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Hemp is the word and CHAT CANNA Hosts John Reitmeier and Veronica Michael engage guests in all facets of this new industry. Research, education, marketing, planting, harvesting, implements, packaging, everyday a new subject of discussion with the pioneers of a product that once only made rope.
The Collective State Departments of Agriculture put out a Request to the Federal Government earlier today! Please raise the Acceptable limit of THC in HEMP to 1%. What happens now? AND It's back, a Car company in San Diego with a Solar Car, and a Hemp/Carbon body. 1000 mile range. CHAT CANNA for March 4, 2021
Things are A-BUZZ with the DEMS in power and a push for legal THC Products. Now with Minnesota surrounded, the pressure has come home. First stop the House Committee that forms the bill and they have said YES! But different than ND it's an UP HILL FIGHT! Biden's Pick for AG COMMISH is solid, but it's a repeat! CHAT CANNA Feb 25 2021
North Dakota, So often listed as one of the MOST CONSERVATIVE STATES in the Union has just made a big jump a couple of hours ago! Rumor is the House is more conservative than the Senate and that the GOV Said he would say YES if it got to him! Is this the Next State to say yes to Recreational Weed? CHAT CANNA for 2/23/2021
First, the NFL said STAY AWAY from anything CBD...then a few months they loosened their stance on over-the-counter meds...Today they've actually reached out to our industry saying what can you do for our players!! And Hemp Farmer from Down Under are bringing a HEMP CRETE made into Lego type blocks system to America...no more making it one batch at a time in a bucket. Great stories today on CHAT CANNA for MONDAY 2,22,2021
Had to happen the make all sorts of burial boxes, but now you can be laid to rest in Hemp Wood. Looks Nice and you did a nice thing for the ecology! And right here in Minnesota, 3M is looking at all the polymer chains in hemp and figuring out how they can make them stick together for some new GLUE...some most permanent and perhaps some that are temporary, or that can release in the presence of heat or light or another chemical. Just adding to Hemp's versatility! CHAT CANNA on hopefully the last bitter day for a while. February 15,2021
Hemp Hearts make good chicken feed, now how do we get the FDA to agree? AND ALSO in CONGRESS, the move is on to get HEMP approved for Food and Cosmetics. That will open up the markets for all producers. AND Italy has put the move on Industrial hemp for Car Parts. These and other stories today on CHAT CANNA Feb 10, 2021
BIG NEWS from SD today. By a big Margin back in November, the citizens of SD said yes to Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana, and growing it in the state. Now the governor has found a judge to say NOPE. Do you think that's right? CHAT CANNA for Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Hemp, we heard about it, we got interested, it came on so strong, and then everything just stopped dead. Now it seems that it's going to take connecting growers with collaters with raw manufacturers with finish manufacturers before we can start the big machine moving with some confidence. That story and more on today's HAVE YOU HURD: CHAT CANNA for Monday, February 8, 2021
CHAT CANNA TODAY, just released a compilation of many midwest farmers and their results of growing strain after strain of HEMP on US Soil! Check your results against your Neighbors. AND TODAY the EU wants to make Hemp Textiles a HOME in Europe rather than importing them from Asia. Come on America, let's be a leader, not a follower. These Stories and more on CHAT CANNA for Wednesday, February 3, 2021
The Biden administration usually with the Democrats more friendly both to Agricultural support and to farm programs in general...have put a full stop on any PPP or Corona Relief to Hemp Farmers. That story in Have You Hurd: CHAT CANNA Today.
The sample fairie dropped by today with samples from several Minnesota Hemp farms and we're going to take a look at them before they head to our laboratory for testing. Also, our friends from Prairie Products were here and we are going to look at some of their CBD Products. CHAT CANNA for January 28, 2021
One percent limit is always better than .3.... something good from the feds. and from 4 Billion in sales now to 16 Billion in just 4 years. Stick around, it will be worth the wait. CHAT CANNA for the coldest day of 2021. January 27.
We were so close! The FDA was ready to give us the final (well almost, pretty close to the, pretty sure it's the end) rulings on selling CBD over the counter. TO WHO, HOW MUCH, WHAT FORM, HUMAN? ANIMAL? Then here comes JOE and it's all been pulled back and we start again. AND Martha has CBD for her 4 legged friends. The feds say it isn't safe/legal...be we know Martha knows best. These stories and more on CHAT CANNA for Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Big new regulations got slide into a bill at the end of the year. Starting in March, the USPS, and Brown (UPS), and the Arrow (FedEx) says NO to shipping any thing that VAPES! And my opinion on a shift in the HEMP winds. CHAT CANNA-Have your HURD for January 25, 2021
From 1961 to today, a Change of President has always brought a feeling of anticipation, whether your candidate won or not, there was a certain crispness to the air as we wait to see what changes will be happing for citizens and business and particularly the Agricultural Community.
