Hemp-oil sales begin, despite medical-marijuana ban

The Des Moines Register
His company, Heartland Hemp, has a website from which customers can buy the oil. A local TV station did a glowing feature story in which a customer touted how the oil reduced her daughter's seizures. A legislator even keeps a vial of the stuff on his Statehouse desk.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2015/03/16/heartland-hemp-cannabidiol-oil-medical-marijuana/24875541/

Forbes: Industrial hemp might be right for Iowa farmers

The Des Moines Register

The next “big thing” for Iowa agriculture could have a home right here in Urbandale. Industrial hemp is enjoying a huge resurgence of interest on the part of industry, farmers, nutritionists and green consumers. Could it be in the mix for Iowa agriculture?

Boris Shcharansky of Heartland Hemp Company in Urbandale is lobbying in Iowa for legislation allowing Iowa farmers to get involved in an industry that has grown from a national market of $250 million in 2011, to nearly $600 million in 2013. The firm is focused on developing specialized hemp plants.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/community/2015/03/03/iowa-house-john-forbes-industrial-hemp-iowa-farmers/24131521/