Category: Newsletter

  • Ready to Wear: Hemp, Fashion and Climate Change

    Ready to Wear: Hemp, Fashion and Climate Change

    By Hemp Magazine

    We’re killing our planet. That shouldn’t really be news to anyone now. Unless you choose to utterly reject science and bury your head up your… well… in the sand, that’s a current reality, not a future projection.

    Whether it’s climate change, environmental degradation, or simple resource exhaustion, we’ve been hearing for decades that our current models of production and consumption as humans have to be modified. If you’re brave enough to frequent the news these days and push past hyper-partisan debates, you’ve probably noticed that study after study from the U.N., the U.S. government, and nonprofits are ringing the town bells, begging the public to understand and care.

    Visualize the causes of this situation, and what do you see? Deforestation in the Amazon, billowing smoke clouds from coal-fired power plants, the Pacific’s plastic soup? What we wear doesn’t pop up in the mind so quickly. But, our clothes — and how they’re produced — play a significant role in adding to the planet’s problems.

    Is Hemp the Solution We’ve Been Waiting for?

    Photo: California-based Vital Hemp produces hemp fashion that looks and feels good, and is good for people and the planet.”https://thehempmag.com/2019/04/fast-fashion-hemp-textiles-and-the-climate-crisis/

    News Briefs

    Kentucky Farmers Launch Organic Hemp Co-op
    by Southerly

    Big Box Retailers CVS, Walgreens Roll Out CBD
    by New Hope Network

    USDA: Farmers Can Import Hemp Seeds from Other Countries
    by Hemp Industry Daily

    Startup to IPO: 5 Lessons Learned While Growing a CBD Brand
    by Chris Husong, Elixinol

    Upcoming Events

    Don’t Miss Season 2 of the Let’s Talk Hemp PodcasIn this new episode of the Let’s Talk Hemp 422 Podcast, you’ll hear Patrick Flaherty from P F Design Lab, who is studying the entire supply chain of hemp in the U.S. to better understand where hemp can replace traditional materials. While the hemp market in the United States continues to grow, there is still a disconnect between the farmers growing the hemp and the manufacturers who can make use out of it. This is an amazing story of the versatility and opportunity that remains largely untapped in the emerging hemp market.

    24 Patrick Flaherty – Fiber and the Future

    About Let’s Talk Hemp
    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).

    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

     

  • How Mission-Conscious Leaders Drive Educational Program at NoCo Hemp Expo

    How Mission-Conscious Leaders Drive Educational Program at NoCo Hemp Expo

    By Steven Hoffman

    Hemp is changing the world, and as sales take off for all things hemp – from full spectrum hemp extract and CBD products to foods, textiles, building materials, plastics and more – nearly 10,000 producers, investors, entrepreneurs and others will converge on March 28-30, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza DIA Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, for the 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo.

    Featured speakers for this year’s NoCo Hemp Expo include Colorado Governor and hemp advocate Jared Polis; Native American tribal leader turned hemp farmer Winona LaDuke; David Bronner, 5th generation CEO of legendary soap maker Dr. Bronner’s; renowned market researcher Dr. Michelle Barry; regenerative agriculture and soil expert Ray Archuleta; hemp expert and author Doug Fine; hemp entrepreneurs Dani Billings of Nature’s Root and Janel Ralph of Palmetto Harmony; and other leaders breaking new ground in the industrial hemp market. For a complete list of speakers, visit here and for a full program schedule, visit here.

    NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. The highly anticipated event includes a pre-conference Investors Forum on March 28, and full day events including a Business Conference on March 29 and Farm Symposium on March 30. An expanded exhibit hall is open for B2B visitors on March 29-30, and to the public on Saturday, March 30. Visit here for ticket info.

