth Peace MINIS  hidden in our YT Thumbnail and win a FREE MouthPeace MINI Starter Kit!!STALK US ON IGPodcast:  https://www.instagram.com/growhousepodcast/GROW HOUSE MAIN: https://www.instagram.com/growhousetx/Big Texas Hemp: https://www.instagram.com/bigtexashemp/Taste of Texas Hemp Cup: https://www.instagram.com/tasteoftexashempcup/Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grow-house-podcast/id1441151419Listen on Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0waeGzdoWoZ3Paj6nEYaElSupport the work and join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegrowhousepodcastPlease Subscribe to our YouTube channel, we'll be storing bonus eps and other fun segments there, plus you'll be one of the first 100 so BRAGGING RIGHTS 4 LYFEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkC2eSKl2qXut2WLcGifhaQ**Find the 8 Mooselabs Mouth Peace MINIS  hidden in our YT Thumbnail and win a FREE MouthPeace MINI Starter Kit!!Visit the Grow House Media Website for more information about us and why we do what we do: https://www.growhousemedia.co/Our Link.tree for funsies: https://linktr.ee/growhousetxThe GROW HOUSE Podcast was created by Liz Grow & Patrick PopeProduced by Grow House MediaFilmed and Edited by: Jenn Nyman & Mark SummersonMore about our producers Jenn and Mark!https://www.instagram.com/jennandalsomarkhttps://www.instagram.com/markdsummersonhttps://www.instagram.com/jenn_nymanSESH WITH US LIVE Ganjachica Smoke and Travel Desert Escape: https://www.ganjachica.com/event-details/the-smoke-and-travel-desert-escape-2021 -September 18, 2021, at The O Spa Desert Hot Springs, California GROW HOUSE PODCAST FAM SESH with Master Cannabis Cultivators-End of September, stay tuned! *FREE CANNABIS samples :)If you have ideas for guests, wish to sponsor, or have general feedback that will help us do better, please email liz@growhousemedia.co!Texas Cannabis Resources:GET YOUR PRESCRIPTION for CANNABIS in TEXAS: https://www.texasthcdoctor.com/GoodBlend Texas: https://tx.goodblend.com/Texas NORML: https://www.texasnorml.org/Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy: https://www.texasmarijuanapolicy.org/

David Hasenauer is the Chief Executive Officer of Green Point Research. David is a cannabis policy expert and real estate development professional. David was an integral part of the campaign that passed Amendment 2 by a historic margin, effectively bringing medical cannabis to Florida. Subsequently, David helped craft and pass both pieces of legislation bringing industrial hemp to the state of Florida – SB 1726 (2017) and SB 1020 (2019). In addition to his role at Green Point Research, David serves on: the Florida Hemp Advisory Committee as appointed by Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried, the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board of Broward County; and as the elected President of the Hemp Industries Association of Florida.

Annie Rouse is a dedicated hemp entrepreneur, educator and activist who has spent the last 10 years building a sustainable supply chain for hemp products through her manufacturing and formulations entity, OP Innovates, and her suite of branded products including Overcome, Nature's Hemp Oil, Hemp Mellow and Anavii Health. Annie earned a US Fulbright Scholarship to study the environmental life cycle of the Canadian hemp supply chain, received her BS in Economics and a Masters in International Environmental Policy and an MBA. In her free time, Annie is the writer and producer of her podcast series, Anslinger: The untold cannabis conspiracy – an interview-narration style podcast highlighting Big Pharma's role in cannabis prohibition analyzed from 10 years of archival research. She is also the founder and Board Member of Friends of Hemp, a non-profit advancing the value of hemp by engaging our communities. She serves on the Board of Directors to the Hemp Industries Association, US Hemp Authority and US Hemp Roundtable. To explore more about Annie and her journey visit her blog, Think Hempy Thoughts.

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law – a full-service law firm exclusively focused on cannabis and psychedelic industries. Dustin is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries. Dustin has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms – Deloitte – as well as one of the largest national law firms – Holland & Knight. After working at Holland & Knight, Dustin applied his legal and accounting background in the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company. Dustin is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm – Mr. Cannabis Law – and various cannabis-related organizations, including CannabisLAB, ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, Leafstyle360, and Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. Dustin also serves as the Legal Director for NORML of Palm Beach; he is on the Legal Committee for the Florida Hemp Council; and he is on the Operations Sub-committee for Hemp Industries Association. As a member of the Board of Directors of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, Dustinadvocates for social equity and inclusion in the cannabis industry. Dustin is also the co-founder of Mr. Psychedelic Law – a 501(c)(4) focused on using medical and spiritual research to drive responsible legal reform in Florida for psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogens. Dustin has drafted Resolutions for psychedelic decriminalization for various cities in Florida and hopes to build a responsible legal framework in Florida for the commercialization of psilocybin mushroom and other entheogens. Dustin has built a team at Mr. Psychedelic Law that consists of the top lawyers, lobbyist, doctors, scientists, and spiritual leaders in the state of Florida. Dustin is also represents various psychedelic non-profits including Mind Army and Ketamine Fund. In April 2021, in partnership with seasoned private equity investor Robert Velarde, Dustin launched Iter Investments, a venture capital firm that aims to deploy capital primarily in businesses operating in and around the burgeoning psychedelics industry. Recently, Dustin drafted and filed the Florida Psilocybin Legalization Bill, together with Florida State Representative Michael Grieco. He was also recognized as “100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics” by Psychedelic Invest. Dustin has been regularly profiled and featured as an expert in the media, including in Bloomberg News, Dazed, Forbes, VICE, The Florida Bar, The Miami Herald, The Sun Sentinel, The Wall Street Journal, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Benzinga, StratCann and more. Dustin is a triple gator having earned his Bachelors in Accounting, Masters in Accounting, and Law Degree from University of Florida.

