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Newsletter – July 30, 2020

Regenerative Ag: Healing the Planet with Hemp
The world as we know it is experiencing a time of great transformation. Climate change is now considered a major public health emergency by leading scientists around the world. The world needs a multifaceted approach to combat climate change, and one important way to do so is through radical adjustments to farming practices. According to a 2019 report from the U.N. Environment Programme, agriculture is currently the planet’s largest form of land use, occupying 40% of the earth’s surface and responsible for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions. Regenerative agriculture is a holistic system of farming principles that could change these trends. It seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem, actually “improving the resources it uses, rather than depleting them.”
Regenerative agriculture is unique in its ability to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to also capture them through carbon sequestration, which is the longterm removal of carbon from the atmosphere. When plants photosynthesize, they take in carbon dioxide from the air and transform it into carbon that the plant uses to grow. The excess carbon created during this process is then transported through the plant and into the soil, where it can feed fungi and microbes, which in turn provides more nutrients for the plant. Carbon can remain stored in the soil for thousands of years or can be released back into the atmosphere through farming practices like plowing and tilling, in which soil is mechanically dug, stirred or turned. Project Drawdown, a global research organization that identifies, reviews and analyzes the most viable solutions to climate change, ranks regenerative agriculture as one of the top actions we can take to ensure we have a planet worth living on in the future.

Cannabis/hemp advocate and entrepreneur Morris Beegle is Co-founder and President of the WAFBA (We Are For Better Alternatives) family of brands, including the NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensive hemp-centric exposition, trade-show and conference, and Let’s Talk Hemp Media. WAFBA also includes Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars, maker of hand-crafted hemp guitars, cabinets and components; the Tree Free Hemp paper and printing company, and more. Spanning education, advocacy and entertainment, Beegle engages audiences around the world through podcasts, digital and print media, radio, television and live events.
NEWS BRIEFS
Navy Bans Topical Hemp Products, Doubling Down on CBD Prohibition
By Marijuana Moment
Project CBD Launches Hemp for the Homeless Campaign
By Project CBD
Clint Eastwood Sues Companies Over False CBD Endorsements
By BBC News
Basketball Great Magic Johnson Jumps Into the CBD Court
By WWD
HEADLINE NEWS
Colorado Hemp Industry Challenges CDA’s Selection of MJ Consultancy
By CBD Today
Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Conference Video Content Archive Now Available
By Let’s Talk Hemp Media
U.S. Hemp Roundtable Urges California Lawmakers to Support Hemp
By U.S. Hemp Roundtable
New Federal Program Aims to Help Labs Achieve Accurate THC, CBD Measurements
By Hemp Grower
Democrats Reject Marijuana Legalization in Party Platform
By The Huffington Post
Texas Ban on Retail Sale, Processing and Manufacturing of Smokable Hemp Goes Into Effect August 2
By Texas Hemp Coalition
Teen Who Changed Delaware MMJ Law Launches Virginia Hemp Farm
By MMJ Daily
Tobacco Multinational Altria, Beer Maker Anheuser-Busch Among Entities Newly Lobbying for CBD
By Cannabis Wire
FOOD, BEVERAGE & SUPPLEMENTS
U.S. Hemp-derived CBD Market Projected to Grow 14% to $4.7 Billion in 2020
By Food Navigator-USA
CBD Formulation Shows Promise in Treating Dermatitis in Dogs
By Hemp Gazette
The Promise of CBG, the “Mother” Cannabinoid
By HempToday
Hemp 4 Heroes Employs Veterans in the CBD Industry
By Shepherd Express
FASHION, FIBER AND CONSTRUCTION
Can Hemp Toilet Paper Save the World?
By The Hearty Soul
“A Hemp Story” Children’s Book Teaches Kids About “Grandpa’s Hemp Farm”
By Ministry of Hemp
French Natural Gas Company to Produce Non-polluting Fuel from Hemp
By Born2Invest
Levi’s Is Forging a Sustainable Path with Hemp
By Smart Company
FARMING AND AGRICULTURE
USDA Grant Allows WVU Professor to Study ‘Hot’ Hemp Crops
By Hemp Grower
Chicago Tribune Features Husband and Wife Hemp Farmers
By The Chicago Tribune
Pur IsoLabs Owners Claim their Hemp Farm is the First of Its Kind in Texas
By KENS5 CBS News, San Antonio, TX
Louisiana’s First Industrial Hemp Crop Hit Hard by Southern Blight
By Acadia Parish Today
Researchers Request Grower Participation to Create Midwestern Hemp Database
By Hemp Grower
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Elixinol Global Decides to Keep Hemp Foods Australia After Seeing Improved Performance
By The Market Herald Australia
Uzbekistan Returns to Its Roots with Hemp Cultivation
By Eurasianet
Tasmanian Researchers Studying Hemp As Sheep Feed
By Hemp Gazette
Marketing of Hemp Products in Paraguay Could Begin this Year
By HempToday
Could Hemp Give the UK Economy a Much Needed Boost?
By Leafie
EVENTS
Penn State Extension Hemp Webinar Series: Mid-season Q&A, August 10, 2020, Noon – 1:00 pm EDT
Hemp Industry Deep Dive Virtual Global Tour, by Cannatech, Aug. 4, 2020, 12:00pm EDT
NoCo Hemp Expo – NoCo7, March 25-27, 2021, National Western Complex, Denver, CO
Southern Hemp Expo, Aug. 20-21, 2021, Nashville, TN
Read the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine
The hemp industry proves that, even in a world beset by pandemics and racial injustice, human and planetary healing can and will triumph. Read all about it in the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine, produced in conjunction with the Experience Hemp Summer Solstice Virtual Conference & Trade Show, Let’s Talk Hemp Media, and NoCo Hemp Expo, in partnership with Honeysuckle Magazine.
Featuring testimony from industry experts across diverse disciplines, Let’s Talk Hemp’s Summer Solstice edition dives into the pressing questions of the day. What is the future of hemp in a post-COVID world? What does Black representation in hemp look like, and how can we create opportunities for social equity? How can we take the next steps toward a regenerative society and integrative medicine? The answers may surprise you.
Read the Let’s Talk Hemp Summer Solstice 2020 Digital Magazine Here.

