The Bear Attack That Made Me a Hemp Farmer By Doug Fine, Independent Hemp Farmer and Goat Herder
Excerpted from Doug Fine’s sixth book, American Hemp Farmer, along with the author’s reflections on America’s hemp producers, rural communities, climate change, and the five-year process behind writing his new book.
Six years ago, a bear fleeing a wildfire in our New Mexico backyard killed nearly all of my family’s goats in front of our eyes. It wasn’t the bear’s fault; he was a climate refugee. It was June 2013, and drought had weakened the ponderosa pines and Douglas fir surrounding our remote Funky Butte Ranch. Beetles took advantage, and all of southern New Mexico was a tinderbox. Ho hum, just another climate event that until recently would have been called a “millennial” fire.
News Briefs

Carlos Santana Partners to Launch Cannabis, CBD Products
By Billboard Magazine

Rihanna’s Dress Designer Incorporates Hemp into Fashion
By Cherwell

Texas A&M University Develops Hand-held Scanner to Tell Hemp from Marijuana
By CBS KBTX-TV

Vitamin Shoppe to Expand CBD Products in 750+ Stores
By New Hope Network
Headline News
China Must Import More Hemp Under New Trade Deal
By Marijuana Moment
2020 Expert Cannabis Predictions: Legalization, Lifestyle, Big Business and More
By Magnetic Magazine
Bipartisan Bill Would Allow CBD to Be Marketed as a Dietary Supplement
By National Law Review
Warning Letter Analysis Shows FDA Has Target on CBD, Not Hemp
By Nutra Ingredients-USA
Former DEA Chief Joins New Consumer Brands Association CBD Advisory Panel
By Hemp Industry Daily
Legislation Introduced to Legalize Hemp in Idaho
By CBS Idaho News
Hemp Producers Decry Federal Regulations at Colorado Winter Hemp Summit
By The Times-Call
Food, Beverage & Supplements
Mass Market Sales of Hemp CBD Projected to Spike in 2020
By New Hope Network
Charlotte’s Web Hosts CBD Swap Pop-up Store
By AdWeek
Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Leader to Open Lancaster County CBD Store
By Lancaster Online
Top CBD Retailer, Lucky’s Market, to Close 32 of 39 Stores
By USA Today
Austin Chronicle’s Top CBD Brand Picks for Pain
By The Austin Chronicle
Michigan State Bill Would Remove Veterinarian Gag Rule on CBD
By WOODTV NBC News, Grand Rapids, MI
Fashion, Fiber, and Construction
Fashion Designer Emily Bode Launches 100% Recycled Hemp Shoes
By Footwear News
Fashion Institute of Technology Highlights Hemp at 2020 Trends Event
By Coresight Research
Video: Builders Are Using Hemp Instead of Concrete
By Awaken
Hempitecture Makes Houses Made of Hemp
By NBC KPVI News
Farming and Agriculture
KY House Votes to Expand Testing Options for Hemp Producers
By The Lane Report
Texas Stampede: Over 200 Farmers Attend Hemp Hearing In Waco
By NBC KCEN TV
Hemp Price Drop Leaving Ohio Farmers Feeling Burned
By 89.3 WFPL News
Voluntary Registry Opens to Hemp, Helps Protect Crops, Bees, Pesticide Drift
By AgPro
International News
EU Health Agency Links Hemp Food to THC Exposure
By Hemp Industry Daily
Author to Address Hemp’s Potential for Post-Civil War Liberia
By HempToday
Italy Sets THC Limits, Testing Standards for Hemp Food
By Hemp Industry Daily