A NEW BUSINESS STARTED BY A SUBSIDIARY OF HO-CHUNK INC HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST HEMP PRODUCT, A SMOKABLE PREROLL MADE WITH CBD FLOWER.
AARON LAPOINTE, PRESIDENT OF WINNEBAGO AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRY, SAYS THE PREROLLS ARE A WRAP OF PAPER FILLED WITH PREMIUM GROUND HEMP:
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LAPOINTE SAYS MORE CONSUMERS ARE TURNING TO HEMP CBD TO RELAX AND EASE DISCOMFORT.
THE PRODUCT MADE SENSE FOR THE TRIBE TO ADD TO ITS SMOKABLE PRODUCTS LINE:
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THE NEW PRODUCT IS CALLED NIOTA (NYE-OH-TAH) AND EACH PREROLL IS HANDMADE IN WINNEBAGO.
IT’S SOLD ONLINE TO ADULTS AGE 21 AND OVER IN MOST STATES INCLUDING IOWA AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
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HO-CHUNK FARMS AND THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE WERE AMONG NEBRASKA’S FIRST HEMP PRODUCERS IN A STATE PILOT PROGRAM, AFTER THE 2018 U.S. FARM BILL LEGALIZED INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE HAS SINCE GAINED USDA APPROVAL OF ITS REGULATORY PLAN, AND IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ITS CULTIVATION LICENSING FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS AND ENTITIES.