Jody McGinness, Executive Director of Hemp Industries Association, joins Joe Witte to talk about the history, present and future of HIA and hemp. Jody and Joe cover topics such as the evolution of HIA as the organization migrates from a grassroots organization, to a mature non-profit. Jody also provides insights on the importance of hemp as a solution in health, food, building materials and fiber. Jody and Joe also discuss the current CBD market with many of the issue, the role of the FDA, and how to remove the opaque restrictions of this super supplement. Learn more about Hemp Industries Association: https://thehia.org/ 

Eric hosts a roundtable discussion with Hoban Law Group cannabis industry legal experts Bob Hoban, Patrick Goggin, and Garrett Graff to discuss the Interim Final Rule published by the Drug Enforcement Administration in late August concerning hemp extracts, the history of the DEA's treatment of hemp-derivatives, and the lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of the Hemp Industries Association and RE Botanicals in response to the DEA's Interim Final Rule.    Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana international markets.      Contact Hoban Law Group for all your cannabusiness legal needs.

A lawsuit filed by the Hemp Industries Association challenges DEA’s Hemp Interim Final Rule and R-CALF filed a suit against USDA’s establishment of qualified state beef councils MOUs under the federal Beef Checkoff Program. Then, FDA proposed a new food traceability rule and EPA issued a draft risk assessment of chlorpyrifos. Material from the Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending September 25, 2020 Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced & Written by Audry Thompson Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Asheville-based attorney, Rod Kight, is back to discuss the new DEA rule on hemp extracts. Jason and Rod also discuss how the DEA claims that hemp extracts with Delta-9 THC above 0.3% is an illegal substance, synthetic cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, as well as the crucial North Carolina hemp pilot program that's expiring in October 2020. Linked below are Rod's recent articles where he goes into detail on the current climate with the DEA on the hemp industry: DEA Just Dropped A Bomb On The Hemp Industry. Part 1: Hemp Extract DEA Just Dropped A Bomb On The Hemp Industry. Part 2: Delta-8 THC Who is Rod Kight? Rod Kight is the principal of Kight Law Office PC, which represents businesses in the cannabis industry, including hemp and CBD, throughout the USA and the world. Rod edits the popular Kight On Cannabis law blog and wrote “Cannabis Business Law-What You Need to Know”, a cannabis law primer for business executives published by Aspatore Books. Rod speaks at national cannabis conferences, drafts cannabis legislation, and is regularly quoted on cannabis matters in the media, including Time, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and Business Insurance. He was recently named a “Top 30 Powerful Cannabis Litigator” by MG Magazine and one of the “100 People You Should Know” by Hemp Connoisseur Magazine. Rod testified at the FDA public hearing on cannabis. He writes and sits on the advisory board for the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication. Rod believes strongly in personal and medical cannabis use for many reasons, including that it helped him during chemotherapy treatments for cancer. He is an attorney advocate for NORML, and a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Hemp Industries Association, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, and the South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association. Rod is married to his elementary school sweetheart, Ashley. She is also his office manager. They raise 5 children. Rod plays guitar in a rock band. You may contact him by email at rod@cannabusiness.law or phone (828-255-9881). About Spectrum Labs At Spectrum Labs, we source local hemp and extract high-quality Full Spectrum Hemp extracts that even our families can use. Spectrum Labs can manufacture these full-spectrum hemp extracts: THCP products! [brand new!] Crude Distillate Tinctures CBD + CBG Gummies Lotions Custom formulations To learn more about Spectrum Labs, visit www.TheSpectrumLabs.com or contact us at (828) 229-7952 Asheville, NC ***If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than a minute, and it really makes a difference in helping Apple recommend the show to new listeners. I also love reading the reviews!

Hemp acreage has gone from 7,000 acres in 2015 to 27,000 to 78,000 in 2017 to an eye-popping half a million acres after the 2018 farm bill was passed. The ensuing gut has scaled back many farmers’ plans even while more farmers chase the gold ring—but the bigger problem remains intransigence by the FDA and USDA, which seem to be doing their drug warrior best to keep the hemp market from reaching full potential. Natural Products Insider senior editor Todd Runestad sat down with Rick Trojan, president of the Hemp Industries Association, to talk about a wide-ranging number of hempy topics, including: - Are we in Bustville? Too much USDA opposition making farmers felons, too much FDA creating fear around CBD, too many farmers getting in too fast and driving down the price? - How institutional racism figures into the history of hemp (it’s not a pretty sight, and it will open your eyes). #BLM - Is the main challenge to hemp how potentially disruptive it is to various pre-existing industries? Are you up for the legislative and cultural fight to put more money in the pockets of farmers and rural communities rather than large corporations?

Roger Brown co-founded ACS in 2008. ACS Laboratory, an ISO 17025, AHCA and CLIA accredited facility is the largest cannabis and CBD/Hemp testing laboratory in the southeastern USA. Utilizing their vast experience in high complexity laboratory tests they developed proprietary testing methods for cannabis, hemp and all derivatives. Mr. Brown is a serial entrepreneur. Prior to founding ACS, Mr. Brown was President of CMB Additives, an animal feed additive manufacturer. In 1996, he founded MD To You, a premiere mobile physicians group targeting the elderly population throughout Florida. Prior to that he owned or was involved in several medical businesses and taught surgical procedures domestically and internationally using specialty instrumentation such as laparoscopy and surgical staples. Mr. Brown received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida. He is a board member of the Hemp Industries Association of Florida.

