What’s the difference between hemp and marijuana? They look and smell the same and come from the same genus and species of plant, cannabis. But hemp contains less than 0.3 percent THC, which gets you high, while marijuana contains up to 30 percent. What is CBD? Cannabidiol, or CBD, is derived from the cannabis plant. […]
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Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.
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Brewery-inspired CBD coffee shop open for business in Oakland
The Warehouse, at 826 Kennedy Memorial Drive, was given the green light Friday to sell coffee infused with cannabidiol made on-site.
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CBD foods sold in Maine must be made with locally grown hemp
A state law that took effect Thursday was created as a workaround to a federal ban.
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Hemp: Maine’s newest growing field
Farmers can earn tens of thousands of dollars an acre raising and processing the plant for medical products. In Maine, that’s got them planting.