    News Briefs

     

     

    Sana Launches 100% Reclaimed Ocean Plastic Cannabis Packaging
    by PR Newswire

    CBD Industry Ponders Future After FDA Commissioner Resigns
    by Hemp Industry Daily

    Scientists Synthesize Cannabinoids Using GMO Yeast
    by CBC News

    CBD and Expo West: the Natural Industry Gets Serious
    by CBD Insider

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo: Mark Your Calendar for the Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals Under One RoofDon’t Miss Season 2 of the Let’s Talk Hemp PodcasDon’t miss Season 2 of the Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast featuring hosts Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan, where we are “Changing the Cannabis Conversation.” Listen to attorney Frank Robison discuss what the Farm Bill means, the USDA and FDA involvement moving forward, and his take on recent product seizures in Idaho and Oklahoma. #LetsTalkHemp, #The422

    About Let’s Talk Hemp
    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).

    Send Us Your Hemp News!
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

  • Despite Hemp’s Legality, Confusion Abounds

    Despite Hemp’s Legality, Confusion Abounds

    by Portland Press Herald

    Industrial hemp may now be legal to grow and sell in the United States under the 2018 Farm Bill, but there is still a lot of uncertainty out there. Despite hemp’s newly earned legal status, authorities in Oklahoma just last week seized a truckload of hemp, valued at $500,000, headed for a Colorado processing facility. After 11 separate tests confirming that the cargo is indeed hemp and not marijuana, two individuals still remain in jail and officials are now demanding the entire contents of the truck – over 17,000 pounds – be tested for THC content, reported Ganjapreneur on February 5.

    The incident, along with another in which an Oregon trucker was arrested in Idaho in late January for transporting hemp to Colorado, is becoming a test case for interstate commerce of industrial hemp. According to the Idaho Press, the federal Farm Bill forbids states from preventing the transportation of hemp, and the Colorado company that wants its seized shipment back from Idaho is citing the Farm Bill in a court filing against the state.

    In related news, health officials in the state of Maine on February 1 ordered that all edible products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, must be removed from stores, saying that the hemp-derived ingredient is not a federally approved food additive. Health inspectors began in late January informing businesses that they must remove all foods, tinctures and capsules from their shelves that contain CBD. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has determined CBD is an unapproved food additive that federal authorities do not recognize as safe. The ruling threatens to derail Maine’s fast-growing hemp industry at a time when the CBD market is poised for explosive growth, reports the Portland Press Herald.


    News Briefs

    Can CBD Reduce Medication Addiction?
    by New Hope Network

    U.S. Hemp Production Nears 80,000 Acres
    by Hemp Industry Daily/Vote Hemp

    David Bronner to Speak at NoCo6
    by NoCo Hemp Expo

    Willie Nelson Introduces Willie’s Remedy CBD Coffee
    by the Star-Telegram

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo6 – Check Out Our Rockin’ Promo VideoFrom botanicals to bioplastics, hemp is changing the world and the NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. For a rockin’ 60-second video introduction to NoCo6, visit here.

    https://coloradohempcompany.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=07510e9307f6e59e75d3be462&id=6eb084f97d&e=181a638cde” text=”Watch Here”

    About Let’s Talk Hemp
    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).Join our mailing list and get the latest inside scoop on ALL THINGS HEMP with our new Let’s Talk Hemp Weekly newsletter and updates on Season 2 of Let’s Talk Hemp and The 422 coming early 2019.

    Send Us Your Hemp News!
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

  • CBD Products Making Inroads in Mainstream Retail

    CBD Products Making Inroads in Mainstream Retail

    By Hemp Industry Daily

    CBD products have built a significant presence in natural products retail stores and also in tobacco stores and head shops – and even in yoga studios, pet shops, gyms and coffee shops – but they have a ways to go to establish a presence in mainstream grocery, drug and convenience stores, according to new research compiled by Hemp Industry Daily. How long will it take for mainstream retailers to carry CBD ultimately depends on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) providing assurances that CBD foods, drugs, supplements, cosmetics and other products are approved. That said, some mainstream retailers, including high end department store chain Nieman Marcus, aren’t waiting.

    For a free copy of Hemp Industry Daily’s market report in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, visit here.CBD products have built a significant presence in natural products retail stores and also in tobacco stores and head shops – and even in yoga studios, pet shops, gyms and coffee shops – but they have a ways to go to establish a presence in mainstream grocery, drug and convenience stores, according to new research compiled by Hemp Industry Daily. How long will it take for mainstream retailers to carry CBD ultimately depends on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) providing assurances that CBD foods, drugs, supplements, cosmetics and other products are approved. That said, some mainstream retailers, including high end department store chain Nieman Marcus, aren’t waiting.