In this episode, I have on as my guest, Sarah Gardner, Membership Director at Hemp Industries Association. She shares her struggle with anxiety, an eating disorder, and being miserable in her work, and how that manifested in her relationships. After a certain point, she realized she was the common denominator that was avoiding facing her demons and decided to make some internal changes. We talked about: How to find the right CBD product How cannabis helped Sarah breathe through pressure How Sarah was miserable selling technology Her uncomfortable awakening to self-care The opposing forces to cannabis education and legalization The many health impacts of the Endocannabinoid System The future for high THC cannabis and hemp What consumers can do to support the hemp industry ------------------------------------- Connect With Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-gardner-177095148/ Learn more about HIA and how to get involved: https://thehia.org ------------------------------------- If you get value out of this podcast, please support me in maintaining the fees to keep this going: https://bit.ly/humanuppodcastdonation. Get on the waitlist for the Virtual Emotional Gym men’s minds and hearts: https://victorung.com/membership. Connect with other Badass Asian Dudes, say I sent you! http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes. Get access to a free 90-min Emotional Intelligence 101 Training at: http://victorung.com/eqtraining. If you’re a reader, clap for my writing on Medium: http://medium.com/@victorung. If you want to be on the podcast, visit: http://victorung.com/podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victorung/message

In this episode we discuss the beginning of the Hemp Industries Association, in 1994 in Arizona. Before the HIA was established, there was the True Hemp Industry Alliance (THIA), first established in 1992, who called the meeting where HIA name was created. THIA created a certification program called the True Hemp seal certification - to test and confirm products being labelled as hemp were 100% hemp, and preventing unscrupulous players from mislabeling products. This group pooled together funds to import millions of tons of hemp textiles into the USA. Like any new movement there were competing groups and trying to gather everyone on one platform was not easy. Chris discusses some of the issues in the “beginning” of hemp’s reformation - the difficulty confirming that imported Chinese hemp was truly hemp and not mixed with cotton or other fibers. It wasn’t without obstacles as competing certifications were created, debate raged on using the hemp plant leaf versus those that didn’t want the stigma attached, and police threatened arrest for serving hemp seeds at festivals. For the past 3 decades, Chris has fought to raise awareness of hemp and it’s benefits. His stories provide insight into where the industry started and some of the battles fought along the way. “We wanted to see hemp like Cotton Inc and we wanted to see hemp like the linen council, so we used those as models. This thing was bigger than all of us, we’re like hemp’s gonna save the world!” - Chris Boucher Learn more about this episode of Lets Talk Hemp with Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan at www.letstalkhemp.com/35

Jeremy Green is the General Counsel both at Green Point Research and the Hemp Industries Association of Florida. Jeremy graduated from both Florida State University and Florida State University College of Law with Honors and received FSU's Business Law Certificate. Jeremy has extensive experience negotiating and structuring complex business transactions, providing strategic legal advice to Senior Management, and developing solutions to complex legal issues. Before entering the hemp space, Jeremy spent time in the courtroom passionately defending corporate clients in commercial, aviation, and medical malpractice litigation. Jeremy specializes in identifying proactive solutions that will mitigate or eliminate risk.

Henry Valles is a real estate agent in one of the nation's hottest markets; Austin, Texas.  He represents a wave of entry into the industrial hemp industry of professionals from outside the typical hemp and cannabis enthusiast.   Henry shares with us his journey into industrial hemp, beginning with his founding of the Texas chapter of the Hemp Industries Association.  Through this experience, he became passionate about building with hemp and helped to found the US Hemp Building Association, a new organization for the furthering of hemp building materials and hemp building advocacy here in the United States.   Valles is leading the charge for the USHBA's regional leadership program, due to roll out early next month with a digital webinar to introduce the program and the area leaders in your area.  They will also have a pair of guest speakers from the Parsons Healthy Materials Lab, Jonsara Ruth and Allison Mears, to present their case for Healthy Building materials like hemp. Resources: https://healthymaterialslab.org https://www.realtyaustin.com https://www.ushba.org https://nocohempexpo.com www.ketsamusic.com  

Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law– a full-service law firm exclusively focused on the hemp and marijuana industries. Dustin is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses operating in the hemp and marijuana industries.Dustin has worked at one of the largest national accounting firms – Deloitte – as well as one of the largest national law firms – Holland & Knight. After working at Holland & Knight, Dustin applied his legal and accounting background in the business world while running a multi-state manufacturing company.Dustin is deeply involved in the cannabis industry through his law firm – Mr. Cannabis Law– and various cannabis-related organizations including ASTM D-37 Global Standards for Cannabis, the Broward County Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, Hemp Industries Association, and CannabisLAB.Dustin is a triple gator having earned his bachelor's and masters in accounting from the University of Florida as well as his law degree from UF.

I talk with Joe about his years of lobbying on behalf of hemp. The conversation starts with how poor public knowledge causes mix-ups with ongoing marijuana legalization.Hemp has suffered because of drug scheduling, Harry Anslinger's propaganda campaign and petrochemical lobbying for plastic alternatives to natural fibers and pulp.Joe is honest in his concessions that issues of civil liberties as well as bureaucratic and corporate complexities will be difficult to navigate.However, he insists that for human health through use of CBD and environmental initiatives such as cropland and waterway rehabilitation along with possible carbon sequestration, hemp must be a respected part of the public dialogue.Be sure to research and involve yourself with the Hemp Industries Association if Joe's message speaks to you.

We're joined this week by Jeremy Green, General Counsel for Green Point Research and the Hemp Industries Association of Florida. We take a deep dive into the CARES Act and what resources there are for small businesses, including hemp-related firms. We also discuss the upcoming recession and the forecast of what's to come. For resources regarding the CARES Act and Loan Applications please visit: Chamber of Commerce Small Biz Guide/Checklist - Overview of Small Biz Relief - State by state aid availability interactive map - HIA Economic Stimulus - Hemp Industries Association - Green Point Research

About Rod Kight Rod Kight is the principal of Kight Law Office PC, which represents businesses in the cannabis industry, including hemp and CBD, throughout the USA and the world. Rod edits the popular Kight On Cannabis law blog and wrote “Cannabis Business Law-What You Need to Know”, a cannabis law primer for business executives published by Aspatore Books. Rod speaks at national cannabis conferences, drafts cannabis legislation, and is regularly quoted on cannabis matters in the media, including Time, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and Business Insurance. He was recently named a “Top 30 Powerful Cannabis Litigator” by MG Magazine and one of the “100 People You Should Know” by Hemp Connoisseur Magazine. Rod testified at the FDA public hearing on cannabis. He writes and sits on the advisory board for the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication. Rod believes strongly in personal and medical cannabis use for many reasons, including that it helped him during chemotherapy treatments for cancer. He is an attorney advocate for NORML, and a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Hemp Industries Association, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, and the South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association. Rod is married to his elementary school sweetheart, Ashley. She is also his office manager. They raise 5 children. Rod plays guitar in a rock band. You may contact him by email at rod@cannabusiness.law or phone (828-255-9881). Episode Notes 2:30 Parenting stuff

Chad Frey of Nebraska Hemp Industries Association chats about his seminar at the Iowa Power Farming Show and digging into the nitty gritty of producing hemp in 2020.

