In a rather symbolic moment in the march to the legalization of industrial hemp, the caretakers at George Washington’s Mount Vernon farm announced in May (although it has only recently received news attention) that they have planted a small crop of industrial hemp. They are...

The last month or so has seen a dramatic series of steps which could eventually lead to the full legalization of cannabis at the US federal level. First, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to fully legalize industrial hemp, in part to help...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced a plan on Monday to introduce federal legislation to remove industrial hemp as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Citing hemp as important to Kentucky’s farming history, he voiced his most positive support to...