by PAHIC | Mar 19, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
This has been a downright historic week in Pennsylvania. Wednesday PA went green with the long fought for passage of SB3, the medical cannabis bill. In the flood of well-deserved media coverage the passage through the PA Senate of SB50, the Industrial Hemp Act, went...
by PAHIC | Feb 17, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
Hemp had a great news day today with two great article in the paper. First is and op-ed from our board member and hemp historian, Les Stark in the Reading Eagle. Berks County farmers have been hearing about industrial hemp for a long time now and are excited to bring...
by PAHIC | Feb 9, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
On February 27th, 2016, an all day presentation and panel discussion on industrial hemp is scheduled at the Great Hall at Cooper Union, a venue made famous when Abraham Lincoln gave his impassioned speech against allowing the advancement of slavery to the Western...
by PAHIC | Feb 1, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
The time to enact legislation that will allow our farmers to cultivate industrial hemp is right now. One might ask, “are we any closer today to passing industrial hemp legislation?” The answer is yes, we are very close. There are two bills currently waiting floor...
by PAHIC | Feb 1, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
In September of 1777, a delegation from the Continental Congress led by future president John Adams visited the hemp mill and oil mill where both hemp fiber and hempseed oil were processed in Bethlehem by the Moravians. Adams wrote about it in his diary. The year...
by PAHIC | Feb 1, 2016 | Hemp Blogs
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Visitors to PA Farm Show come to Know Hemp! Excitement builds amongst farmers and health advocates for return of crop to Pennsylvania farmland Harrisburg (January 14, 2016) – Within the excitement of the 100th Anniversary of...
