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Michigan’s Groundbreaking Hemp Research: Pioneering Pain Management Without Opioids
In Lansing, Michigan, a revolutionary shift is underway, promising a future where pain management may no longer rely on opioids, known for their addictive pitfalls. Instead, the spotlight turns to a plant with ancient roots and modern potential: Cannabis, specifically...
The Hemp Seed Craze: A Nutritional Powerhouse Taking Over the Market!
Hey there, health-conscious folks! Have you heard about the latest buzz in the food world? It's all about those tiny, mighty seeds - hemp seeds! They may be small, but trust me, they pack a serious nutritional punch that's taking the market by storm. Let's dive into...
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US Hemp Building Association
Jacob Waddell is the Interim Executive Director of the US Hemp Building Association. He has been working with the USHBA for two years. Before this challenge, he has worked for a testing lab, as a musician, as an engineer and program manager in marine and automotive...
Hemp Moving To MRA
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan with the MRA becoming the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), and parts of the industrial hemp regulation being moved from MDARD to the CRA, we have Andrew Brisbo, the Executive Director of the MRA on this week’s iHemp...
Americans for Safe Access
Because of recent regulation changes in Michigan, we have asked Americans for Safe Access to join us at this year’s Expo. The mission of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is to ensure safe and legal access to cannabis (marijuana) for therapeutic use and research. This...
The Future of Hemp Grain
Jeff is known for his ‘real life’ experience in the field as a pedigreed Hemp seed grower, and having a strong applied research background providing benchmarks in the hemp industry. Jeff has assisted in the success of producers, Industry and colleagues in the...
COVID and Cannabinoids
Annie Rouse is co-founder and COO of OP Innovates, innovative formulations and sustainable manufacturing company offering improved bioavailability through its patent-pending organic delivery system, Naturia+™. OP Innovates offers Naturia+ in bulk and private/white...
The Good Works of Hemp Harvest Works and Bish Enterprises
Andrew Bish is the Founder and CEO of Hemp Harvest Works and COO of Bish Enterprises, based out of Giltner, Nebraska. Keren Gutierrez is the Account Sales Executive for Bish Enterprises. Bish Enterprises is a third-generation harvest equipment manufacturer, founded in...
Hempcrete Workshop
What is Hempcrete? The Industrial Hemp plant offers two primary types of fiber. The outer bast fiber is the long stringy bark of the stalk. The inner hurd is mostly cellulose. That hurd can be milled to small pieces, mixed with water and lime to create hempcrete....
Hemp Innovation Challenge 2.0
The Hemp Innovation Challenge is an innovation competition designed to accelerate the best future of hemp innovation on earth and beyond by supporting hemp entrepreneurs, students, and others who are launching the world’s most disruptive hemp innovations for people,...
North Dakota’s First Hemp Testing Laboratories
Leveraging her deep industry knowledge of Federal regulations, testing operations, and software innovation, Kia Mikesh helped establish Adams Independent Testing as one of the first hemp testing laboratories in the state of North Dakota. Under her guidance, AIT has...
History of Lakeland Hemp
Dennis Dean, a fifth-generation farmer, is joined by his wife, Barb, and son, Eric, to raise cherries and hemp on their 120 acres. The original portion of the farm was homesteaded by Dennis’s great, great, great grandfather and has been passed down through each new...
Talking Hemp Products at Cannabis Law Conference
Dave Crabill will share updates on hemp products at the 6th Annual Cannabis Law Conference at Soaring Eagle Casino. Dave's role is to share information about the many hemp products being produced currently and the industries that will be impacted by hemp....