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Last week, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Abram Ziegler's farm in Montour County, one of 14 research projects exploring the economic value and viability of industrial hemp as a marketable crop in Pennsylvania. "These projects are an important first step toward...

The greater Lehigh Valley scored a handful of the first 16 industrial hemp research projects approved by the state Department of Agriculture. Lehigh University researchers and the Berks County-based Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council will partner on three different projects, and the Rodale...

Until a pending Front Range court battle is resolved, Pueblo County has been forced to put on hold $1.5 million in marijuana tax-funded projects, but that doesn't mean all marijuana tax-related projects are in limbo. County officials said Friday that several other projects are moving forward...

Pueblo, Colo. - The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a solid, balanced, $171 million functioning budget that will support the operating costs of Pueblo County for the 2017 calendar year. "It's an interesting challenge this year because we are balancing the excitement of...

Harrisburg, PA — Pennsylvania is one step closer to reintroducing industrial hemp to the Keystone State as the Department of Agriculture today released the application and guidelines to conduct pilot research projects that will help to determine opportunities for its growth, cultivation and...

The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

Pueblo, Colo. - One southern Colorado community will decide on Tuesday whether to keep recreational marijuana shops. Pueblo County Commissioners looked at a handful of projects funded by marijuana tax money on Wednesday morning. Future projects that depend on tax money from marijuana won't...

Pueblo County, Colorado - Pueblo County commissioners are expected to vote Monday on a proposal that would use more marijuana taxes to fund road projects. The proposal would use another $200,000 of marijuana tax money for road repair projects in Pueblo West. If passed, it would be the second...

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has authorized planting of nearly 4,500 acres of hemp for pilot projects this year, compared with about 900 acres of hemp production last year, and 33 acres in 2014, the first year of pilot projects. Since 2015, the number of university-led research...