By Reader Staff Governor Brad Little issued an executive order Nov. 19 legalizing the transportation of hemp in Idaho in order to align with federal policy, though not without a few extra requirements. A...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A bipartisan effort by state legislators is under way on behalf of truck drivers facing charges for hauling industrial hemp. Reps. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise, and Dorothy Moon, R-Stanley, delivered...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thousands of people have signed a petition to drop charges against truck drivers caught with hemp in Idaho. The petition, created on change.org by Tracy Olson of Boise, had...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It never hurts to plan for the future. For Idaho farmers, the cultivation of hemp as an agricultural crop is close to becoming a reality, especially now that Idaho...
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Controversies surrounding medicinal and recreational marijuana are as prevalent as ever. While our Boise lawmakers have shown no interest in changing the Idaho laws, our neighboring Washington is deciding...
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist What do the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ sails, and Henry Ford’s first Model T have in common? Give up? They were all made of hemp, and the Model T...