Order Your Copy of Doug Fine’s New Book, American Hemp Farmer

American Hemp Farmer, the sixth book from author Doug Fine, follows the rigors and pleasures of an entire hemp season from soil preparation and genetics acquisition through harvest and regenerative marketing. It’s immersive. It’s wildly funny. The follow up to Doug Fine’s bestselling Hemp Bound, American Hemp Farmer pulls no punches, and because it is written by an actual hemp farmer and entrepreneur, it tells you what you need to know if you want to join the hemp renaissance.
Order American Hemp Farmer Today
Subscribe to the Let’s Talk Hemp YouTube Channel
#LetsTalkHemp is the ultimate platform that focuses on “Changing the Cannabis Conversation”. We provide news, education, and information about Hemp and Cannabis to our viewers so that they can learn more about the industry and get tips and tricks on the latest technologies. Subscribe to our channel and learn about everything from legal updates, farming, production, and new products entering the Hemp & Cannabis space.

The Kannaboom Podcast
Episode 50 – Morris Beegle, Musician and Hemp Entrepreneur

We’ve known for decades that hemp is a versatile crop, useful for food, and as a textile, building material and biofuel. Yet because it’s related to cannabis, hemp has been shunned, its value denied. As we look for positive ways to recover from the pandemic, in the context of ongoing climate change, are we finally ready to realize the tremendous economic potential of hemp? We asked Morris Beegle, who has launched multiple hemp-based businesses across various industries, for his perspective.
Listen, and learn:
- How Morris made the pivot from a career in music into success as a hemp entrepreneur
- Why hemp, a regenerative, sustainable crop, is a better alternative for the environment and consumers
- How to succeed in the hemp industry, whether you want to find a job or start a company
- Why musicians have been closely tied to cannabis / hemp
- How Morris developed the first high-end hemp guitar
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.
Publisher: Morris Beegle, Elizabeth Knight
Editor: Steven Hoffman
Web Developer: Debby West
Design: Allen Haeger
Circulation: Evan Tompros
Contributor: Heather Collins
Financial Officer: Lori Buderus
Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast: Morris Beegle
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