It’s not just medical and legal marijuana states that watched the Justice Department’s announcement of its response to marijuana law reforms in the states with interest. Nine...
In 1999, with alarming prescience and an alacrity usually reserved for Delphic oracles, the U.S Air Force added hemp seed and oil products to their “forbidden list.”...
I attended the Tenth Annual Olympia Hempfest on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at beautiful Heritage Park, which sits in the shadow of the Washington State Capitol Building....
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a revised version of the highly-contested Farm Bill yesterday. Although representatives re-crafted the bill to remove provisions for food stamp funding, they left...
Thanks to Colorado Rep. Jared Polis, a hemp flag will be raised on the Nation’s Capital this Independence Day, potentially for the first time since prohibition began.
You’ve heard of concrete, well this is hempcrete. Hempcrete claims to be an excellent sustainable natural insulator made from 3 basic components: water, lime and hemp. As...
In their June edition, Sativa Magazine took an in-depth look at the effects of legalization on businesses with their article The Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization....
I’ve never been one to use fancy soaps that contain lavish ingredients, like shea butter or chamomile. I usually just buy some cheap, industrial strength soap that...
Governor John Hickenlooper has 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 is...
As my mini-series on the green rush investigated (you can read the introductory overview here), the Cannabis industry is exploding. The legal market is expected to grow...
Senator Ron Wyden has introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 3240, the Senate version of this year’s federal farm bill, that requires the federal government to respect state...
A bill that would set up provisions for growing industrial hemp in the Golden State passed the state Senate Tuesday on a unanimous vote. It now heads...
Despite its bad rep as a munchies inducing, motivation stealing recreational drug, cannabis is considered by many a sacred plant. Cannabis usage has played – and continues...
In a public ceremony at the state capitol in Denver Tuesday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) signed into law four bills that will establish a legal, regulated marijuana...
A comprehensive article in Forbes explains the history of hemp prohibition, the usefulness of the hemp plant and economic reasons for the US to legalize it. “Not...
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...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Monday introduced an amendment to the omnibus farm bill to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp, the Huffington Post reported. The move picked up support...
