All the hemp talk going on lately has gotten me into a mood to pull out an old book I picked up on eBay. “The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields” was first published in 1900. In it, James Lane Allen gives a romantic detail of the life cycle of hemp, and upon reading the first few chapters I was inspired to go out and visit the Kentucky Hemp Babies. These beautiful, useful . . . → Read More
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A bipartisan team of Kentucky officials led by Agriculture Commissioner James Comer recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DEA) asking them to clarify the federal position on growing hemp. Our team of hemp champions laid down the gauntlet, told the DEA that it’s time to act…or get out of the way. Read the Ag Dept press release here. For your reading enjoyment, here’s the entire letter, signed by Senator Rand Paul, Congressmen John Yarmuth and Thomas Massie, Ag Commisioner James Comer, and Hemp Commission Chairman Brian Furnish. Our hats are off to . . . → Read More 
Kentucky For Hemp is heading to Lexington November 26th for a meeting with Representative Andy Barr. A group of Hemp Warriors from varied political backgrounds will have an opportunity to meet with Rep Barr, and ask him to be a co-sponsor for Rep Thomas Massie’s Industrial Hemp legislation, H.R. 525. This meeting would have never happened were it not for the hard work of Fred Kirsch, Director of Hemp For America. Fred traveled to Kentucky from Colorado to gather signatures and support from residents of Lexington, in the hopes that he could somehow get those petitions and letters . . . → Read More 
Last night, Jonathan Levinshus from the Sierra Club sent an email announcing that TVA would be retiring three of their coal plants, one of which is in Kentucky. ABC News reports that environmental regulations are forcing 2 out of 3 units in Drakesboro out of business. Not only are Kentuckians going to lose their jobs when this plant closes, but we will lose yet another source of electricity in this state, with no infrastructure set up for alternative energy. We already know Kentucky doesn’t receive enough direct sunlight, nor do we have enough wind energy . . . → Read More |
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