Hemp Legalized in California
Governor Jerry Brown has officially signed the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (SB 566), legalizing hemp in the State of California. “We are very pleased to have the signature,” says…
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New Study Finds Hemp Insulation is Carbon Negative
A new study funded by the American Chemical Society, and published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, has found that insulation made from hemp is carbon negative, meaning that…
Lab Testing Reveals Hemp Fabric Stops the Spread of Staph Bacteria
Rampant staph infections continue to cost lives unnecessarily. One powerful weapon to fight this scourge is being successfully deployed by China’s military: industrial hemp. Staph is spread by direct contact…
Colorado: Governor Signs Law Regulating Commercial Hemp Production
Denver, CO: Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation, Senate Bill 241, into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the regulation of commercial hemp production.…
Hemp Seed Oil Associated With Improved Clinical and Immunological Parameters In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The consumption of legal hemp seed nutritional oil, in conjunction with the intake of evening primrose oils and a restricted diet high in Hot-natured foods (such as pepper) and low…
Colorado hemp grower to plant historic first U.S. crop in decades
Ryan Loflin plans to make history, becoming the nation’s first commercial-scale hemp grower in almost 60 years. In a few days, he will plant his hemp crop on a farm…
Industrial hemp bill passes Colorado Senate committee
A Colorado Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill authorizing the industrial cultivation of hemp. Hemp is a marijuana lookalike but with little or no THC, the psychoactive ingredient…
Hemp: Could the US rekindle its love affair?
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…
Best clip ever from Britain’s Got Talent
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
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…
