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Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced In Congress

Posted on 17/02/2013 by Web Team |

Washington, DC: United States Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and 28 co-sponsors, including House Agriculture Committee ranking member Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), have reintroduced legislation in Congress that requires the federal…

Hemp industry poised to grow in Colorado with new legal status

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Web Team |

Passage of Amendment 64 has given life to a group of zealous enthusiasts who can barely contain their passion for the leafy green substance. No, not pot. The fanatics get…

Hemp: Could the US rekindle its love affair?

Posted on 28/11/2012 by Web Team |

Hemp, once a major US crop, has been banned for years because of its close association with cannabis. But several states now want to resume hemp farming, and two states…

Canadian hemp growing like a weed, experts ponder how to help industry blossom

Posted on 14/11/2012 by Web Team |

Canada’s small hemp industry is growing like a weed, but still faces some hurdles because of its illegal and potent cousin, marijuana. This week, farmers, scientists, health food experts, retailers…

Best clip ever from Britain’s Got Talent

Posted on 28/09/2012 by Web Team |

Brilliant clip from Britain’s Got Talent where Hemp Milk makes an appearance and wins over the judges and audience.

Latvian scientists assess cannabis as an alternative source of energy

Posted on 18/08/2012 by Web Team |

A team of scientists from Ventspils Dumas in Latvia have begun to experiment growing low-grade cannabis for fibre and other beneficial plant biomass products, which they hope will lower the…

New Bill Could Finally Legalize Hemp in the US

Posted on 10/08/2012 by Web Team |

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…

Hemp Harvesting Industry in Champagne, France

Posted on 11/04/2012 by Web Team |

Champagne, home to some of the world’s most famous wines but grapes are not the only harvest reaped from it’s rolling hills. Hemp has been grown in there for thousands…

The Modern Uses Of Hemp

Posted on 18/10/2011 by Web Team |

The hemp plant has hundreds if not thousands of uses from animal bedding to varnishes.

Russia may legalise cannabis for industrial use

Posted on 23/09/2011 by Web Team |

Russia may soon authorise the cultivation of cannabis for industrial needs, Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service said Friday. On Sep 28, the country’s State Anti-drug Committee will decide whether to…

The Growing Industrial Hemp Market – Hemp Hemp Hooray! (2002)

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Web Team |

Hemp Hemp Hooray! is a fast paced, fun educational glimpse into the potential of the world’s most useful and versatile plant, cannabis hemp, and its burgeoning renewed industrial marketplace. Discover…

Hash – The glands of the cannabis can pay for free energy to everyone

Posted on 17/07/2011 by Web Team |

The cannabis plant is the key to the revolution in reducing our energy economic costs to individuals and our environment. The bottom line in this change is all based on…

Hemp For Victory

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Web Team |

Hemp for Victory is an informational film produced to encourage farmers in The United States to grow hemp for the war effort during World War 2. The film details the…

Cannabis in food gets stamp of approval from watchdog

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Web Team |

CANNABIS ice cream, cake and beer have been cleared on health grounds by the nation’s food watchdog , despite fears the “marijuana munchies” could trigger positive drug tests. Food Standards…

Hemp Biofuels Could Smoke The Competition

Posted on 24/11/2010 by Web Team |

Could Cannabis sativa be the industrial crop that saves the biofuel industry? The debate over whether to legalize marijuana for either medicinal or recreational use is far from over, but…

Home Office urged to back down on hemp rules

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Web Team |

The National Farmers Union is urging the Home Office to ‘back down’ on the introduction of licence fees, linked to UK drugs legislation, for hemp growers The union claims licence…

How Hemp Seed Oil Can Help Your Arthritis

Posted on 30/06/2010 by Web Team | 1 Comment

Many people would dismiss arthritis as a simple and natural process of aging when in fact it is not. It is a crippling disease; slow yet debilitating. Arthritis has many…

The Pentagon and the Hemp connection

Posted on 20/06/2010 by Web Team |

WASHINGTON — Hemp needed a hero. The gangly plant, once a favorite of military ropemakers, couldn’t catch a break. Even as legalized medical marijuana has become more commonplace, the industrial…