Newsletter – January 23, 2020

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