Proposed Law Threatens Industrial Hemp and Turns CBD Research Over to Big Pharma
Anna Hunt – This would likely put future CBD research in the hands of pharmaceutical companies.
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Did the Government Give Industrial Hemp a Pass to Clean Up Radiation in the State?
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times Activists have been shouting they want an end to GMO foods for more than a decade now, and Cannabis Sattiva L. supporters have been at it for even longer, so why has the US government finally given farmers the right to legally grow industrial hemp, the non-hallucinatory, sister plant of …
Is Industrial Hemp The Ultimate Energy Crop?
Thomas Prade, The Conversation Waking Times Bioenergy is currently the fastest growing source of renewable energy. Cultivating energy crops on arable land can decrease dependency on depleting fossil resources and it can mitigate climate change. But some biofuel crops have bad environmental effects: they use too much water, displace people and create more emissions than they save. This has …
Industrial Hemp Cultivation Begins in Colorado – Free at Last!
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times In a major victory for US farmers, activists, and those who advocate the many uses of industrial hemp, the first commercial crop of hemp to be cultivated in the United States in almost 6 decades was recently harvested in Colorado. Although different from the psychoactive plant cannabis, due to …
A New Amendment to the Farm Bill May Allow Industrial Hemp Research
Waking Times The new Bipartisan Polis-Massie-Blumenauer Amendment would permit America’s colleges and universities to conduct important agricultural research in states that support industrial hemp farming Many supporters of the medical marijuana and industrial hemp movements would agree that the antiquated and ineffective war on drugs is preventing us from growing a plant that aides in managing physical and …
Industrial Hemp for a Prosperous Future
Industrial hemp could mean an opportunity for the farming community to renew itself and play a role in the new economy.
It’s Time to Get Back to Industrial Hemp, and Embrace the Change That Comes With It
The propaganda about hemp needs to be dispelled. Ideas need to change; minds need to embrace the idea that yes, hemp IS a good thing. For some, change is a scary thing.
As Wood Prices Surge 400%, Hemp Homes Are Cheaper, More Efficient, and CO2 Negative
Matt Agorist – As experts see no end in sight to the skyrocketing prices, this is shining a new light on the world of industrial hemp construction materials.
Hemp Is Economically And Environmentally Sustainable
Steven Maxwell – As the world continues to reel from the economic impact of widespread lockdown, people are trying to understand what a “new normal” economy will look like.
Hemp is the New Plastic: 3 Companies That Ditched Regular Plastic for Hemp Plastic
The Mind Unleashed – Three U.S. companies have quietly embraced the use of hemp plastic into their business models, and their products have already hit the market.
Drug War-Addicted Cops Raid Hemp Farm, Bulldoze Struggling Farmer’s Million Dollar Crop
Matt Agorist – Because marijuana smells like hemp, the state is still very addicted to eradicating the plant and people who dare grow it.
Patagonia Leads the Charge on Hemp-Based Clothing
Dr. Mercola – Hemp was criminalized in the U.S. for decades, but the 2018 Farm Bill made industrial hemp legal to be cultivated, sold and transferred across state lines.
Study Suggests Hemp Batteries Are More Powerful Than Lithium and Graphene
Mandy Froelich – New research suggests hemp batteries are even more powerful than lithium and graphene.
World’s First Hemp Plane Will Be Stronger Than Steel And Run On Hemp Biofuel
Mandy Froelich – Canadian cannabis company Hempearth now creates eco-friendly planes from hemp.
Levi’s is Using Hemp in Their New Line of Sustainable Clothing
Mayukh Saha – The hemp future of hemp is finally coming into being!
Mainstream Media Finally Admits Legal Hemp is the Answer to Dependency on Big Oil
Matt Agorist – The paradigm is shifting.
Study Shows that Bees Love Hemp, Which is Wonderful News for the Environment and the World
Vic Bishop – The bees absolutely love hemp plants.
Here Comes Hemp: Congress Votes to Unleash a Billion-Dollar Industry
Phillip Smith – This is monumentally good news for the U.S. and for the world.
10 Most Common Questions About CBD and Hemp
Ellese McKenney – The hemp-derived CBD industry will grow to $450 million by 2020, but many still don’t understand CBD and hemp.
A Brief History of Cannabis and Hemp Prohibition
Sean J. Casey – Our society took a major turn for the worse with the prohibition of marijuana at the behest of the energy industry.