Rick Trojan is an industry leader and icon, known for the Hemp Road Trip initiated in 2015, he is now on his 10th American tour, and visiting all 6 continents growing hemp. He is also Vice President of the US based Hemp Industries Association. “This plant is so adaptable and so important to us .its time to start using the benefits. HEMP stands for Health, Energy, Manufacturing and Planet““Its shattering to find out that a lot you have been taught is lies. All these systems, building, chemicals, education and health care are driven by systems that are broken and not sustainable. People are tired of being unhealthy and sick and misinformed. Its time to find a better way and cannabis is one way to help drive the conversation” “Advice to the SA government and legislators is to get out of the way. Regulate the end product not the cultivation. Opportunities exist for local economic development, farming locally, processing locally, smaller solutions are possible here in SA, we can change and be a world leader and drive local crops and development and sustainability and opportunity for everyone”“Remove fear of cannabinoids, the reality is that if you are growing for fibre it shouldn’t matter what the THC or CBD component is as they are not using that part of the crop. The conversation needs to change its all healthy and everyone needs cannabinoids”https://hemproadtrip.com/https://www.thehia.org/

Joy Beckerman hemp passion was ignited at a Grateful Dead concert in the '90s. She has gone on to become one of the industries leading advocate, President of the Hemp Industries Association and host of the Hemp Barons podcast. She joins Jim and Larry to talk about the Grateful Dead's influence on the movement.and how this amazing plant is changing the world.Produced By MJBulls Media | Cannabis Podcast Network 

This was a great conversation with Asheville-based attorney Rod Kight. We speak about Rod's journey and how he ended up working in the cannabis industry, THC testing, USDA regulations, DEA-regulated labs, how to avoid hemp brokering deals from going sour, what to start working on today to succeed in cannabis tomorrow and much more.  About Rod Kight: Rod Kight is the principal of Kight Law Office PC, which represents businesses in the cannabis industry, including hemp and CBD, throughout the USA and the world. Rod edits the popular Kight On Cannabis law blog and wrote “Cannabis Business Law-What You Need to Know”, a cannabis law primer for business executives published by Aspatore Books. Rod speaks at national cannabis conferences, drafts cannabis legislation, and is regularly quoted on cannabis matters in the media, including Time, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and Business Insurance. He was recently named a “Top 30 Powerful Cannabis Litigator” by MG Magazine and one of the “100 People You Should Know” by Hemp Connoisseur Magazine. Rod testified at the FDA public hearing on cannabis. He writes and sits on the advisory board for the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication. Rod believes strongly in personal and medical cannabis use for many reasons, including that it helped him during chemotherapy treatments for cancer. He is an attorney advocate for NORML, and a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Hemp Industries Association, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association, and the South Carolina Hemp Farmers Association. Rod is married to his elementary school sweetheart, Ashley. She is also his office manager. They raise 5 children. Rod plays guitar in a rock band. You may contact him by email (rod@cannabusiness.law) or phone (828-255-9881).  ---- About Spectrum Labs At Spectrum Labs, we source local hemp and extract high-quality Full Spectrum Hemp extracts that even our families can use. Spectrum Labs can manufacture these full-spectrum hemp extracts: *Crude *Distillate *Isolate *Tinctures *Vapes *Gummies *Lotions *Candies *Custom formulations To learn more about Spectrum Labs, visit www.TheSpectrumLabs.com or contact us at (828) 229-7952 Asheville, NC --- ***If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than a minute, and it really makes a difference in helping Apple recommend the show to new listeners. I also love reading the reviews!

Jeffrey Sharkey, President of the Florida Hemp Industries Association, joins Robert Roundtree to discuss the recent 850 Hemp Summit held inn Tallahassee Florida. The Florida hemp industry is just about ready to kick off and interest is bursting at the seams. This was quite evident at the 850 Hemp Summit. The event was held at...

Recent SUNY Brockport graduate James Schultheis, whose diploma was recently delivered, joins host Brian Lane for a diverse discussion on topics such as working full time while getting a degree, dangerous motorcycle stunting, and hard metal music. James works for Sensation Nightclub in Rochester and leads landscape crews by day, he  shows he is well read and takes responsibility for his actions.  In addition Brian talks about an exciting event which he attended in Albany on August 14, 2019. The Hemp Industries Association helped put on the NYHIA Hemp Farming & Legal Update Educational Event. It provided attendees with a federal and state legal update as well as a hemp farming research report from SUNY Morrisville, in addition Cornell University provided information on the anatomy of a hemp farming contract and what to watch out for. 

