Industrial Hemp in Oregon

[ion]

i think so.....i was hoping i was jumping to conclusions knowing i didnt investigate thoroughly....ion was ioff......

here's a link, if interested, to the article i read;

https://articles.*******.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/04/22/cbd-homeopathy-legal-updates.aspx

 

[Robrites]

 

[Robrites]

Marijuana growers turning to hemp as CBD extract explodes

Marijuana growers turning to hemp as CBD extract explodes

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn't come with a high.
Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more than twentyfold since 2015, making Oregon No. 2 behind Colorado among the 19 states with active hemp cultivation. The rapidly evolving market comes amid skyrocketing demand for a hemp-derived extract called cannabidiol, or CBD, seen by many as a health aid.
In its purified distilled form, CBD oil commands thousands of dollars per kilogram, and farmers can make more than $100,000 an acre growing hemp plants to produce it. That distillate can also be converted into a crystallized form or powder.
"Word on the street is everybody thinks hemp's the new gold rush," Jerrad McCord said, who grows marijuana in southern Oregon and just added 12 acres (5 hectares) of hemp. "This is a business. You've got to adapt, and you've got to be a problem-solver."
It's a problem few predicted when Oregon voters opened the door to legal marijuana four years ago.
The state's climate is perfect for growing marijuana, and growers produced bumper crops. Under state law, none can leave Oregon. That, coupled with a decision to not cap the number of licenses for growers, has created a surplus.
Oregon's inventory of marijuana is staggering for a state its size. There are nearly 1 million pounds (450,000 kilograms) of usable flower in the system, and an additional 350,000 pounds (159,000 kilograms) of marijuana extracts, edibles and tinctures.
"Usable flower" refers to the dried marijuana flower — or bud — that is most commonly associated with marijuana consumption.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates the industry, says some of the inventory of flower goes into extracts, oils and tinctures — which have increased in popularity — but the agency can't say how much. A comprehensive market study is underway.
Yet the retail price for a gram of pot has fallen about 50 percent since 2015, from $14 to $7, according to a report by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis. Growers and retailers alike have felt the sting.
"Now we're starting to look at drastic means, like destroying product. At some point, there's no more storage for it," Trey Willison said, who switched his operation from marijuana to hemp this season. "Whoever would have thought we'd get to the point of destroying pounds of marijuana?"
That stark prospect is driving more of Oregon's marijuana entrepreneurs toward hemp, a crop that already has a foothold in states like Colorado and Kentucky and a lot of buzz in the cannabis industry. In Oregon, the number of hemp licenses increased from 12 in 2015 to 353 as of last week.
Colorado and Washington were the first states to broadly legalize marijuana. Both have seen price drops for marijuana but not as significant as Oregon.
Like marijuana, the hemp plant is a cannabis plant, but it contains less than 0.3 percent of THC, the compound that gives pot its high. Growing industrial hemp is legal under federal law, and the plant can be sold for use in things like fabric, food, seed and building materials.
But the increasing focus in Oregon is the gold-colored CBD oil that has soared in popularity among cannabis connoisseurs and is rapidly going mainstream. At least 50 percent of hemp nationwide is being grown for CBD extraction, and Oregon is riding the crest of that wave, Eric Steenstra said, president of Vote Hemp, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for pro-hemp legislation.
"There are a lot of growers who already have experience growing cannabis, and when you're growing for CBD, there are a lot of the same techniques that you use for growing marijuana," he said. "Oregon is definitely a hotbed of activity around this."
CBD is popping up in everything from cosmetics to chocolate bars to bottled water to pet treats. One Los Angeles bar sells drinks containing the oil, massage therapists use creams containing CBD and juice bars offer the stuff in smoothies. Dozens of online sites sell endless iterations of CBD oils, tinctures, capsules, transdermal patches, infused chocolates and creams with no oversight.
Proponents say CBD offers a plethora of health benefits, from relieving pain to taming anxiety. Scientists caution, however, that there have been very few comprehensive clinical studies of how CBD affects humans — mostly because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration still considers cannabidiol extract off-limits, and the government requires special dispensation to study it.
Pre-clinical studies have shown promise for treatment of chronic pain, neuro-inflammation, anxiety, addiction and anti-psychotic effects in animals, mostly rodents, Ziva Cooper said, an associate professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University who focuses her research on the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next month could approve the first drug derived from CBD. It's used to treat forms of epilepsy.
Christina Sasser, co-founder of Vital Leaf, isn't waiting for government action to market CBD products in stores and online. She sells about 500 bottles of Oregon-sourced CBD oil a month and ships only to customers living in states with state-run hemp pilot programs, to better avoid the possibility of legal trouble.
"Everybody in the CBD world has recognized the risks involved, and I would say the vast majority of us really believe in the power of the plant and are willing to operate in this, sort of, gray area," she said.
Willison was selling marijuana clones to pot startups when he realized last spring he was selling way more clones than Oregon's market could support. The two-story building where he grew 200 pounds of weed a month sits nearly empty, and a greenhouse built to expand his pot business is packed with hemp plants instead.
He breeds hemp plants genetically selected for their strong CBD concentration, harvests the seeds and extracts CBD from the remaining plants that can fetch up to $13,000 per kilogram. His future looks bright again.
"The (marijuana) market is stuck within the borders of Oregon — it's locked within the state," he said, as he took a break from collecting tiny grains of pollen from his plants. "But hemp is an international commodity now."

