Market Evolution

Market Evolution

Historically – at least in its most recent incarnation – the hemp industry has thrived in areas with progressive hemp policy.  Colorado and Kentucky are noteworthy in the recent history of the crop, both having identified hemp as a legislative issue well before the 2014 Pilot Program debut.  Oregon

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 in 2009, allowing for the Oregon Department of Agriculture to license hemp farmers in the state.  This was well before the CBD boom, or collapsing hemp prices, when the scope of hemp was limited to hempseed and fiber. 

In the 1980’s, Southern Oregon became a notorious production region for MJ, part of the same Emerald Triangle that encompassed northern California.  This has given the region a head start in the production of premium craft flower, but in the 1980’s, or 2009 for…

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EASA releases EU SAF mandate penalty reference prices

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