The budding hemp industry

the WATCH
Sinning said the CDA is working toward creating a certified seed program, which would use a small quantity of seed, reproduced within the state of Colorado. Once the seed proves it performs consistently below 0.3 percent THC, it will be placed in either the certified program or the seed increase program, which maintains the purity of the strain as well as approved seed standards on a national level.
http://www.thewatchmedia.com/the-budding-hemp-industry/

Potential for industrial hemp development

Williamsondailynews
According to both national and state pioneers, West Virginia may be on the cusp of developing a new industry that will help position the central Appalachian state as a national leader in developing this emerging sector. Supported by numerous cosponsors in Washington, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act is setting the national stage for opening up this emerging industry’s potential within the global arena.
http://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/news/151923472/Potential-for-industrial-hemp-development

Hemp Has Friends in High Places

Honolulu Civil Beat

Imported hemp products — there’s no other way to get them in the United States — represented a $580 million market in 2013 “with double-digit annual growth,” according to Eric Steenstra, executive director of the Hemp Industry Association.

Politico says hemp is already legal to produce in at least 30 countries, including the one immediately to our north.

http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/02/hemp-has-friends-in-high-places/ 

47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act

IVN
“With bi-partisan support in the Senate and House, we are eager to see 2015 be the year Congress finally passes comprehensive legislation to legalize industrial hemp farming,” said Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp. “Historic progress has been made on the issue this past year, as farmers in Vermont, Colorado and Kentucky planted hemp in 2014 thanks to Sec. 7606 of the Farm Bill, which allowed states that have legalized the crop to grow research and pilot hemp crops.”
http://ivn.us/2015/01/22/47-u-s-representatives-co-sponsor-bipartisan-industrial-hemp-farming-act/

Cannabis And Hemp: America’s Next Great Industry?

Wall Street Cheat Sheet
“The crop right now is sellable,” Colorado hemp farmer Jim Denny told NPR reporters earlier this year. “I’ve already had people contact me on my website saying, ‘We know you’re growing stuff and we want to buy it from you already.’ And we haven’t even put it in the ground.”

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/business/calculating-the-enormous-potential-of-the-hemp-industry-2.html/?a=viewall

What Does Marijuana Memo Mean for Hemp Production and Traditional Uses?

Indian Country
Advocates for hemp production are hoping a memo released this month by the federal Justice Department opens the door for legalization of hemp. The memo, originally dated October 28 and distributed to all U.S. Attorneys offices, says sovereign Indian nations can choose to grow or sell marijuana on tribal lands without fear of federal harassment.

“If the federal government is going to allow states to regulate cultivation of marijuana, they’re also saying they don’t have a problem with hemp,” said Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp, a national non-profit organization advocating for a free market of industrial hemp.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/12/18/what-does-marijuana-memo-mean-hemp-production-and-traditional-uses-158336