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Hemp at Year’s End: Holding the Line, Looking Ahead to 2026
Hemp at Year’s End: Holding the Line, Looking Ahead to 2026 Article

Hemp at Year’s End: Holding the Line, Looking Ahead to 2026

By: RootSource Media Staff, As the year winds down and the holidays settle in, the hemp industry finds itself in a familiar place. Somewhere between hope and frustration. Between momentum and uncertainty. Between what this plant can do and what policy continues to get wrong. There’s no sugarcoating it. We’re closing out the year in a confused state. A looming…
Morris Beegle
December 16, 2025
Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp
Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp Article

Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp

According to builder Jeff Gagnon, a space that’s been insulated with hemp materials stays warm in winter, cool in summer, emits no toxins and is as quiet as snow. “It’s really apparent when you walk into the space – it feels similar to when there’s a fresh snowfall, that embracing quiet,” said Gagnon, a design builder at Rondout Natural Builders based in…
Morris Beegle
December 11, 2025
James Comer helped build Kentucky hemp industry. Now he wants to save it
James Comer helped build Kentucky hemp industry. Now he wants to save it Article

James Comer helped build Kentucky hemp industry. Now he wants to save it

The bill to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation's history put U.S. Rep. James Comer in a bind. Comer, a Kentucky Republican and former state agriculture commissioner who's considering running for governor in 2027, has been a strong advocate for hemp. He backed a state bill in 2013 creating a regulatory framework for hemp production in Kentucky ahead of its…
Morris Beegle
December 9, 2025
FDA, DEA May ‘Lack the Resources’ to Enforce New Federal Hemp Product Ban
FDA, DEA May ‘Lack the Resources’ to Enforce New Federal Hemp Product Ban Article

FDA, DEA May ‘Lack the Resources’ to Enforce New Federal Hemp Product Ban

The federal government’s upcoming prohibition on intoxicating hemp products may not work, according to congressional researchers who cast a shadow of doubt over enforcement mechanisms. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report Dec. 3 covering implications for federal enforcement related to Congress passing a provision in last month’s budget deal that changes the federal definition of hemp.
Morris Beegle
December 8, 2025
Rooted Resilience: How Regenerative Agriculture Is Healing People and the Planet
Rooted Resilience: How Regenerative Agriculture Is Healing People and the Planet Article

Rooted Resilience: How Regenerative Agriculture Is Healing People and the Planet

By: RootSource Media Staff, Across farms, pastures, and communities worldwide, a quiet revolution is taking root. Farmers, ranchers, and innovators are turning toward regenerative agriculture, systems designed not merely to sustain but to restore. These practices reach deep into soil, biodiversity, and human connection, revealing how caring for the land can also heal the people who tend it. What Regeneration…
Morris Beegle
December 8, 2025
Oregon among states scrambling to save hemp industry — and THC, CBD products — as ban looms
Oregon among states scrambling to save hemp industry — and THC, CBD products — as ban looms Article

Oregon among states scrambling to save hemp industry — and THC, CBD products — as ban looms

“Advocates for this language that’s in the bill will tell you this won’t affect CBD,” Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, told his colleagues during a floor discussion earlier this week. “Every expert I’ve consulted has said that is exactly wrong. That this will in fact wipe out 95 to 99% of the industry.”
Morris Beegle
December 6, 2025