/tags/hemp Hemp en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 19:29:33 GMT /2020-09-14/how-hemp-is-putting-the-pharm-in-pharmacy A purported panacea awaiting regulation, hemp products line retail shelves beckoning the adventurous consumer. Humans cultivated the cannabis plant for over 5,000 years before we made it illegal and more potent. With nationwide legalization, physicians, pharmacists and researchers are starting to embrace cannabinoids in the modern age. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 19:29:33 GMT /2020-09-14/how-hemp-is-putting-the-pharm-in-pharmacy Seré Williams /2020-09-02/unpredictable-biology-and-stringent-regulations-turn-up-the-heat-for-hemp-farmers Colorado’s top three commodity crops are wheat, beans and corn. But there’s a new kid on the block: hemp — and its confusing sex life and relationship to marijuana is complicating matters. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 22:52:08 GMT /2020-09-02/unpredictable-biology-and-stringent-regulations-turn-up-the-heat-for-hemp-farmers Seré Williams /2020-08-31/the-hemp-industrys-american-dream-is-getting-nipped-in-the-bud The Colorado hemp harvest began last week. After 80 years of prohibition, building an industry from the ground up is anything but the American Dream for hemp farmers, and last year it came to a disastrous crash. It turns out supply and demand rely on a supply chain – which doesn’t exist yet for hemp. And demand? No one knew the demand of a product that had been illegal for decades. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 23:26:22 GMT /2020-08-31/the-hemp-industrys-american-dream-is-getting-nipped-in-the-bud Seré Williams /npr-news/2019-11-16/budding-hemp-farmers-struggle-to-find-success-in-the-green-rush CBD products are found everywhere from gas stations to drugstores. A record number of farmers are growing hemp for CBD this year, but making money has proved challenging. Sat, 16 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-11-16/budding-hemp-farmers-struggle-to-find-success-in-the-green-rush Hannah Hagemann /health/2019-05-28/small-study-suggests-hemp-cbd-could-effectively-treat-dogs-with-epilepsy An oil made from hemp flower called cannabidiol, or CBD for short, contains almost no THC and is currently used to treat epilepsy in children. The drug… Tue, 28 May 2019 11:00:00 GMT /health/2019-05-28/small-study-suggests-hemp-cbd-could-effectively-treat-dogs-with-epilepsy /politics/2019-04-04/despite-new-federal-regulation-hemp-industry-still-riddled-with-legal-risks Last December, hemp farmers and businesses celebrated. After 82 years of heavy restrictions, Congress passed the 2018 farm bill, stating hemp should be… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:04:15 GMT /politics/2019-04-04/despite-new-federal-regulation-hemp-industry-still-riddled-with-legal-risks /news/2019-03-28/legal-hemp-pots-look-alike-creates-quandary-for-police Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a… Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:01:55 GMT /news/2019-03-28/legal-hemp-pots-look-alike-creates-quandary-for-police Associated Press /2019-03-18/idaho-house-follows-other-western-states-on-hemp-legalization The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to legalize hemp in the state. When President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill it became legal to... Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:02:58 GMT /2019-03-18/idaho-house-follows-other-western-states-on-hemp-legalization Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher /business/2019-02-25/beer-that-gets-you-high-has-arrived-and-its-just-the-beginning Inside a Denver bottling plant, Keith Villa watches as rows and rows of 10-ounce silver bottles whisk by, all filled with a golden-colored Belgian-style… Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMT /business/2019-02-25/beer-that-gets-you-high-has-arrived-and-its-just-the-beginning Matt Bloom /politics/2018-09-24/coloradans-may-cut-hemp-from-the-constitution-and-that-could-be-good-for-the-industry A computer science major in college, 25-year-old Garrett Hause would fit in at a Silicon Valley startup. But he said he prefers to stay busy and work with… Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:10:32 GMT /politics/2018-09-24/coloradans-may-cut-hemp-from-the-constitution-and-that-could-be-good-for-the-industry