Join in on this awesome conversation with Morris Beegle, Co-Founder & President of WAFBA (We Are For Better Alternatives) Leading cannabis/hemp advocate and entrepreneur, Morris Beegle is the co-founder and president of the WAFBA (We Are For Better Alternatives) family of brands, including the NoCo Hemp Expo, one of the world's most comprehensive hemp-centric conferences and expositions. WAFBA also includes Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars, a manufacturer of boutique hemp guitars, cabinets and components, Tree Free Hemp, hemp paper and printing company, The Hawaii Hemp Conference, Hawaii's first hemp expo, and more. Spanning education, advocacy, manufacturing and entertainment, Beegle's endeavors are both pioneering and award winning, including NoCo Hemp Expo's title as Hemp Event of the Year by the Hemp Industries Association two years running (2017 and 2018). Traveling several continents, Beegle regularly engages audiences in N.A., Europe, UK, Nepal and beyond, presenting at a dozen or more hemp conferences each year.Check out the links!https://morrisbeegle.com https://www.instagram.com/silvermountainhemp/https://silvermountainhemp.com/

Morris Beegle is a serial hemp entrepreneur who has started many successful hemp companies employing innovative & cutting-edge technologies. He talks to Joy Beckerman on the Hemp Barons podcast about his hemp career and about some of his hemp business including The NoCo Hemp Expo which was voted Hemp Event of the Year by the Hemp Industries Association two years running in 2017 and 2018. He also talks about how The Silver Mountain Hemp Company manufactures specialized guitars, speaker cabinets, accessories and components molded from hemp composites.and challenges Tree Free Hemp has creating hemp paper at a price point that is competitive with traditional paper made from trees. Produced By MJBulls Media

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Hemp History Week 2019 is a industry-wide initiative of the Hemp Industries Association.. The HIA is nonprofit trade group representing hemp companies, researchers,farmers and supporters. Hemp History week is the largest nationwide grassroots public education, advocacy and marketing effort to raise awareness about the diverse uses of hemp. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest for this episode is Brent Norris.

Positive Phil Podcast is a daily podcast hosted by Positive Phil. Our popular growing podcast currently airs on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spreaker, Soundcloud, on our official website, RSS feeds globally, and many more digital platforms!If you are looking for another way to stay motivated in life, be sure to subscribe to our episodes.www.positivephil.comwww.positivephil.com/aboutwww.positivestocks.comwww.podcastconnector.comwww.positivethis.comwww.positivephil.com/subscribeHemp Depot provides the highest-quality hemp CBD oil, hemp seeds, and hemp clones in the U.S. Hemp Depot cannabinoid products deliver the highest degrees of purity and strength in the consumer and wholesale CBD market, with all products grown, formulated and processed in Hemp Depot’s facilities in Colorado. As one of the first 13 producers to be certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority, Hemp Depot is one of the nation’s largest and most trusted hemp brands specializing in seed genetics, planting, harvesting, formulating, wholesaling, and retailing cannabis for CBD under a variety of best-selling labels as well as white labels for humans and pets. With a commitment to safety and purity guaranteed through third-party testing, Hemp Depot offers a complete range of full-spectrum and 100% THC-free products at the best value. Passionate about clean, sustainable agriculture, water conservation and growing non-GMO, all-natural crops, Hemp Depot seeds generate the highest-value yield per acre and the highest-value for CBD per plant, while also maintaining the highest hemp seed inventory in the U.S. Visit https://www.hempdepotco.com for orders and more details.-------Andy Rodosevich & Luke Pickering / CEO and Co-Founders / Hemp DepotA native of Colorado Springs, Hemp Depot CEO and co-founder AndyRodosevich had two passions as a boy: cars and creating ways to make money. Today, with his high school friend Luke Pickering, he runs one of the nation’s largest hemp farms specializing in seed genetics, planting, harvesting, wholesaling and retailing cannabis for CBD with emphasis on safety and purity. Hemp Depot was one of the first 13 producers to be certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority, an organization formed in 2018 to self-regulate the industry with standards to ensure the quality and safety of CBD products.Looking out over the hundreds of acres of Hemp Depot’s cannabis farm, it’s hard to imagine Andy experiences an allergic reaction to marijuana-producing cannabis, which looks similar but is genetically different to CBD producing hemp. It’s this sensitivity that makes him place such a strong emphasis on frequent testing and quality control.Andy worked his way through college as district manager for a cell phone company, and upon graduating helped turn around a struggling car dealership as the company’s general manager. Realizing the potential of Colorado’s then-fledgling marijuana industry, he maxed-out one of his credit cards to establish one of Denver’s first medical cannabis dispensaries, Elevated Medical, in 2009. Despite making numerous mistakes, including falling victim to an armed robbery and Colorado’s changing zone regulations, the dispensary was a financial success and established him as a veteran in the cannabis industry. He went on to create an online cannabis social network called WeedLife in 2014 providing educational information and connecting consumers, businesses, marketers, and writers who cover the industry. Overnight, it grew to tens of thousands of users and has continued to grow since then.A sought-after source on cannabis and CBD, Andy has been interviewed by national media such as CNBC and invited to speak at industry conferences. He is a member of the Hemp Industries Association and the National Hemp Association. Luke Pickering / Co-Founder / Hemp DepotFascinated with cannabis since high school, Luke Pickering has always had a green thumb and knack for getting the most out of plants no matter how tight the space. It’s a talent he honed when he and his high school friend Andy Rodosevich joined forces to co-found Hemp Depot and quickly took it from six acres to over 1,300 acres to become one of the nation’s largest producers of hemp CBD from seed to harvest, wholesale and retail. Hemp Depot now is one of the first 13 producers to have met the most stringent quality and safety standards in hemp farming and processing and become certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority.Luke is renowned for his expertise in seed genetics and capability to perfect the process of growing the most potent and pure hemp CBD in the world, maximizing acreage and proven with third-party testing. His interest in seed genetics was sparked by a void in the seed market and a desire to grow a unique strain. He is driven to produce seeds with the highest quality structure, cannabinoid content and compliance. He works to create seeds that produce the highest yield per acre and highest possible amount of CBD per plant. Luke’s expertise has led Hemp Depot to produce seeds with the highest CBD genetic and become the industry leader with the highest seed inventory in the U.S. A member of the Hemp Industries Association and the National Hemp Association, Luke is a sought-after news media source on seed genetics, CBD purity, quality and safety.www.hempdepotco.com

The initiative to provide high standards in our industry. Today, we are joined by Marielle Weintraub. She is the Strategic Business Development Director for the Hemp Initiative at Eurofins Food Integrity and Innovation, formerly Covance Food Solutions. She is a founding board member and the current President for the US Hemp Authority and we are going to talk about an announcement recently made by the Hemp Authority. The actual certification program is the initiative to provide high standards in our industry. The U.S. Hemp Authority Certified Seal program was established in 2018 and funded by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. It was developed with guidance from David Bossman, a founding member of AgWin Group, and collaborators include the Hemp Industries Association, state pilot project participants, industry-leading firms, top-tier testing laboratories, and quality assessors. Joel Stanley, chairman of Charlotte’s Web, had been collaborating with the Hemp Authority to create the quality standards. We talk about how much work it took to get all these great minds in the hemp space to come together and find an ultimate consensus. as well as how far she thinks the gap is on people distinguishing hemp from the stigma that came more from cannabis and how hemp got attached to it.