 

[Bradley_Danks]

Next year pounds of outdoor THC weed might only sell for a hundred bucks. At least if you grow hemp you can probably get the same price and grow as much as you want and sell it in multiple States. Who's got a good source on some hemp seed breeding stock that I could start working? I'm already looking forward to Oregon CBDs CBG and CBN varieties but I don't think I'm allowed to do much work with those besides grow them myself.

 

[Robrites]

Next year pounds of outdoor THC weed might only sell for a hundred bucks. At least if you grow hemp you can probably get the same price and grow as much as you want and sell it in multiple States. Who's got a good source on some hemp seed breeding stock that I could start working? I'm already looking forward to Oregon CBDs CBG and CBN varieties but I don't think I'm allowed to do much work with those besides grow them myself.

This guy ain't even from Eastern Oregon or nothin' buy I'd start with him
https://www.icmag.com/ic/member.php?u=431467

 

[lwheidt]

Here is a flat of Lifter from Oregon CBD seeds about to be planted.
I'm growing about an acre of high cbd seeds.

I'm very excited.

 

[cryptop]

Really admire your work, socioecologist. At this point I'm more interested in growing hemp flowers as opposed to high THC varieties. Definitely going to explore either starting a farm or working for an existing one.

Best wishes for your crop lwheidt!

 

[socioecologist]

Fingers crossed, but I think the N. American seed rush for the 2018 production season is finally starting to ebb. I'm looking forward to getting some more in-depth updates posted here on some of our advancements, experiments, and just general awesomeness that the plant keeps showing us. We're in the middle of our field trial season for varieties to be released next year and trying to coordinate several large construction projects (greenhouses and lab facilities).

The best I can do for now is to share some results from our latest round of testing. The results below are from our pure CBG auto flowering line. The flowers tested were trimmed and came from the same plant. Dueling lab results from Pixis and ProVerde--Pixis is, to me, the obvious winner in the credibility department. As much as I'd like to think we have 20% CBG trimmed flowers developed already, I'm still very thankful to have (accurately) hit the 15% mark. The discrepancy between the two labs leads to a 20% markup of total CBGa in the ProVerde results and I really can't stand that.

We've learned so much in the last year about CBG inheritance, can't wait to get these out in the wider world after the 2018 Farm Bill passes and hemp is permanently 100% legal in the US.

 

[Bradley_Danks]

Thanks for putting in all your hard work. I want to buy some of the cbg seeds to try out next year. It looks real frosty in that photo! Real dank. Cant wait to grow some out. My buddy is running some of your cbd varieties this year and we are learning a lot from them. Looking forward to more awesomeness

 

[pipeline]

That's sweet! Lots people benefit from cbd oil, and its probably going to become more widely used. Glad to hear a fellow ICMAG member is working on developing better lines. What kind of things have you learned about CBD inheritance? Does smell or taste play a role in determining which plants are high CBD?

 

[Medfinder]

Going try some Hemp seed grows in socal.

i ordered 50 seeds on ebay for 1.34 free shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Bag-Medi...8d:m:mhmnB5F9kEHBSe0rOgINgJw&var=572595491105

oh..i like that description of the market i Oregon..