The Hemp Licensing Unit of your state can help you if you get some bad seed, but the push is on to buy from flashy web sites and pushy phone calls again. AND with tomorrow's Inauguration, some fast and tight hemp rules could change for the better. These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA!
Did you know that HEMP was called the FREEDOM CROP? It was worth a penny a pound over the first 100 LBS a day to a hard worker. Some strong men could make $2 extra every day and purchase their freedom from this crop. AND Clint Eastwood, Tom Sellick are fed up with CBD Marketers using falsely using them to push their products. These stories and more on MLK Day, 2021.
It made BIG news on June 19...Lanesboro MN Hemp Farmer arrested for selling Marijuana...but now the charges have been dropped! AND 3 new drinks coming from Coors...fruity but with infused CBD. These stories and more on CHAT CANNA for January 14, 2021.
Can you imagine watching the Feds destroying 500 acres of your crops? That's what a billion-dollar lawsuit is about in California. And the Acres of Hemp were down in 2020 but the predictions for the next few years are still stronger than ever! CHAT CANNA for Wednesday, January 13, 2020.
There's a cloud of Weed smoke across California and yet the state is introducing legislation to bank Smokable Hemp...what's going on with that? Cheers to the first major industrial size plant to start removing the outsides of the hemp stalk and preparing it for fabric and paper, and the inside for woodlike and concrete type products! These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA.
Friend or Foe...are the US Government Agencies really helping the Hemp/CBD industry? and What's the Smokeable Story. These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA.
CHAT CANNA TODAY...The NEW Attorney General is also the Head of the DEA so who it matters to the Hemp Industry AND Single-Use Plastics Get the RUB in CANADA which can only be good for the HEMP INDUSTRY! These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA.
Could Hemp Micro Greens be the Next Big Thing? and Whip Lash Lawyers enter the CBD Market in California. These Stories and more on CHAT CANNA for January 6, Epiphany 2021.
Michigan Gov says VETS can talk CBD to their patient owners! and Pennsylvania school kids are going to start learning about the benefits of hemp as a required course. These stories and more on CHAT CANNA TODAY.
A Chinese company says they don't care about the price of CBD crude because they can extract better than anyone else. Why is the flow coming West to East? That story and more on today's CHAT CANNA!
Fondue & CBD will soon be coming together in Switzerland as their government is changing the laws starting in just 48 hours. As a NON-EU country, the Swiss make their own rules and they are going easy on HEMP! This story and more on CHAT CNNA for December 30, 2020.
Wild CBD news as we approach the end of 2020! Can you patent a process that everyone is using? One company is trying just that! AND Charlotte's Web says the feds should rule before FDA lawsuits start about labeling. Also today the EU is getting in the game of just how CBD should be labeled and what should be in the bottle. These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA!
More Companies Getting FDA Letters...Up Your Nose, Not Acceptable!. The FDA keeps telling us what we can't say, but what can we tell folks about CBD? That story and more on a BRISK 3-degree day with CHAT CANNA.
Some real HEMP Numbers are coming out about the 2020 crop. It's all about the Supply Chain! Today on CHAT CANNA we talk about the future and of course, its FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US!
Can County Commissioners decide NO HEMP all of a sudden? How would you like to live in that county? And Don't give CBD to your Race Horse, the Steed might like it, but the testers will fine you to the extreme! These stories on CHAT CANNA today!
First Round of FINES for making absurd claims about the mighty curative powers of CBD! More are coming. Here are the first companies that got their fingers slapped. CHAT CANNA for Christmas Week Monday.
Hemp Prices moving to the Chicago Merc, and a proposal in the senate to lift the .3 to 1%. These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA.
It's a HEMP SEED Day...Raw/Milk/Oil/Cheesy/or as a Protein Powder the inside of a HEMP SEED is basically good for a human being! Let's break it down on today's CHAT CANNA.
LEFT TURN...can you imagine? CBD as a Fruit Preservative? Or how about in your morning coffee? It's an ever expanding market, but here's a couple of surprises. These stories and more CHAT CANNA today!
Can you drive on CBD? First careful studies are out...we've got the answer today on CHAT CANNA!
NBA DROPS CANNABIS TESTING - The big story today on CHAT CANNA, along with the use of Liquid Nitrogen from Field to Package and Oregon Pulling out of of the USDA Hemp Plan for another year. That the Chatter in the Hemp world today on CHAT CANNA!
It's Real, Call it HEMP WOOD, HEMP PLASTIC, HEMP FIBER, but today you can see it go from green plant a chair you can sit on. That story and more HEMP TALK on CHAT CANNA today!
