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Oregon’s Hemp Industry Faces Crippling Federal and State Obstacles

Politicians reach across the aisle to give hemp farmers a hard time
Avatar photo by Kayvon Bumpus

When Congress passed a major funding bill on Nov. 12, it ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Many Americans, like federal employees and food stamp recipients, breathed out sighs of relief.  But the legislation gave hemp farmers a coughing fit that could lead to full-on lung collapse. No, it’s not because they’re smoking […]

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A Central Oregon Hemp Documentary

Local filmmaker launches Kickstarter to fund hemp-focused film
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

With so many changes happening in the hemp industry in the U.S. these days, it can be tough for even industry players to keep up. And with Central Oregon forging a solid reputation as an ideal location to grow it, there’s plenty of drama, intrigue and policy questions about hemp to cover right here in […]

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The Year in Hemp

A huge increase in production, a massive increase in sales… and more fuzzy guidance from the FDA in 2019
Josh Jardine

The year 2019 was arguably the biggest year for hemp since it was criminalized in 1937. The passage of the Farm Bill in 2018, along with the skyrocketing interest in—and availability of—CBD made from hemp has been explosive, yet uneven. Much as with cannabis, rules and regulations for hemp vary from state to state. Federal […]

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Moving CBD Along

Lawmakers urge the FDA to give clarity to CBD stakeholders
Jeremy Dickman

Hemp is an ancient plant. The Romans and Babylonians recognized its useful properties in creating rope, textiles and even pharmaceuticals. Hemp stalks helped build bridges in medieval Europe. George Washington himself grew hemp to construct sails and nets for fishing the Potomac River. That is to say, humans have had some 5,000 years to study—and […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/4/19

Tense Legislative Session Comes To End, Got Hemp-A Debate in Medical Marijuana Legislation and Farming, and the Opening of Miyagi Ramen
Tyler Anderson

The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Happy Independence Day! This week, tune in for the conclusion following a tense legislative session that finally comes to an end, Got Hemp(?) and the Opening of Miyagi Ramen—all on the July 4, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c  

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Central Oregon’s Bumper Crop May be Hemp

Jeremy Dickman

When your grandparents or neighbors in Central Oregon get riled up about a skunk smell in the air, it almost certainly isn’t the wacky tobacky variety. It may simply be hemp—also a member of the cannabis family, but a crop that doesn’t contain the mind-altering THC of marijuana. That’s because Deschutes is a boom county […]

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The State of Cannabis in Deschutes County—and Beyond

From rule changes to overproduction, there’s a lot going on in the world of weed
Chris Miller

There’s a lot going on out there in the world of cannabis, including rule changes at the county level, overproduction, the black market and hemp. So sit back, maybe even light a doob, and read on. Deschutes County Rule Changes The current Deschutes County Commission, made up of Tony DeBone, Phil Henderson and Tammy Baney, […]

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A Fat Sack… of Reader Questions

Josh Jardine

Last week we featured some past reader questions—but there are a lot more. In this week’s reader Mail Bag, we place a mailbag over the heads of readers, and beat them until they answer my questions. No, wait… I’m thinking of how the new CIA director operates. In this case, I simply answer questions from […]

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