    For a free copy of Hemp Industry Daily’s market report in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, visit here.


    News Briefs

    CBD Isolates vs. Extract: What Will FDA Allow?
    by FoodNavigator-USA

    New York’s Genesee Brewery Launches Hemptails
    by FIFCO USA

    Hemp’s Holy Grail: GenCanna Develops Strain with 0% THC
    by Lexington Herald

    Crop Report: U.S. Hemp Cultivation Exploded in 2018
    by Vote Hemp

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo: Mark Your Calendar for the Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals Under One Roof[he Road to NoCo6 – Check Out Our Rockin’ Promo VideoFrom botanicals to bioplastics, hemp is changing the world and the NoCo Hemp Expo is the largest gathering of hemp industry professionals under one roof. For a rockin’ 60-second video introduction to NoCo6, visit here.

    About Let’s Talk Hemp
    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).\
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

     

  • Financing Hemp: 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Adds Pre-Conference Investment Forum

    Financing Hemp: 6th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Adds Pre-Conference Investment Forum

    The hemp industry is poised for exponential growth now that this incredibly useful plant is legal to grow and sell in the U.S. for the first time in over 80 years. To address the growing needs of the U.S. hemp market, expected to reach $4 billion in sales by 2022, Colorado Hemp Company – the producer of NoCo6 – is partnering with Hemp Industry Daily to add a Pre-Conference Investment Forum on March 28. The pre-conference event is open to accredited and institutional investors along with industry CEOs and executives looking for capital investment avenues to grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.NoCoHempExpo.com.

    For NoCo6’s main conference programming, the 2019 event will feature a solid lineup of business leaders and experts in the industrial hemp market. The initial round of keynote presenters and speakers for the Investment Forum, Business Conference and Farm Symposium will be announced in early February. Topics for the full-day Let’s Talk Hemp Business Conference range from legal and banking issues to supply chain management, retail strategies and marketing and communications. Topics for the Farm Symposium include seed genetics, soil health, regenerative organic farming practices, harvesting, drying and processing, and more.

    Read more here.

    News Briefs

    Can FDA Stop Interstate Hemp Commerce?
    by NewsChannel5

    Pennsylvania Throws Doors Open for Hemp Production
    by The Morning Call

    Hemp Entrepreneurs Claim Facebook Favors Large Retailers
    by Yahoo Finance

    “Calling Out to My Nation” – Turkish Farmers Urged to Grow Hemp
    by Hemp Today

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo: Mark Your Calendar for the Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals Under One Roof[The Road to NoCo6 – Check Out Our Rockin’ Promo Video

    About Let’s Talk Hemp
    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).

    Send Us Your Hemp News!
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

  • Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner to Facebook: “Stop Hassling Hemp Businesses”

    Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner to Facebook: “Stop Hassling Hemp Businesses”

    January 10, 2019

    Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner to Facebook: “Stop Hassling Hemp Businesses”

    By Vox, Jan. 7, 2019

    Facebook and Google account for 57 percent of the U.S. digital advertising market, according to eMarketer, yet sellers of CBD and related hemp products often find themselves banned from promoting their businesses on these two dominant online advertising platforms. Moreover, some CBD and hemp extract companies are seeing their Facebook pages shut down entirely, as Facebook has been categorizing CBD and hemp businesses as “prescription pharmaceuticals, reports Vox.

    Now, the online social media giant is facing blowback for its restrictive policy when it comes to CBD and hemp businesses. In an email this week, according to Vox, Facebook admitted that its team had erroneously removed CBD and hemp pages. “We mistakenly removed Pages for hemp and CBD oil that do not violate our policies and we are currently working to restore these Pages,” a Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying.

    According to Facebook’s Pages-Specific Policies, company pages “must not promote the sale of prescription pharmaceuticals.” Pharmaceuticals are allowed to have Facebook pages, but must first obtain permission from the social media company. Facebook said it did not believe hemp or CBD companies violated any of these terms, but it did not further explain why its team had removed a number of CBD business pages.