House of Representatives says YES! Not a Go yet but another step for HEMP in Banking and doing business. And with the EU saying Hemp is not a Drug, now they must look at it in Food Products. These stories and more HEMP TALK on CHAT CANNA today.
December 3 but feels like October! Whole Foods CEO says Dosing must be established if CBD is to become accepted as a legit consumer buyable and the US Department of Health is asking for studies showing that CBD really relieves pain. This Hemp News and more on CHAT CANNA today.
IT's the BIG DAY...Now HEMP FARMERS can insure their crops through the USDA, just like corn or beans or wheat! Here's the master page to start your Journey. Hemp News on CHAT CANNA!
Stories that affect our Hemp Industry in the USA... Malawi in SE Africa is loosing the chains on hemp because of falling tobacco prices, Sheriffs in NY Wrongly destroy a hemp field, and China is COMING ON STRONG. We welcome December with these Stories on CHAT CANNA today.
Biden climate plan might be good for hemp & Dissolvable Hemp/CBD hits the market. News for the last day of November 2020 on CHAT CANNA.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING IOWA has finished their first year in Hemp... the Ups and Downs. CHAT CANNA for the last day before we celebrate an unusual Thanksgiving.
EXTEND YOUR LIFE WITH CBD??? and Israel is using CRISPER to gene edit Cannabis to make it mildew resistant! These stories and more on todays CHAT CANNA!
Should the FDA Regulate Hemp/CBD products more than other supplements? Should there be separate warnings for pregnant women...or women in general? They are deciding that right now. This topic and more today on CHAT CANNA.
CBD Better than Pepsodent? Hemp and Oral health Info Today. BIG NEWS out of the EU about CBD's Narcotic classification, and another US Chain Launches it's own (US SOURCED) Line of CBD Products. These stories and more on today's CHAT CANNA!
2020 Licenses are way down in New Mexico, and Why is the Supply Chain different for Hemp and CBD Products. CHAT CANNA Discussions for a frosty November Day.
2020 Licenses are way down in New Mexico, and Why is the Supply Chain different for Hemp and CBD Products. CHAT CANNA Discussions for a frosty November Day.
Tough times right now, but a big study is out showing 20% of Americans are reaching for HEMP/CBD products for relieve during these days. CHAT CANNA news for this November Day.
Shauna Reitmeier, MSW, LGSW is the CEO of the North West Mental Health Center in Crookston Minnesota and Joins CHAT CANNA today to talk about the stresses of farming that have increased in these modern times...and why agriculture folks seem to be the last to seek out help.
Genetic Test that Predicts THC/CBD? And a Major Retailer rolls out Hemp Skin Product Line. Today on CHAT CANNA.
A collection of hemp facts that will surprise you... What crop in the USA uses 50% of the pesticides and herbicides? You'll be surprised. CHAT CANNA for a brisk November day!
The Regional Surprise last Tuesday was South Dakota voting YES overwhelmingly to legalize Medical Marijuana AND Adult Recreational USE. NO STATE has ever done both at the same time. How did this happen? They are our neighbor. Have You Hurd brings more news. What might that mean for the Hemp industry in South Dakota?
Lots to talk about today...Pushback from the Department of AG in Costa Rica, Bahamas moving forward, and just what are these TERPINES everyone is talking about? CHAT CANNA on this beautiful November day.
More countries coming on line with hemp. Stay up to date with the world view with CHAT CANNA.
Doug Goehring ND Agriculture Commissioner is scheduled to be our guest today if we can bring the Technology together! TIME CHANGE 10:30A M.
ITALY REVERSES ITSELF ON HEMP... One would think that the Hemp industry is a quiet back ground to the major commodities of the world, but it seems to carry center stage news day after day.
Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier talk to first year Hemp Grower Jeremy Mohr about the ups and downs and lessons learned as he enters the new industry.
Plastic Hemp? How does that work? Join the CHAT CANNA Hosts to better understand how we can mold Hemp fiber into anything.
It's a DEEP FREEZE across the USA today, but warmer weather is coming. Hemp is the word with hosts John Reitmeier and Veronica Michael engage on the newest crop in America...yet the oldest.
WATCH OUT, Argentina could be online by New Years! Our news for today in the world of Hemp and Hemp Products on CHAT CANNA!
Italy says all CBD is Narcotic and wipes out industry! Rest of Europe put on notice. Big news for the Continent...Today's Have You Hurd.
SBA says USDA is stifling hemp production, Calls for change! Join John Reitmeier with Monday's top Hemp News Story.
Dave Ladd from the Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association joins us for a discussion about the states hemp business and what the future holds.
