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Farmer Bill Morgan grows hemp on an acre in Fayetteville.
Agriculture & Poultry / Education / Health Care

Growing of Hemp Proves a ‘Tough Go’

Many farmers, and wannabe farmers, in Arkansas were excited when the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 made hemp farming legal, but the early rush into hemp farming in Arkansas has proved problematic. read more >
Erin Gray owns Healing Hemp of Arkansas,  a CBD  products store in Little Rock. She emphasizes that hemp products are fully legal, and that her customers do not need a medical  marijuana card.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Government & Politics

A Woman’s Place: Cannabis Industry Promotes Female OwnershipLock Icon

Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Shoulda Known Better (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

Marijuana is one of the few growth industries we have right now. Of course, I'm referring to the new industry of legal marijuana. Weed has been a profitable enterprise for the most risk-tolerant entrepreneurs for decades. read more >
Lejen Lotspeich, chief scientific 
officer, and Jesse Trammel, chief operating officer, describe how New Age Hemp in Hot Springs is promoting hemp farming in Arkansas.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Health Care

Hot Springs CBD Maker Sells Farmers on Newly Legal CropLock Icon

New Age Hemp LLC’s leadership wants to make two things starkly clear: Grandma’s hemp-based CBD oil is legal, and it won’t make her high. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Health Care / Legal

New Age Hemp Ready for Growing CBD IndustryLock Icon

While the debut of medical marijuana sales in Arkansas has been grabbing the headlines, a separate cannabis-related industry has been taking root in the state, quite literally. read more >