The initiative to provide high standards in our industry. Today, we are joined by Marielle Weintraub. She is the Strategic Business Development Director for the Hemp Initiative at Eurofins Food Integrity and Innovation, formerly Covance Food Solutions. She is a founding board member and the current President for the US Hemp Authority and we are going to talk about an announcement recently made by the Hemp Authority. The actual certification program is the initiative to provide high standards in our industry. The U.S. Hemp Authority Certified Seal program was established in 2018 and funded by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. It was developed with guidance from David Bossman, a founding member of AgWin Group, and collaborators include the Hemp Industries Association, state pilot project participants, industry-leading firms, top-tier testing laboratories, and quality assessors. Joel Stanley, chairman of Charlotte’s Web, had been collaborating with the Hemp Authority to create the quality standards. We talk about how much work it took to get all these great minds in the hemp space to come together and find an ultimate consensus. as well as how far she thinks the gap is on people distinguishing hemp from the stigma that came more from cannabis and how hemp got attached to it.

Andrew Bish is the COO of Bish Enterprises, and the founder of Hemp Harvest Works. After exiting the retail management industry after 14 years, he rejoined the family business in 2012 and transitioned into the agriculture industry. Since 2015, he has been focusing on identifying and resolving the many issues currently facing hemp harvesting and processing. His goal is to provide equipment that helps standardize hemp farming practices, while allowing growers to increase their scale of operation and decrease costs. 2015 is the first time that Andrew participated in harvesting hemp. Bish harvested 180 acres near Fort Morgan, CO with the SuperCrop® header. In 2017, Andrew was instrumental in the harvest of MTSU's hemp research plots. In 2018 Andrew publicly demonstrated the 1st mechanized whole plant harvester, the Hemp Handler, at Salt Creek Hemp Company in Colbran, CO, and released a Claas forage harvester swathing conversion kit. Bish has harvested, and/or sold hemp equipment in Colorado, Kentucky, and Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Puerto Rico, and others. Andrew is a member of the Hemp Industries Association, the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, Tennessee Growers Coalition, National Sorghum Board, Nebraska Sorghum Board, and the US Custom Harvesters Association. He is on the board of the 21st Century Agricultural Opportunities Coalition, the Colorado Hemp Industries Association Work Group, and the Steering Committee of the US Hemp Grower's Conference & Expo. In addition to his memberships and board seats, he is also involved in speaking engagements with the Hemp Industries Association, the US Hemp Conference & Expo, and WAFBA (NOCO). Beyond all these engagements, Andrew is extremely active in the Nebraska Legislature. Andrew has helped author & introduce 3 separate bills into the Nebraska legislature to bring hemp production to Nebraska. Andrew has been instrumental in bringing together a coalition of supporters made up of the most influential organizations in the State of Nebraska. Andrew has also visited Puerto Rico to educate legislators and regulators after they passed hemp legislation, and has participated in numerous Department of Agriculture meetings in states throughout the US. When Andrew is not adding to his over 35,000 miles he has travelled around the country working with hemp, he resides at his home in Giltner, Nebraska. There he spends time with his wife & two children. Email: Andrew.Bish@Bishcom.com Website: Bishcom.com

Hemp played an important role in America’s history—it was grown by many of the founding fathers, and the Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper—but its production has been restricted since 1937. That changed with the passage of the Hemp Farming Act, which was attached to the 2018 Farm Bill and legalized hemp farming, processing, and selling in the US. Now, hemp is set to become an important American agricultural crop once again. In this episode, host Lisa Held talks to Joy Beckerman, president of the Hemp Industries Association, about the growing market for hemp (especially for CBD) and how it will affect farmers. Then, she’s joined by Tara Caton, the director of the Rodale Institute’s Industrial Hemp Trial, to discuss growing hemp, and how as a crop it has the potential to suppress weeds, add diversity to crop rotations (and therefore build soil health), and boost farmers’ bottom lines. Photo courtesy of Rodale Institute The Farm Report is powered by Simplecast.

Today on Hempresent were joined by Joy Beckerman. Joy has been involved in the industrial hemp movement for over a quarter of a century, and her extraordinary passion for this unique and valuable crop is contagious! Joy is the Principal Industrial Hemp Specialist at Hemp Ace International, a New York-based consulting, legal support, expert witness, and brokerage firm serving the global community. She is the President of the Hemp Industries Association, founded in 1994 and sits on the National Board of Directors of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, formed in 1970. They speak about hemp prohibition and HIA's involvement in the progression of the sale of marijuana.

