Murphy plans launch of Hemp Business Journal

BOULDER — Investor and entrepreneur Sean Murphy on Tuesday announced the launch of the Boulder-based Hemp Business Journal, with a plan for the first print edition to hit mailboxes in December.

The magazine, which will go live online in mid-November, will provide reporting and analysis on the industrial cannabis industry in the United States. While much of the discussion around the legalization of cannabis in Colorado and other states has centered on recreational and medicinal use, industrial cannabis — which is void of THC, the element that gets users “high” — has a wide range of uses, such as textiles, food…