/tags/hemp hemp en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT /health/2023-04-21/changes-to-bill-allay-concerns-of-florida-hemp-businesses-while-keeping-a-focus-on-kids A hemp regulation bill advanced through the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee after removing a cap on THC potency levels. An advocate for hemp businesses explains why the changes are important to the industry. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT /health/2023-04-21/changes-to-bill-allay-concerns-of-florida-hemp-businesses-while-keeping-a-focus-on-kids /health/2023-04-12/florida-hemp-businesses-worry-about-bill-to-tighten-rules-including-thc-caps The proposal would put stricter rules on the distribution and retail sale of hemp extract to curb access to some of the euphoric-inducing strains of the products by minors. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health/2023-04-12/florida-hemp-businesses-worry-about-bill-to-tighten-rules-including-thc-caps Brendan Brown - WFSU /2019-10-10/with-panhandle-timber-down-agriculture-commissioner-nikki-fried-thinks-hemp-will-come-up-big Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says hemp farming in the Panhandle could bring relief from the billion and a half dollar hit to the region’s timber... Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:33:19 GMT /2019-10-10/with-panhandle-timber-down-agriculture-commissioner-nikki-fried-thinks-hemp-will-come-up-big Ryan Dailey /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2019-09-20/miami-beach-commissioners-are-trying-to-keep-people-from-smoking-pot-in-public-places Now that smoking hemp is legal across Florida, it's causing problems for local governments who want to prohibit smoking illegal marijuana. The substances… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 22:52:49 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2019-09-20/miami-beach-commissioners-are-trying-to-keep-people-from-smoking-pot-in-public-places Caitie Muñoz, Alexander Gonzalez /local-news/2019-08-23/hemp-workshop-seeks-to-cut-through-hazy-cbd-laws Leaders of the hemp industry in Florida came together in Pompano Beach Thursday, for the first stop on a statewide tour aimed at educating the community… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:21:54 GMT /local-news/2019-08-23/hemp-workshop-seeks-to-cut-through-hazy-cbd-laws Gerard Albert /2019-07-29/new-hemp-industry-buoyed-by-cbd-demand Hemp has been hyped as a lifesaver for Florida farmers, touted as a versatile crop that can be used to build houses, feed livestock and create clothing. Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:04:45 GMT /2019-07-29/new-hemp-industry-buoyed-by-cbd-demand Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /2019-07-25/did-florida-accidentally-legalize-pot-officials-clamber-for-a-solution-after-hazy-hemp-law State officials have heralded hemp as a new wonder crop. But the plant’s recent legalization is complicating efforts to prosecute marijuana-related... Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:11:10 GMT /2019-07-25/did-florida-accidentally-legalize-pot-officials-clamber-for-a-solution-after-hazy-hemp-law Shawn Mulcahy /news/2019-06-13/hemp-is-hot-and-florida-farmers-hope-to-cash-in-on-multibillion-dollar-crop South Florida consumers used to be able to buy fresh tomatoes and bell peppers at Publix that were grown at Whitworth Farms in Boynton Beach. But last… Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:48:57 GMT /news/2019-06-13/hemp-is-hot-and-florida-farmers-hope-to-cash-in-on-multibillion-dollar-crop Marcia Heroux Pounds /2019-05-28/floridas-cannabis-director-says-hemp-permits-could-be-issued-before-the-year-is-out Florida’s Director of Cannabis has only been on the newly-created job a few months, but is already helping architect the foundation for a state hemp... Tue, 28 May 2019 22:23:30 GMT /2019-05-28/floridas-cannabis-director-says-hemp-permits-could-be-issued-before-the-year-is-out Ryan Dailey /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-05-21/trulieve-in-the-sunshine-economy-medical-marijuana-and-money Kim Rivers' dad was a Jacksonville Sheriff's deputy while she was growing up. For a time, he was working with an undercover narcotics unit.Today, Rivers… Tue, 21 May 2019 23:43:30 GMT /show/the-sunshine-economy/2019-05-21/trulieve-in-the-sunshine-economy-medical-marijuana-and-money Tom Hudson, Daniel Rivero