PatiCakes is at the Hemp Industries Association’s 25th annual Conference at the LAX Hilton with her BFF’s Darlene Mea, editor of the HempingtonPost Post with her side-kick & social media maven Taiysha Tinney (TiTi). What a fabulous conference with the best of the best in the Hemp industry! We set up a table in the Vape Lounge outside ( yes people the Hilton rocks) and had a blast. The vape Lounge was fabulous so thank you Hilton! It’s time to make hemp our number one priority! www.hempradio.com www.hempingtonpost.com www.thehia.org

Episode 10: We’re All One or None! All One! With Dr. Bronner’s CEO David Bronner 150 years and 5 generations of family soapmaking Dr. Bronner’s was founded in 1948 by Emanuel Bronner, a third- generation master soapmaker from a German-Jewish soapmaking family. He used the labels on his superb ecological soaps to spread his message that we must realize our unity across religious & ethnic divides or perish: “We are All-One or None!” Still family-owned and run, Dr. Bronner’s honors its founder’s vision by continuing to make socially & environmentally responsible products of the highest quality, and by dedicating our profits to help make a better world. All-One! David Bronner is Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America. He is a grandson of company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soapmaker. David and his brother Michael established Dr. Bronner’s as a trendsetter in the organic body care industry by becoming one of the first brands to certify its soaps, lotions and balms under the USDA National Organic Program in 2003 — marking the beginning of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps’ issue-oriented activism in the natural products marketplace. David made this possible and meaningful by implementing fair trade all over the earth, family farms, and co-ops. Because of David’s personal mission and efforts, today, Dr. Bronner’s coordinates certified Fair Trade projects for all major ingredients, including olive oil from the West Bank and Israel, coconut oil from Sri Lanka and Kenya, peppermint oil from India and palm oil from Ghana. David pioneered the use of 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) bottles for the liquid soaps, as well as a hemp and recycled paper blend to package the bar soaps. As the main facilitator of the Hemp Industries Association’s (HIA’s) successful multi-year litigation against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), from 2001-2004, David played a crucial role in US farming of industrial hemp and defending sales of hemp foods and body care in the U.S. David is an active supporter of both the HIA and Vote Hemp. He is also a key leader in the fight to label GMO foods in the U.S. David dedicates time and resources to many different issues on behalf of the company’s mission — which encompasses commitments to making socially and environmentally responsible products of the highest quality, and to dedicating profits to help make a better world. Did you know that Dr. Bronner‘s knows how to heal the soil to heal the planet? This is a Company that selflessly truly lives by example! The most technically sophisticated form of agriculture, designed to solve our future food & climate challenge and the most ancient, wise, and timeless way of growing is Regenerative organic agriculture. David made this possible and meaningful by implementing fair trade all over the earth, family farms, and co-ops. He and his Dr Bronners’ family is helping turn the earth around. From a corporate view it was not the cheapest idea but from the helping the earth view, it was incredible. He achieved this with his innate fundamental, environmental and social ideals and applying them to the earth around us and applying them to reality to serve the ideals Dr. Bronner his grandfather put on the label. Join us as the quest to unite spaceship earth continues. So excited to release my next Grey Matters Now podcast Episode 10 with David Bronner. Hands-down one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve ever had!!!  Dr Bronners mission is profound and simple – In all we do, let us be generous fair and loving to spaceship earth and all its inhabitants… For we are all one or none – ALL ONE! Resources: www.drbronner.com https://www.drbronner.com/about/our-community/youth-community-services/ https://regenorganic.org/ www.patagonia.com https://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/regenerative-organics https://www.compassionatefarming.org/ https://www.usda.gov/topics/organic https://www.ciwf.org.uk/ https://lavamae.org/ http://www.thinkdignity.org/ https://defyventures.org/ https://www.fairshake.net/ http://reentry.org/ to view the HUGE list of resources and collaborations: https://www.drbronner.com/All%20One%20Reports/A1R-2018/all-one-report-2018.html#p=7 https://michaelpollan.com/books/how-to-change-your-mind/ Rodrigo’s Recycled Art: https://www.greymattersnow.com/grey-matters-now-01-rodney Dr. Bronners Magic Soap Box : http://magicsoapbox.com/a-note-from-sara/ Dr Bronner’s original folk song is from the movie Dr. Bronner’s Soap Box - see credits from movie Sigmund The Seamonster in front of David’s car when we met:

Rick Trojan is an activist, advocate, business owner and advisor to several cannabis companies, on both the industrial and high THC sides of the plant. In an effort to educate the public and lobby to change federal legislation, Rick created the Hemp Road Trip and took a biodiesel bus on four nationwide tours. He has visited 48 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the European Union and spoken with CEOs, educators and researchers along the way. Rick is active in many industry-leading organizations: Board Vice President of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, Board member of Vote Hemp lobbying organization, Board member of the Hemp Industries Association (national), Board member of New England Cannabis Conventions, Colorado Hemp Industries Association (state), and business advisor to the National Hemp Association. The purpose of the Hemp Road Trip is to raise awareness of hemp through a nationwide grassroots campaign, educating citizenry, gather commitments to cosponsors Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015, influence state senators and representatives, promote domestic hemp businesses, educate farmers on the benefits of planting hemp and to document nationwide campaign. Rick brings passion, extensive business experience, and his global cannabis network to the industry. Website: HempRoadTrip.com

Joy Beckerman has been involved in the industrial hemp movement for over a quarter of a century, and her extraordinary passion for this unique and valuable crop is contagious!  Joy is the Principal Industrial Hemp Specialist at Hemp Ace International, a New York-based consulting, legal support, expert witness, and brokerage firm serving the global community. She is the President of the Hemp Industries Association, founded in 1994 and sits on the National Board of Directors of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, formed in 1970. Website: HempAce.com Email: Joy@HempAce.com

In this podcast, Josh Long of Natural Products INSIDER explores a lawsuit challenging a marijuana extract rule adopted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Long interviews cannabis attorney Bob Hoban and takes listeners to a federal appeals court in San Francisco where a panel of judges in February questioned lawyers for DEA and the Hemp Industries Association on the marijuana extract rule. The fate of the lawsuit has potentially broad implications for the burgeoning CBD industry.

Episode 4 invites Tom Darmody, executive director of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, to discuss how cannabis research is being done domestically along with their upcoming Organic Hemp Innovation event taking place on February 24th in Denver. We hear from Rick on the Hemp Industries Association strategic planning weekend and Vote Hemp's States initiatives in Iowa, collaborating with Hemp Road Trip. Morris tells us about his trip to tropical Mexico, and how hemp is being used by @heavensgrow in construction. Last but not least, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch join the party here at The 422. Learn more about this episode of Let's Talk Hemp at www.letstalkhemp.com. Got questions for future episodes? Email us at the422@letstalkhemp.com. LTH422 intro and outro music powered by MoTron and the #HempCaster Guitar @ Hole in the Sky Music.

