SA's first industrial hemp crops approved

The South Australian government is predicting a profitable future for the state’s industrial hemp industry following its approval of the first cultivation licenses.

Are hemp food products really good for you?

With hemp seed now able to be legally sold as food in Australia, University of Adelaide Professor of Plant Science Rachel Burton looks at the product’s nutritional value and how we might be eating it in future.

An industrial hemp field in central New York. Photo: Mary Esch / AP

Final moves underway to legalise industrial hemp in SA

Draft regulations for the growing and processing of industrial hemp in South Australia have been released today, with the State Government hoping to have the regulatory framework in place by the end of the year.

Hemp vision for Leigh Creek - but no room at the table

A group of Leigh Creek locals believes vast crops of industrial hemp could sow the seeds of the town’s economic salvation – but they’re incensed to have been snubbed by yesterday’s ministerial roundtable.