We take a homegrown approach to farming with our clean, all-natural growing process and are the exclusive source of everything we grow. 100% of our products are grown and processed in the State of Kentucky. We don’t use pesticides or fungicides, and our products do not contain GMOs. Our farmers cultivate a robust, sustainable crop […]
The coal industry once formed the backbone of West Virginia’s economy, but with a painful decline in coal production, King Coal’s reign is coming to an end. According to Newsweek, West Virginia has some of the highest poverty and unemployment rates in the nation. For the first time ever, CNBC ranked the Mountain State as the worst […]
Today is a promising day for the future of hemp. This morning Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took the Senate floor to introduce the Hemp Farming Act of 2018. This bill would permanently legalize hemp, removing it from the Controlled Substances Act, and establish it as an agricultural commodity. He was joined by Senator Ron […]
It’s Time to Consider the Growing Potential of Hemp Hemp, once a legal and thriving crop in the United States, was dealt a heavy blow with the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. The Act put heavy tax and licensing regulations on both hemp and marijuana crops, making hemp cultivation difficult for American farmers. The Controlled Substances […]
This morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell held a press conference at our hemp facilities in Cynthiana. Senator McConnell was joined by Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles to speak on their continued support for hemp production in Kentucky. Our CEO, Eric Wang led the press conference by saying a few words welcoming the Senator and […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a full pardon for hemp. The Kentucky Republican on Monday previewed legislation seeking to free the plant from its ties to marijuana and let it take root as a legitimate crop. Hemp — marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin — would be removed from the controlled substances list under […]
The most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill just filed a bill to radically change federal laws that currently make cannabis illegal for all purposes. While new legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would not legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use, it would remove non-psychoactive cannabis varieties known as hemp from the Controlled […]
Kentucky is one of the nation’s top hemp producers. Here are some things you should know about it.Jeff Faughender/Louisville Courier Journal To some it seems taboo. But a nationally renowned pain doctor says a four-letter word can ease aches and anxiety without the risk of addiction: H-E-M-P. “It’s gonna be the next big thing,” said Dr. James Patrick Murphy, a former president […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — (7/24/2018) – Federal and state legislation passed in 2014 says hemp can be grown and marketed in states with pilot programs. Four years later, growers in the state are seeing big profits from extracting something found in the plant and turning it into a highly sought offer oil that some claim holds […]
CYNTHIANA, Ky. — Ananda Hemp, the first facility in the United States to process industrial hemp, opened its doors for an inside perspective on Sept. 28. The tour included a look at its harvesting practices as well as its oil lab and the future of the company. Created in 2014, Ananda was the first legal […]