Cannabis law attorney Robert Hoban tells us how he sued the DEA on behalf of the Hemp Industries Association and won the landmark case making CBD legal. The post How to Set Precedents in Cannabis Law: Throw the Book at the DEA appeared first on The Cannabis Reporter.

Vivian speaks with Lawrence Serbin, the President of Hemp Industries Association and the owner of Hemp Traders, on The Global Movement for Hemp Production.

Get the latest Hemp Industry Updates, from Hemp Industry Pioneer, Expert and Activist Eric Steenstra, with Vote Hemp and Hemp Industries Association. Are you PREPARED for the Return of Hemp Agriculture & Industry? On this hempisode, we discuss the keys to Eric's SUCCESS with one of the Modern Pioneer Hemp Companies, Ecolution! Discover the latest and greatestnews and information that will help you SUCCEED in the Hemp Industry. To learn more visit: VoteHemp.com or theHIA.org If you'd like to contact Eric to speak at your event, please contact him here:  Let's Connect MORE ONLINE! Visit: HempAware.com Engage with us on: Facebook.com/hempware Tweet with us on: Twitter.com/hempaware

Brian Richardson is the co-founder of FoundationsIFS, Insurance & Financial Services. In 2013, Brian decided to focus his efforts on the commercial cannabis industry, both industrial hemp and marijuana. Brian is a member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, Hemp Industries Association, National Hemp Association and finally the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation. Brian clearly understands the power of advocacy for both the cannabis and insurance industries and also served as a past-President of the Denver chapter of the National Association for Insurance & Financial Advisors. Brian along his wife Rebecca and business partner happily raise 2 teenage children in Lakewood, CO and are deeply involved with the local business community. Website: FoundationsIFS.com Email: Brian@FoundationsIFS.com

Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the leading non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, has filed a motion to hold the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in contempt of court.

What's as American as apple pie and still illegal to produce? The answer: hemp. On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Eric Steenstra, Executive Director of the Hemp Industries Association, and Amy DuFault, Director of Communications at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, about the myriad benefits of this wonderful plant and what advocates are doing to legalize its cultivation in the U.S. Later in the show, Jenna speaks with Jessie Gould, Founder & CEO of Ox Verte, our featured startup of the week.

Eric is the Executive Director of (HIA) the Hemp Industries Association and the President of Vote Hemp. Vote Hemp is a national grassroots non-profit advocacy group based in Washington, DC. Vote Hemp's mission is to change state and federal laws to allow American farmers to once again grow industrial hemp commercially. He has been in the hemp industry for over 20 years.

Oh, my!  The hot topic of the day is Marijuana, Hemp, medical and recreational.  Can you tell the differences?  What is legal and where?  What is beneficial and what is growing in healthcare?  What is 'growing and where', in your back yard, the local clinic or the fields of green in the West?  So many questions and so little correct information.  Today is Cannabis 101!Did you hear the special for today's listeners and the telephone number given?  You must say you listened to the show for the special when you call. Chris Boucher is one of the true American pioneers of the modern USA hemp industry.  He is the founder of the Hemp Industries Association in 1992, co-wrote the first California and Colorado Industrial Hemp Legislation Act of 1995 and Vice President of Product Development at CannaVest.  Chris is the top hemp expert in the country.For more information visit:  www.cannavest.com 

PatiCakes Queen of CannabisKandice Hawes Orange County NormlKeiko Beattie US Weed Channel Tech God, Italixtalk with Susanne Posel of The US Independent Susanne Posel along with her husband David Posel produce Crystal Pure CBD made with 99.9%CBD from pure crystal, with zero filters..................... Confusion amongst the public on how exactly hemp oil differs from cannabidiol, or CBD, oil, has prompted the nonprofit "Hemp Industries Association" to issue a statement explaining the difference between the oils in order to ensure that consumers — specifically, medical marijuana patients — are not misled about the intended uses. Hemp is often mistaken for its cannabis cousin, marijuana, even though smoking an entire garbage bag of hemp would not produce an altered state of consciousness, as hemp contains low levels of THC. Confusion between hemp oil and marijuana oil has spiked recently, as states have passed medical marijuana laws that allow for the use of strains of marijuana that are low in THC and high in CBD. Consumers often confuse hemp oil with CBD oil because both are low in THC and contain CBD. Although hemp was once the most important cash crop in the United States — more so than corn and wheat combined — hemp was banned and classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. While classification as a Schedule I drug meant hemp could no longer be grown in the U.S., products containing hemp, such as lotions, fabric and food, are legal for purchase in the U.S. and are often found at natural and health food retailers including Whole Foods, Costco and Sprouts grocers. Keep fighting the fight for legalization in your state! Give us a call @ 714.287.0329 E-mail us: pgordon5@verizon.net or paticakes@hempradio.com Let us know what you think. We love hearing from you! Be Safe Be Smart Have a Fabulous time!

The U.S. hemp industry says it's grown to $360 million in annual sales. But according to the Hemp Industries Association, that growth is hampered because American farmers aren't allowed to grow the plant.

Grassroots Marketing learns about Texas' Premier Cannabis Brand RESTART CBD with CEO Shayda Torabi. Shayda Torabi is the Co-Founder and CEO of RESTART CBD, Texas' premier cannabis brand. In addition to founding RESTART CBD with her two sisters in 2018, she is also the host of popular cannabis and marketing podcast To Be Blunt, where she interviews leading brands and marketers on their strategies for success when navigating the cannabis industry. Shayda also sits on the executive board of the Texas Hemp Coalition, is a Cannabinoids Council member for the Hemp Industries Association, and writes a recurring column for the Texas Hemp Reporter. Shayda is passionate about helping build great consumer brands in the cannabis industry, and leverages her background in technology and marketing to help navigate the cannabis industry connecting the consumer to high-quality cannabis products and education. Shayda also hosts To Be Blunt: The Podcast for Cannabis Marketers.