ROCK BOTTOM PRICES IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

 

[PDX Dopesmoker]

Fingers crossed, but I think the N. American seed rush for the 2018 production season is finally starting to ebb. I'm looking forward to getting some more in-depth updates posted here on some of our advancements, experiments, and just general awesomeness that the plant keeps showing us. We're in the middle of our field trial season for varieties to be released next year and trying to coordinate several large construction projects (greenhouses and lab facilities).

The best I can do for now is to share some results from our latest round of testing. The results below are from our pure CBG auto flowering line. The flowers tested were trimmed and came from the same plant. Dueling lab results from Pixis and ProVerde--Pixis is, to me, the obvious winner in the credibility department. As much as I'd like to think we have 20% CBG trimmed flowers developed already, I'm still very thankful to have (accurately) hit the 15% mark. The discrepancy between the two labs leads to a 20% markup of total CBGa in the ProVerde results and I really can't stand that.

We've learned so much in the last year about CBG inheritance, can't wait to get these out in the wider world after the 2018 Farm Bill passes and hemp is permanently 100% legal in the US.

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Those are impressive as hell numbers and frostily looking flower, I'm looking forward to smoking some of that weird stuff you're breeding for sure. Makes starting up a small hobby hemp farm seem more and more attractive.

 

[weedtoker]

Btw, your "Shaping Fire" appearance was... insightful, to say the least.

cheers.

 

[socioecologist]

My dad and I looking at 12 acres of day neutral plants. We're getting this plot sampled and tested for THC compliance today. Every accredited lab in the state was invited to our field this year (the first allowing 3rd party labs) so we can provide recommendations to our clients about the accuracy, professionalism, and replicability of each lab's results.

 

[Ringodoggie]

Fucking awesome dude. I am so envious. Your Father must be very proud of you.

Congratulations on achieving life's greatest goal.

 

[gorilla ganja]

Field is looking nice and healthy. Great job.

Few questions for you.
What spacing do you have in the above pic? I think I read about 2000 plants per acre on your web- site is that about right?
approx. dry yield of bud per acre?
Also about the plastic mulch. Is it a pain to deal with after the season? And how do you keep it weed free between rows? I barely see any competing weeds.

Also will your seed be available for international sales in 2019? I'm in Canada and after 20 years of 'legal" Hemp we are finally able to harvest the whole plant next year.
Unfortunately the few approved cultivars I have been able to find info on max out at about 5% CBD.

Keep on pushing the boundaries of Hemp.
Love your work

Peace GG

 

[pipeline]

Healthy looking crop there! Thanks for sharing! My friend who farms our ground said he wants to get into hemp production soon! Although that would mess up my medical herb crop. I assume the field is all female cbg/cbd cuttings?

If there's anything you need researched get a hold of Purdue Hemp. They are probably looking for things to investigate for next year's research!

purduehemp.org/

https://purduehemp.org/research/

 

[socioecologist]

GG: we are working to get export clearance outside the US; it will only be possible after the current farm bill goes through and USDA develops rules--one of our priorities though for sure. The plot pictured is on 2'x5'. We run 4'x6' on our "early" varieties that are photoperiod sensitive, but they finish in September and a bit larger than the day neutrals (on average--autos can be made HUGE with unrestricted roots). I'll have dry biomass data on this particular trial within a month or two; we have already started harvesting some for drying experiments.

Pipeline: this is all from feminized seed we made. 1 in 9000 showed hermaphroditic tendencies and were culled. This is a seedless crop.

 

[shawkmon]

wow , looking good , we have the hemp liscense and now i need some of the cbg seeds. ill update my hemp thread soon, its so sad compared to this , what a nice job so far

 

[PDX Dopesmoker]

My dad and I looking at 12 acres of day neutral plants. We're getting this plot sampled and tested for THC compliance today. Every accredited lab in the state was invited to our field this year (the first allowing 3rd party labs) so we can provide recommendations to our clients about the accuracy, professionalism, and replicability of each lab's results.

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Are you one of those families where your dad was the guy who got you started growing weed or are yall the type where there was some event a couple decades back where he was giving you hell cause he found out you were smoking drugs?