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Newsletter – October 24, 2019
Entrepreneur Morris Beegle may be better known as the producer of the world’s largest hemp-centric conference and trade show, NoCo Hemp Expo, held each year in Denver, but with his new company, Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars, he’s combining two passions. In addition to leading the NoCo show and a number of other hemp-related activities over the past several years, Morris spent 25 years as a producer and promoter in the music business. Now, with the launch of Silver Mountain hand crafted, hemp composite electric guitars and ukuleles made in classic styles for working musicians, he has come full circle.
Hemp has thousands of uses including paper, textiles, building materials, food, cosmetics, animal feed and more. But one application that might not immediately come to mind is the use of hemp in making musical instruments. Beegle is among a group of early innovators seeking to change that with the launch of Silver Mountain’s website, his flagship hemp guitars made in classic styles inspired from the ‘50s and ‘60s, high performance, hemp-derived speaker cabinets and cones, and related products.
Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars represents a new direction in sustainability by making use of hemp composite materials in musical instrument manufacturing, helping to reduce reliance on endangered wood species often used to make instruments.
News Briefs
Hemp Road Trip Crosses Country on Way to HIACON
by The Courier-Tribune
World Cup Women’s U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Launches CBD Brand
by Mendi
Hemp Regs Coming Within Weeks, Top USDA Official Says
by Pro Farmer
Organic Consumers Group Launches Campaign for Organic Cannabis
by Organic Consumers Association
Headline News
Famed Rolling Stone Photographer Annie Leibovitz Shoots Winona LaDuke’s Hemp Farm
by Annie Leibovitz
U.S. Retail Sales of CBD May Increase 133% in 2019; Surpass $10 Billion by 2024
by Hemp Industry Daily
Google Searches for “CBD” Increase 160% in 2018
by USA Today
Motley Fool Tracks CBD Stocks
by Motley Fool
For Young Farmers, Hemp is a “Gateway Crop”
by Civil Eats
Hemp Farmers and Processors Work Out Kinks During First Legal Harvest in 80+ Years
by Michigan Public Radio
Senate Minority Leader Schumer Presses FDA to Regulate Budding CBD Industry
by the Times Union
FDA, FTC Send Joint Warning Letter to FL Company Over CBD Health Claims
by FDA
Hemp Delivery Driver Arrested in SD this Summer Indicted on Drug Charges
by ABC News KSFY Sioux Falls, SD
R&D, Investment Needed Before Widespread Adoption of Hemp Plastics, Building Materials
by Politifact Florida
How Hemp Fiber is Produced
by HempGazette
Patagonia’s Hemp Workwear Durable, Comfortable Right Out of the Box
by Patagonia
CBD/Hemp Cigarettes Present Vapers with Alternative
by Fox Business News
Philadelphia Inquirer Profiles CBD
by Philadelphia Inquirer
GenCanna Facing Expansion Challenges from Contractors, Farmers
by HempToday
Leading Processor GenCanna Addresses Expansion Rumors Head On
by GenCanna
Former Seahawks Linebacker Lofa Tatupu Launches CBD Brand
by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
USA Triathlon First U.S. National Sports Governing Body to Form CBD Partnership
by USA Triathlon
Governor Tony Evers Declares First Wisconsin Hemp Day, Oct. 18, 2019
by the Office of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
Indiana-based Hemp Processor Announces Expansion
by Indiana Business
Georgia’s First Legal Hemp Crop Shows Promise
by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Indiana Farmers Harvest Historic Hemp Crop, Hoping for a New Growth Industry
by the Northwest Indiana Times
Virginia Hemp Growers Facing Rash of Crop Thefts
by American Farm Publications
Has Vermont’s Hemp Bubble Popped?
by Seven Days Vermont
International News
Japan Today Publishes Guide to CBD Oil
by Japan Today
China Hemp Association Hosts Annual Industry Summit, Nov. 23-24, 2019
by Cannabis Law Report
As Regulatory Framework Advances, Latin America Poised to Become Leader in Hemp
by HempToday
USDA Outlines Guidelines on Import of Hemp Plants, Seeds from Other Countries
by Marijuana Moment
Upcoming Events
Inaugural U.S. Hemp Building Summit Sets Foundation, Oct. 24-25, 2019
by U.S. Hemp Building Association
Hemp Industries Association Hosts 2019 HIACon Event in Charlotte, NC, Nov. 1-4, 2019
by HIA
Winter Hemp Summit, Jan. 16, 2019, Boulder, CO
by Colorado Hemp Company
Texas Hemp Convention, Presented by Kush.com, Jan. 28-30, 2020
by Texas Hemp Convention
NoCo Hemp Expo Expands 2020 Show at National Western Complex in Denver, March 26-28, 2020
by NoCo Hemp Expo
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An Interview with Lorena Beltran – Cannabis in Mexico
Join Morris Beegle and Rick Trojan for a brand new episode of the Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast, Featuring Lorena Beltran. In this episode, Lorena Beltran joins us to talk about everything cannabis-related happening south of the border. You’ll hear how the legalization of cannabis in the USA has changed the lives of cannabis farmers in Mexico, how the USA and Mexico differ in their approaches to hemp regulation, and why Mexico will be one of the leading producers of industrial hemp.
About Let’s Talk Hemp
Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company (a division of We Are For Better Alternatives) focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.). Colorado Hemp Company also is the Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo and Southern Hemp Expo, the nation’s leading hemp conferences and expositions.
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