<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:33:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hempindustry/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A hemp license is a property, federal judge rules in Minnesota case Published January 2, 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Minnesota hemp farmer facing felony drug charges over a 2018 crop that went hot still has the right to challenge the loss of his hemp license, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Luis Hummel, who owns 5th]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hempfarming/@jcdriven/ahemplicenseisapropertyfederaljudgerulesinminnesotacasepublishedjanuary22020-o1bxbvxgv2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hempfarming/@jcdriven/ahemplicenseisapropertyfederaljudgerulesinminnesotacasepublishedjanuary22020-o1bxbvxgv2</guid><category><![CDATA[hempfarming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jcdriven]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 02:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHdN5TN4muX9oYGJzvuwT3pNantF5XrQC6jkwKWLSaW1h1MSshWzMcNMEqmBG5f5qcyDVqvCy5tr1p8RM72y5duKeW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio are first with approved hemp rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relative hemp newcomers Louisiana, New Jersey and Ohio have leapfrogged states with more established hemp programs in winning first approval for their 2020 regulations. 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