Alberta Farmers Cashing in on Hemp Farms
Many Alberta farmers have taken to hemp to round out their crops and some say they're making a tidy profit.
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Capitol Hemp in D.C. Closes, After Police Raid in October Seized Smoking Devices
Adam Eidinger stands next to the wall and gives it a good, solid knock. “Hemp board,” he says. “First retail store to be built out of it. It’s held up remarkably well.” Eidinger and business partner Alan Amsterdam imported 2,000 pounds of the stuff from China while building Capitol Hemp in an Adams Morgan basementRead More
Experts Talk About Possibility of Industrializing Hemp in Kentucky
It is a controversial topic for some, but two government officials think that hemp could help the economy here in the bluegrass.
New Bill Could Finally Legalize Hemp in the US
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. The bill, if passed, would get around the DEA's refusal to differentiate hemp from marijuana and could result in American farmers being allowed to grow the industrial crop.
Ottawa Puts Up Money To Spin Hemp And Flax Into Fibre
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says Ottawa is putting money into a Saskatoon company that turns waste flax and hemp straw into high-quality fibre.
Saskatchewan Scientists Discover Key to Drug-Free Hemp
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have made a discovery about how marijuana plants create tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the active ingredient in pot that gets smokers high.
Cannabis and the War of 1812
CANNABIS CULTURE - The story of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 is deeply intertwined with the story of cannabis hemp.
For centuries, Russia was the world's largest producer of cannabis textiles. Despite Canada's growing number of cannabis farms and mills, in the early 1800's Britain's mighty navy was still mainly dependent on cannabis rope and sails made in Russia.
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Hands in Final Signatures
Oregon could well be the third state to end up with a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot after supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) said they had handed in more than 165,000 signatures by today's deadline. Marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives have already qualified for the ballot in Colorado and Washington.
10 Great Reasons to Kill Our Absurd Ban on Growing Hemp
The only people who oppose the cultivation of industrial hemp are anti-cannabis bureaucracies, politicians, drug-testing companies and U.S. law enforcement.
Third Annual ‘Hemp History Week’ Campaign is Biggest Yet
June 4-10, 2012 marked the biggest and most celebrated Hemp History Week to date. The 3rd Annual Hemp History Week featured over 800 events in cities and towns throughout all fifty states, including 100 grassroots volunteer-led events; more than 700 retail promotions; a restaurant program; and a letter writing campaign that generated over 15,000 letters and calls to U.S. Senators encouraging them to support changes to federal policy that would allow American farmers to once again grow industrial hemp.
