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The News category provides comprehensive reporting on the most significant internal updates and industry-wide announcements impacting the industrial hemp sector. This resource covers a wide range of essential topics, including state-level regulatory changes, research breakthroughs from Michigan universities, and strategic shifts within the marketplace. By offering consistent and accurate information, this category ensures that industry stakeholders remain prepared to respond to the complexities of a rapidly growing bio-economy.
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Michigan Hemp Needs Your Voice at the CRA Public Hearing on July 23
by Dave Crabill
/ July 16, 2026
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency has scheduled a second public hearing on proposed changes to Michiganโs cannabis administrative rules. This hearing is important for Michiganโs hemp farmers, processors, product manufacturers, […] ...
White House Calls for Hemp Fix: Why Michigan Businesses Need Regulation, Not Prohibition
by Dave Crabill
/ June 27, 2026
The White House has opened the door for Congress to fix one of the biggest threats facing hemp farmers, processors, CBD retailers, and consumers before it takes effect later this […] ...
These Bills would allow the Michigan Hemp Growing Program to be sent back to USDA for administration. We need both House and Senate leadership to get this Bill introduced and voted on.
Buried in the notice of unannounced inspections is language that reads like a quiet revolution. It says that a processorโhandler shall not sell or transport viable seed, leaf, or floral material to any location not listed on the license, or to any person in Michigan who is not a registered grower or a licensed processorโhandler.
For years, the federal government dodged the central question: whatโs the legal, safe, adultโuse path for hempโderived cannabinoids? Section 781 answersโbut not with a roadmap. It brings a bulldozer.
Michiganโs Proposed Cannabis & Hemp Regulations: What You Need to Know
by Dave Crabill
/ October 9, 2025
If you are an Industrial Hemp or Marijuana Grower, Processor, Retailer, or Consumer, a new wave of proposed legislation in Lansing will directly affect you.
A series of House and Senate bills introduced in October 2025 could dramatically reshape how hemp and cannabis are defined, regulated, and administered across Michigan.
A Legislative Dagger Aimed at the Heart of Michiganโs Hemp Industry
by Dave Crabill
/ July 15, 2025
A dangerous amendment to the Farm Bill, proposed by Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) and passed by the House Agriculture Committee, seeks to turn back the clock. This amendment would effectively dismantle the entire hemp-derived products industry, unraveling nearly a decade of progress and investment.
๐ฟ Standing Up for Hemp: iHemp Michigan at the CRA Public Hearing
by Dave Crabill
/ May 16, 2025
iHemp Michigan stood shoulder to shoulder with farmers, processors, and advocates at the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agencyโs (CRA) public hearing in Lansing. As proposed rules begin to shape the future of both marijuana and hemp in our state, this was a pivotal moment to ensure industrial hemp is heard โ and protected.
Hemp Feed Milestone: Opening New Markets for Michigan Farmers
by Dave Crabill
/ November 1, 2024
The hemp industry reached a significant milestone this August when Hemp Seed Meal (HSM) received tentative approval for use in laying hen feed.
MDARD to Send the Industrial Hemp Program back to USDA
by Dave Crabill
/ October 16, 2024
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) will be requesting the Industrial Hemp program for Michigan Industrial Hemp Growers be abolished and returned to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for program administration.