    In related news, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles wrote a letter to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on behalf of his state’s CBD businesses whose pages were taken down. “America’s hemp farmers and businesses should be celebrated and supported – not hassled – by Facebook and other social media companies,” Quarles wrote in a letter to Zuckerberg dated January 4. “Because hemp products are legal, it is baffling to me that Facebook would attempt to interfere with hemp business owners’ efforts to advertise and communicate with the public about their products,” Quarles wrote.

    https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/1/7/18172750/cbd-hemp-business-page-facebook

    News Briefs

    FDA and CBD: Next Regulatory Moves
    by Food Dive

    “New Relaxed You” – Retailers Rock CBD Products
    by Grocery Dive

    CO Governor Polis Inaugural Programs Printed on Hemp Paper
    by Marijuana Movement

    Farm Bill: Wins, Losses for Hemp and Organic
    by New Hope Network

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo: Mark Your Calendar for the Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals Under One Roof


    asian hemp summitHemp on the Bayou

    Have a listen.
    The Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast 
    with Morris Beagle & Rick Trojan

    Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422

    Join us for a short 422 podcast featuring author and hemp expert Doug Fine on opportunities in Hawaii’s emerging hemp industry.

    About Let’s Talk Hemp

    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).

    Send Us Your Hemp News!
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com

  • Hemp Prohibition Ends in U.S.; President Signs Historic Farm Bill

    Hemp Prohibition Ends in U.S.; President Signs Historic Farm Bill

    Hemp Prohibition Ends in U.S.; President Signs Historic Farm Bill

    President Donald Trump today signed the 2018 “Agriculture Improvement Act,” known to most Americans as the Farm Bill, removing industrial hemp from the controlled substances list. The historic legislation allows farmers and producers to grow and sell industrial hemp for the first time in over 80 years.

    There was strong bipartisan support for the bill in Congress, which last week passed a sweeping $867 billion Farm Bill. President Trump was expected to sign the bill into law this week, spurred in part by pressure from farmers battered by an on-going trade war with China that has disproportionately affected U.S. producers of soy and other agricultural goods.

    For hemp producers across the U.S., the Farm Bill is nothing but historic. “The Farm Bill…both legalizes hemp as an agricultural commodity and removes it from the controlled substances list. It gives states the opportunity to be the primary overseers of hemp production. It also allows hemp researchers to apply for competitive federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and made hemp eligible for federal crop insurance. Together these features will encourage new opportunities for struggling farmers and their families, new products for use in construction, health care, and manufacturing, and new jobs in a broad range of fields,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), sponsor of the hemp provision.

    The final five-year Farm Bill sets policies and reauthorizes farm, conservation, nutrition, rural development, agricultural trade and other programs. In an interview with Fox Business News earlier today, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue welcomed the new hemp legalization. “This is an industrial-use product, medicinally as well as other products, and we look forward to developing markets for it if it’s a profitable crop. Agriculture needs new products,” he said.

    From Left: Sonny Perdue, Donald Trump, Mike Pence


    The Road to NoCo: After a hosting a successful Hawaii Hemp Conference, we hope you will join us for the upcoming  Winter Hemp Summit, Jan. 11, 2019, in Fort Collins, CO.

    News Briefs

     


    Winter Hemp Summit to Feature Town Hall Style Forum
    by Winter Hemp Summit

     


    CBD Set for Big Boost from U.S. Farm Bill
    by Rolling Stone

     


    Hemp Legalization Could Be Boon for Banks
    by American Banker (subscription required)

    Wisconsin Farm Bureau: Hemp an Amazing Chemical Factory
    by Wisconsin State Farmer

     

    Upcoming Events

    The Road to NoCo: Mark Your Calendar for the Largest Gathering of Hemp Industry Professionals Under One Roof

    Have a listen.
    The Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast 
    with Morris Beagle & Rick Trojan

    Let’s Talk Hemp & The 422

    Join us for a short 422 podcast featuring author and hemp expert Doug Fine on opportunities in Hawaii’s emerging hemp industry.

    About Let’s Talk Hemp

    Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.).

    Send Us Your Hemp News!
    Send press releases and news announcements to news@letstalkhemp.com