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The Myth of the “Hemp Ban” — And What Real Hemp Policy Should Look Like
The Myth of the “Hemp Ban” — And What Real Hemp Policy Should Look Like Article

The Myth of the “Hemp Ban” — And What Real Hemp Policy Should Look Like

By: RootSource Media Staff, Introduction The U.S. hemp industry has reached a defining moment. The language added to the recent government funding bill championed by Senator Mitch McConnell has created immediate concern across the sector. The proposed definitions and thresholds would effectively eliminate ninety to ninety five percent of the current financial hemp marketplace, including most cannabinoid-driven economic activity that…
Morris Beegle
November 18, 2025
Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry
Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry Article

Bill to end shutdown could have massive effect on Wisconsin’s hemp, THC industry

Dillon Beyer woke up Monday morning to a flurry of text messages. A co-owner of Tree Huggers Cannabis, which is based in La Crosse with locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota, Beyer and his colleagues in Wisconsin’s hemp industry were beginning to learn that, tucked into the U.S. Senate bill to reopen the federal government, was a provision that could outlaw…
Morris Beegle
November 16, 2025
Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill
Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill Article

Former NFL lineman Kyle Turley makes impassioned call to strike hemp ban from funding bill

Former NFL player Kyle Turley has long advocated for the medicinal and health benefits of marijuana – even opening his own cannabis dispensary in California five years ago. But he says the impending legislation to reopen the U.S. government contains an easily overlooked provision that could ultimately cost lives.
Morris Beegle
November 16, 2025
McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia
McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia Article

McConnell’s Hemp Ban And The Schedule III Mirage: A Lesson In Cannabis Industry Myopia

It’s rare that our Congress in Washington, D.C. moves fast. And it’s rarer still that it moves so swiftly that the cannabis industry barely has time to exhale. Yet here we are. In the closing hours of a must-pass government spending bill, language quietly and undemocratically inserted into federal legislation has fundamentally altered the legal status of hemp in the…
Morris Beegle
November 13, 2025
Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp
Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp Article

Local hemp producers stunned as deal to reopen government attacks hemp

Minnesota hemp business leaders say their industry will shutter if Congress passes a proposed deal to reopen the government. That’s because a federal ban on hemp-derived cannabinoid products has made its way into negotiations to end the federal government shutdown. The deal introduces a cap of 0.4 milligrams of THC per container for hemp products, which local hemp producers say…
Morris Beegle
November 10, 2025
Student researcher develops building materials from mycelium
Student researcher develops building materials from mycelium Article

Student researcher develops building materials from mycelium

Chanterelles, oysters, morels and more — Stamps Scholar Charlotte Kamman arrived at the UO with a taste for wild mushrooms. She parlayed her gustatory interests and passion for sustainability into a fungi-focused research project that doubled as her Clark Honors College thesis. And it may lead to publication in an academic journal.
Morris Beegle
November 6, 2025
Mycelium Leather Invites Exploration At 3DaysofDesign
Mycelium Leather Invites Exploration At 3DaysofDesign Article

Mycelium Leather Invites Exploration At 3DaysofDesign

A presentation during Copenhagen’s 3DaysofDesign showcased the versatility of a patented mycelium-derived “leather” developed by biotech company MycoWorks—and celebrated the symbiosis between groundbreaking materials and Danish design traditions. Curated by architect and creative director Marie-Louise Høstbo, the exhibition featured objects made from mycelium—the rootlike filaments of fungus—engineered at the cellular level to grow interwoven.
Morris Beegle
November 4, 2025
An Australian hemp milestone: Trial results shed light on which varieties work where
An Australian hemp milestone: Trial results shed light on which varieties work where Article

An Australian hemp milestone: Trial results shed light on which varieties work where

Australia has crossed a threshold that every emerging agricultural sector must eventually reach: it now has a national, evidence-based guide for selecting industrial hemp planting seed. With the release of a final report on the country’s Industrial Hemp Variety Trials (IHVT) by AgriFutures, Australia’s agricultural R&D and industry-development corporation, the country has completed a three-year, coordinated set of trials across…
Morris Beegle
October 31, 2025
USDA Staffing Crisis: Eroding Capacity Within the Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA Staffing Crisis: Eroding Capacity Within the Foreign Agricultural Service Article

USDA Staffing Crisis: Eroding Capacity Within the Foreign Agricultural Service

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is the branch of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for building international markets for US agricultural products and overseeing international trade negotiations. It is also the division responsible for supporting international food aid programs, producing detailed reports on international market conditions, and helping to ensure food safety for global agricultural markets. In a time…
Morris Beegle
October 28, 2025