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Morris Beegle

The War on Europe’s Legal Hemp Industry
The War on Europe’s Legal Hemp Industry Article

The War on Europe’s Legal Hemp Industry

In April 2025, the Italian government used emergency constitutional powers to bypass parliament and reclassify non-intoxicating hemp as a narcotic, regardless of THC content, following multiple failed attempts to decimate the industry. When this law was put into effect in June of the same year, following no parliamentary debate and no transition period, a sector worth hundreds of millions of euros…
Morris Beegle
May 1, 2026
Industrial Hemp Construction: Building a Greener Future
Industrial Hemp Construction: Building a Greener Future Article

Industrial Hemp Construction: Building a Greener Future

The potential of industrial hemp construction to revolutionize the building industry and significantly reduce carbon emissions is gaining serious traction, with thousands of new homes now being built using plant-based materials. This resurgence highlights hemp’s historical importance and its modern-day capabilities as a sustainable building solution, as recently reported by BBC News. Once a staple crop in Britain, industrial hemp was unfortunately made illegal in…
Morris Beegle
May 1, 2026
The Billion Hemp Industry Is Facing a Burnout—Here’s How Founders Are Pivoting
The $28 Billion Hemp Industry Is Facing a Burnout—Here’s How Founders Are Pivoting Article

The $28 Billion Hemp Industry Is Facing a Burnout—Here’s How Founders Are Pivoting

Puff, puff, marijuana reclassification…might pass. As a looming federal hemp ban clouds the broader cannabis landscape, President Trump’s acting attorney general signed an order last week to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana, a move that could clear some of the legal haze surrounding cannabis and hemp businesses.
Morris Beegle
May 1, 2026
How a ‘black market CSA’ became a 10-acre regenerative farm building food security in Eastern California
How a ‘black market CSA’ became a 10-acre regenerative farm building food security in Eastern California Article

How a ‘black market CSA’ became a 10-acre regenerative farm building food security in Eastern California

Inyo County, California, seems an unlikely place to find a thriving regenerative agriculture operation. Situated between the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the Nevada state line, it’s a remote, high-desert region prone to extreme temperature swings and high winds. Soil fertility is often a battle. Water access is an all-out war thanks to the Los Angeles Department of Water and…
Morris Beegle
April 30, 2026
US House Passes 2026 Farm Bill; Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban Remains
US House Passes 2026 Farm Bill; Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban Remains News

US House Passes 2026 Farm Bill; Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban Remains

Those banking on the 2026 Farm Bill to change the course of federal policy surrounding intoxicating hemp products must now take their concerns to the Senate. The U.S. House voted, 224-200, on April 30 to pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (the 2026 Farm Bill), legislation that regularly addresses the nation’s agriculture and food policies by, in part,…
Morris Beegle
April 30, 2026
Cannabis was a core crop in Ancient China alongside rice and wheat, new evidence reveals
Cannabis was a core crop in Ancient China alongside rice and wheat, new evidence reveals Article

Cannabis was a core crop in Ancient China alongside rice and wheat, new evidence reveals

Cannabis was a core crop in ancient China, ranking alongside rice, millet, barley and soybean as one of the “five grains” fundamental to the development of early agricultural societies, according to new archaeological research. A study of two late Neolithic sites in Shandong, northern China, found that cannabis was “systematically integrated” into daily life between 4,500 and 3,400 years ago,…
Morris Beegle
April 30, 2026
Multiple Laws, One Plant: Washington Is Still Talking in Circles on Cannabis
Multiple Laws, One Plant: Washington Is Still Talking in Circles on Cannabis Article

Multiple Laws, One Plant: Washington Is Still Talking in Circles on Cannabis

By: RootSource Media, Federal cannabis policy is shifting, and like most things in this space, it’s happening in pieces that don’t line up. The Trump administration has moved forward with the process of shifting marijuana out of Schedule I toward Schedule III, with the DEA still working through hearings and rulemaking. That signals recognition of medical use and could ease…
Morris Beegle
April 28, 2026
This shoe is made entirely from mushroom ‘brains’
This shoe is made entirely from mushroom ‘brains’ Article

This shoe is made entirely from mushroom ‘brains’

The fashion industry is ecologically tacky, to put it mildly. Textile manufacturers guzzle around 200 million liters of water every year, while animal leather generates its own immense environmental burdens. But out of everything we wear on any given day, shoes are some of the most unsustainable accessories. As much as 95 percent of all footwear ends up in landfills, where all that rubber, plastic, and foam…
Morris Beegle
April 25, 2026