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Plant-based textiles are taking over summer wardrobes, here’s why
Plant-based textiles are taking over summer wardrobes, here’s why Article

Plant-based textiles are taking over summer wardrobes, here’s why

Plant-based fabrics come directly from natural fibres like organic cotton or hemp. Plant-derived materials, on the other hand, are created using agricultural byproducts. There’s a quiet shift happening in fashion, and it’s not just about silhouettes or colours this time. It’s about what clothes are made of. Plant-based fabrics, once seen as niche or traditional, are finding a strong following…
Morris Beegle
April 7, 2026
Resin-Based Applications: A Necessary Reset for How We Talk About Hemp
Resin-Based Applications: A Necessary Reset for How We Talk About Hemp Article

Resin-Based Applications: A Necessary Reset for How We Talk About Hemp

By: RootSource Media, The hemp industry has a language problem. For years, most of the conversation around hemp’s biochemical side has been reduced to a single word: cannabinoids. That shorthand may have helped early on, but it now limits how the plant is understood and how the industry presents itself. If we want to be accurate, the better term is…
Morris Beegle
April 6, 2026
Hemp’s AI Moment Is Already Here and It’s Bigger Than Cultivation
Hemp’s AI Moment Is Already Here and It’s Bigger Than Cultivation Article

Hemp’s AI Moment Is Already Here and It’s Bigger Than Cultivation

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how hemp is grown. What is less obvious and far more important is how it is beginning to reshape how the industry thinks, operates and earns trust. At the 2026 Industrial Hemp International Conference, held in Denver on March 26-27, a panel on AI and the evolution of the hemp industry made that shift clear.…
Morris Beegle
April 3, 2026
Industrial Hemp International (IHI) 2026: A Reset for a Changing Industry
Industrial Hemp International (IHI) 2026: A Reset for a Changing Industry Article

Industrial Hemp International (IHI) 2026: A Reset for a Changing Industry

By: RootSource Media, The first edition of Industrial Hemp International (IHI), held March 25–27 at the Hyatt Regency Aurora–Denver Conference Center, marked a clear shift in how this industry gathers, communicates, and moves forward. This wasn’t a large-scale expo trying to hit attendance numbers or recreate what worked 6-7 years ago. IHI was built for where the hemp industry actually…
Morris Beegle
April 1, 2026
Anti-Marijuana Groups File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Hemp CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan
Anti-Marijuana Groups File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Hemp CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan News

Anti-Marijuana Groups File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Hemp CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan

A coalition of anti-marijuana organizations is suing the Trump administration over a novel initiative set to launch this week to widen the availability of CBD and THC for certain patients by covering hemp-derived products under select federal health insurance programs. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and nine other drug prevention groups on Monday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for…
Morris Beegle
March 31, 2026
New report lays out paths to regulated, prosperous hemp cannabinoid industry
New report lays out paths to regulated, prosperous hemp cannabinoid industry Article

New report lays out paths to regulated, prosperous hemp cannabinoid industry

The American hemp industry now faces an existential challenge after Congress approved and President Trump signed into law an effective ban on hemp cannabinoids last November. Under the language of the ban, which is set to go into effect this coming November, a huge percentage of hemp products will become illegal, defined as controlled substances because of their cannabinoid content.
Morris Beegle
March 20, 2026
Hemp’s Multiplier Effect: Why One Crop Can Power Entire Rural Economies
Hemp’s Multiplier Effect: Why One Crop Can Power Entire Rural Economies Article

Hemp’s Multiplier Effect: Why One Crop Can Power Entire Rural Economies

While speaking with a friend the other day, the question came up: “With so many uses for industrial hemp, why hasn’t the industry taken off?” It’s a question I’ve heard for more than thirty years. Most people assume hemp is simply another agricultural crop. But that assumption is the problem. Hemp isn’t just a crop. Hemp is economic infrastructure. Once…
Morris Beegle
March 17, 2026