iHemp International
The Industrial Hemp Intelligence Network
Tracking hemp policy, farming, fiber, grain, products, business opportunities, and state-level industry movement across the emerging American hemp economy.
From the field to the policy table
Built by a Hemp Grower, Advocate, and Industry Builder
Dave Crabill founded iHemp Michigan after growing hemp in 2019 and seeing firsthand how much confusion surrounds the plant. Through iHemp International, he tracks hemp policy, farming, fiber, grain, building materials, and business opportunities to help farmers, builders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers understand the full value of industrial hemp.
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Plain-English updates on hemp policy, farming, fiber, grain, building materials, and market development.
A Better Path for Hemp Policy: Regulate Intoxicants Without Punishing Farmers
The hemp industry has a real problem to solve. Intoxicating hemp products have created confusion for consumers, lawmakers, regulators, retailers, farmers, and law enforcement. Products such as THCA flower, Delta-8, Delta-10, HHC, THC-O, and other chemically converted…
Hemp-Lime Building Rules Could Help Bring Hempcrete Into the Mainstream
Hemp-lime construction, often called hempcrete, has taken an important step toward broader acceptance in the United States. The 2024 International Residential Code includes Appendix BL for hemp-lime construction, giving builders, designers, and code officials a…
Hemp Grain Deserves a Bigger Place at the Table
Hemp is often talked about as a plant for CBD, fiber, building materials, or policy debates. But one of the simplest and most practical parts of the plant is also one of the most overlooked: hemp grain. Hemp grain comes from the seed of the hemp plant. Once the outer…
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A Better Path for Hemp Policy: Regulate Intoxicants Without Punishing Farmers
The hemp industry has a real problem to solve. Intoxicating hemp products have created confusion for consumers, lawmakers, regulators, retailers, farmers, and law enforcement. Products such as THCA flower, Delta-8, Delta-10, HHC, THC-O, and other chemically converted…
Hemp-Lime Building Rules Could Help Bring Hempcrete Into the Mainstream
Hemp-lime construction, often called hempcrete, has taken an important step toward broader acceptance in the United States. The 2024 International Residential Code includes Appendix BL for hemp-lime construction, giving builders, designers, and code officials a…
Hemp Fiber, Growing the Crop, and the Biochar Opportunity
Hemp fiber is one of the most important long-term opportunities for the hemp industry. The stalk of the hemp plant can be used for bast fiber, hurd, building materials, animal bedding, mulch, paper, biocomposites, and other industrial applications. But the real story…
Hemp Grain Deserves a Bigger Place at the Table
Hemp is often talked about as a plant for CBD, fiber, building materials, or policy debates. But one of the simplest and most practical parts of the plant is also one of the most overlooked: hemp grain. Hemp grain comes from the seed of the hemp plant. Once the outer…