Hemp farmers and their supporters are bullish about the future as they prepare to harvest their first crop under a state program that started five months ago. “Hemp can change everything if we utilize it right,” said Andrew Johnson, a licensed hemp processor and founder of Wisconsin Hemp Strategies. Gov. Scott Walker and legislators in […]
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Northern Wisconsin Tribe Reaches Settlement Over Plans To Grow Hemp For CBD Oil
A northern Wisconsin tribe has reached a settlement with Wisconsin’s attorney general over its plans to grow hemp to produce cannabidiol, or CBD oil. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit in February against state Attorney General Brad Schimel, saying he objected to the tribe’s plans for processing hemp. St. Croix tribal attorney Jeff […]
Wisconsin AG Schimel Gives Hemp Farmers OK To Produce CBD Oil
MADISON – Attorney General Brad Schimel says Wisconsin farmers who grow industrial hemp can produce CBD oil from it. Schimel’s statement on May 10 is a reversal from a Justice Department memo last month that said only doctors and pharmacies can distribute the oil and people can possess it only with a doctor’s certification. Hundreds of […]
Wisconsin’s First Hemp Store Fights Attorney General To Keep Doors Open
Wisconsin’s first hemp store is open for business, but just two weeks in, the owner is fighting to keep his doors open. Joel Peterson has been told what he’s selling is illegal despite a new state law that allows farmers to grow and sell hemp. Hemp is grown for two main reasons. First, its fibers […]
Wisconsin DOJ Warns Hemp Farmers Not To Sell Or Possess CBD Oil
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is advising law enforcement agencies and the public that a medicinal oil derived from marijuana and hemp is still illegal, despite laws passed in recent years legalizing its use in limited circumstances. The announcement caught many farmers participating in a new state-authorized hemp growing program off-guard and could cost them […]