Sugar Beets & HEMP?? Can you believe they can share a harvester? That's today's Have You HURD!
Hemp, sounds like rope to me, but so many uses. Today we talk about Hemp Hearts, the inside of the hemp seed, and how you can start using it in recipes.
An around the world look at some Hemp Countries and who's doing what...
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ECO GARDEN SUPPLY Owner Pat Seitz joins CHAT CANNA hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael and we talk about zeroing in on maximizing plant growth and bud structure on Hemp plants.
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Federal Regulations on HEMP delayed as States request more time and clarification.
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Margaret Wiatrowski, Minnesota Industrial Hemp Program Coordinator, is our guest! She is the pivot person for everything HEMP in Minnesota and we'll cover the start the changes, and the future for farmers in the Land of 10,000 Lakes!
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Most Pharmaceuticals started out as some kind of a plant and are no made in a laboratory, but it seems making cannabinoids synthetically this quick is too quick!
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Hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael talk Hemp in the Red River Valley.
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Nestle has entered the game of CBD... what signal has that sent?
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Join Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier as we discuss fall hemp harvest and processing!
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Companies are Suing the DEA over their latest statements about how the .3% THC requirement is going to be enforced. Join us Monday Morning for Details.
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Pioneer Hemp Farmer CHRIS ADAMS talks about the starting efforts of this new industry today.
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Red River Valley Hemp Pioneer Chris Adams was live on the US Hemp Growers Association Page yesterday. A great primer in harvesting industrial hemp in the field with full sized combine equipment. Well worth watching no matter what you are raising!
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Join Minnesota HEMP MAZE operator Ted Galaty from Willow's Keep Farm in SE Minnesota as CHAT CANNA Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier explore even another use for this versatile crop!
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We don't usually talk about the THC side of the Cannabis industry but there is some news worth considering this morning filed with the Supreme Court.
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Ryan Buetow, from the Dickinson Research Extension Center, joins Hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael for Thursday's CHAT CANNA program.
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52 in NW MN this morning with a high of 57, but the West Coast Fires raised the temps to high for any HEMP to survive.
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John CHAT CANNA Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier as they welcome Keith Knudson from Dakota College at Bottineau ND.
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Today's Have you Hurd covers Hemp as a new element in throw away packaging.
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The CHAT CANNA Hosts Review the summer and talk about harvest as FROST is predicted across the northern tier tonight.
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Emilio Marcovici from the testing company Gemmacert joins our team of CHAT CANNA Hosts for an in depth look at pre-harvest Hemp Testing.
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A Check in with new Hemp Farmer Lance in Minot ND
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Veronica Michael, John Reitmeier & AJ from Wyoming talk all the latest HEMP NEWS along with Guests that bring interesting perspective to this exciting new Crop. When will you be wearing Hemp Jeans or having a Dashboard in your Car made from Hemp?
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Veronica Michael, John Reitmeier & AJ from Wyoming talk all the latest HEMP NEWS along with Guests that bring interesting perspective to this exciting new Crop. When will you be wearing Hemp Jeans or having a Dashboard in your Car made from Hemp?
Our first Monday Program. Join Hosts John Reitmeier & A.J. from Wyoming as we discuss Hemp News in the MidWest.
Join Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier as they welcome AJ Hakala, formulation engineer from BODY ARMOR PRODUCTS LLC in Glenrock WY.
John Hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael as they engage three Hemp Farmers from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean and get an update on the 2020 HEMP CROP!
The Building Industry is Evolving fast, Join CHAT CANNA Hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael as they question Matt Marino from Homeland Hempcrete about this exciting new building material. Will you grow your next house?
Join Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier as they welcome Lauryn Lesley, from the North Dakota Hemp Association.
Today Hosts John Reitmeier & Veronica Michael Quiz guest David Ripplinger from NDSU Extension about Hemp and all things Red River Valley on Chat Canna
Hosts Veronica Michael & John Reitmeier welcome Harold Stanislawski from AURI, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute in Crookston, to talk about HEMP as it blooms in the Midwest!
What a fun show, and yet so much information! Riley is in his 2nd year of raising hemp, and what a contrast. From Hand Planting seedlings in year one, to machine planting in year two. And so much learning about water, and weather, and taking care of his new crop. From Plumber to Hemp farmer, he tells a great story of change and education.
What an exciting day! A long time in discussion, but there's always got to be that opening curtain. Hosts John Reitmeier from CannaRHx in Fisher Minnesota and Veronica Michael from Prairie Products in Fargo welcome their first guest and jumped right in talking about HEMP and how important regular testing is. And in the broader picture, how HEMP products are going to make a big change in so many areas of people lives as the years go by.