Category: Hemp

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Hemp for victory! Hemp news and commentary.

May 6, 2015
05/06/2015
Product Review: RAW Organic Hemp Cones

Product Review: RAW Organic Hemp Cones

RAW Organic Hemp Cones are made from unbleached hemp that the company says is organically grown. After testing several packages of these, I have to say that...
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February 24, 2015
02/24/2015
Michigan Activists Prepare for Cannabis Legalization in 2016

Michigan Activists Prepare for Cannabis Legalization in 2016

Michigan legislators are trying to get their state ready for cannabis legalization in 2016. Legalization activists and advocates gathered last weekend to discuss the specifics of a...
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January 5, 2015
01/05/2015
Three Important Cannabis Milestones in 2014

Three Important Cannabis Milestones in 2014

A few cannabis-culture milestones happened during 2014.
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November 10, 2014
11/10/2014
Naked and Covered in Cannabinoids

Naked and Covered in Cannabinoids

After waking up with a terrible migraine, I decided an emergency massage was in order. Not just any massage though, one that combined the healing effects of...
By: Rae Lland
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September 17, 2014
09/17/2014
5 Differences Between Hemp and Marijuana

5 Differences Between Hemp and Marijuana

Hemp and marijuana are two popular names for the cannabis plant. The word cannabis often brings to mind images of a burning joint or a bong filling...
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August 29, 2014
08/29/2014
Illinois: Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law

Illinois: Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law

Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, House Bill 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. The new law takes effect in January. Illinois joins more than...
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August 25, 2014
08/25/2014
Hempfest 2014: A Bit More Serene, but Still All About the Green

Hempfest 2014: A Bit More Serene, but Still All About the Green

So I’ve made it through yet another “potapalooza,” Hempfest 2014 ROCKED. Hempfest was jammin’ like Marley for all 3 days. The vibe was a bit different, but...
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July 17, 2014
07/17/2014
Hemp Biofuels to Save the World

Hemp Biofuels to Save the World

Everything that humanity currently makes from oil could be made from hemp bio-oil. The best part of hemp is that it is a CO2 sponge, greedily absorbing much...
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July 1, 2014
07/01/2014
A Brief History of Hemp in Colonial America

A Brief History of Hemp in Colonial America

The Leaf Online delves into the roots of hemp in American culture such as when and where it was first grown, as well as how it was used for industrial, medicinal, religious...
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June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law

Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law

014 Democrat Gov. Dannel Malloy this week signed legislation, House Bill 5476, to study the feasibility of establishing a regulated commercial hemp industry. The measure calls on...
By: NORML
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June 20, 2014
06/20/2014
350 Pounds of Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border

350 Pounds of Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border

Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the...
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June 17, 2014
06/17/2014
Texas GOP Adds Hemp Cultivation to Platform, Votes Against Support for Medical Marijuana

Texas GOP Adds Hemp Cultivation to Platform, Votes Against Support for Medical Marijuana

The 2014 Texas GOP Convention wrapped up Saturday, June 7th, after a long week of debate and testimony concerning medical marijuana. Supporters of marijuana reform, including several...
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June 16, 2014
06/16/2014
Can Cannabis Combat Pollution?

Can Cannabis Combat Pollution?

With the boom of growing commercial cannabis in Colorado and Washington (and the illegal grows that have been happening across the country forever) cannabis has caught a...
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June 2, 2014
06/02/2014
The Sustainable Dispensary

The Sustainable Dispensary

Cannabis culture often goes hand in hand with being health conscious and environmentally friendly. Doing our part to keep the planet clean and green just seems to...
By: Rae Lland
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May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
DEA Stands Down: Allows Kentucky to Go Forward With Hemp Planting

DEA Stands Down: Allows Kentucky to Go Forward With Hemp Planting

The Drug Enforcement Agency is permitting Kentucky farmers to go forward with plans to engage in the state-sponsored cultivation of industrial hemp. According to the Associated Press, representatives...
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May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
South Carolina: Lawmakers Sign Off on Hemp Cultivation Measure

South Carolina: Lawmakers Sign Off on Hemp Cultivation Measure

014 South Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 839, reclassifying varieties of cannabis possessing minute quantities of THC as an industrial crop rather than a controlled substance. The measure...
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May 20, 2014
05/20/2014
Kentucky Sues Feds Over Confiscated Hemp Seeds

Kentucky Sues Feds Over Confiscated Hemp Seeds

Earlier this week, the Drug Enforcement Administration ordered that 250 pounds of hemp seed be seized at Louisville Airport in Kentucky. The seeds were being imported by...
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May 16, 2014
05/16/2014
DEA Playing Games with Kentucky’s Hemp Seeds; State Sues

DEA Playing Games with Kentucky’s Hemp Seeds; State Sues

After being misled by the DEA about whether it would release imported heed seed destined for the state’s hemp research projects, the state of Kentucky is now...
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May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Hemp Bound: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution by Doug Fine (2014, Chelsea Green Publishers, 145 pp., $12.16 PB Amazon) Hemp shouldn’t have anything...
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May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Building the First Public Use Hemp Building in the United States

Building the First Public Use Hemp Building in the United States

Matthew Mead and his partner Tyler Mauri are the driving force behind the implementation of the first ever public use hemp building created from hempcrete; a sustainable building...
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