• 2018 Farm Bill: Hemp is Now Permanently Legal for First Time in 40 Years

    2018 Farm Bill: Hemp is Now Permanently Legal for First Time in 40 Years

    The 2018 Farm Bill Has Passed Hemp, hemp, hooray! Congress has officially passed the 2018 Farm Bill, making hemp completely and permanently federally legal for the first time in over 40 years. Earlier this year, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed including the entire language of The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 in the Senate’s version of the 2018 Farm Bill. This language included amendments...
  • Colorado Voters: What's the Deal With Hemp in Amendment X?

    Colorado Voters: What's the Deal With Hemp in Amendment X?

    We've been hearing a lot of questions about our view on Colorado's Amendment X (the official write-up of the amendment can be seen here on page 6).   This proposal on the November ballot would, if passed, amend the Colorado Constitution to remove the current definition of 'industrial hemp' and defer to the current federal definition of hemp. Bluebird strongly supports this amendment because Colorado...