industrial hemp

Florida Gulf Coast University offered its first class on medical cannabis, called ‘Weed: The impact of marijuana on American life’ back in the fall of…

A little over six months ago, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried was sworn into office, taking over a department of…

The Florida Legislature passed a bill during the 2019 session that will create an industrial hemp industry in the state. It is still awaiting Governor Ron…

The Florida Legislature passed a bill during the 2019 session that will create an industrial hemp industry in the state. This follows changes in federal…

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried ran on a platform of what she called 'the three W’s': weapons, water and weed. Within months of her...

Florida’s newly elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried will become the first woman to ever hold the office, and she’s the…

With the November 6 general election now less than a week away, we continue WGCU’s series of interviews with the Republican and Democratic nominees for…

While hemp has been grown as a fiber and grain crop for thousands of years, it was made illegal in the U.S. in the 1930s. But, times are changing and now…