Category: Hemp

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Hemp for victory! Hemp news and commentary.

February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Mitch McConnell Endorses Kentucky Hemp Bill

Mitch McConnell Endorses Kentucky Hemp Bill

In a Thursday statement, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the minority leader in the US Senate, endorsed pending legislation in his home state that seeks to reintroduce industrial hemp...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Cannabis Salve, Made Easy

Cannabis Salve, Made Easy

Cannabis salve is an easy to make topical application that works well for a variety of ailments.  It helps heal minor cuts, burns and scrapes.  It can...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

  Weedists: Meet Madeline Martinez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I met Madeline Martinez when I...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories

Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories

013 One of the major public policy and business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government to allow American farmers the...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Hemp Legalization Effort Gathers Steam

Hemp Legalization Effort Gathers Steam

Michael Bowman, a gregarious Colorado farmer who grows corn and wheat, has been working his contacts in Congress in an attempt to persuade lawmakers that hemp has...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Product Review: Oregon Hemp Works Soap

Product Review: Oregon Hemp Works Soap

Oregon Hemp Works (OHW) is gaining in popularity and notoriety across the West Coast.  These unique body care products can be found in local Oregon boutiques and at many summer festivals throughout...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

I had no idea that full extract cannabis oil would be a part of my easy-to-make repertoire, but here it is!  I got the recipe from a...
By: Anna Diaz
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
11th Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards Winners

11th Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards Winners

The 11th annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), held at the World Famous Cannabis Café in Portland, brought together medical cannabis growers, patients and caregivers from all...
By: Anna Diaz
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Hemp for Victory – 1942 US Federal Pro-American Hemp Propaganda Film

Hemp for Victory – 1942 US Federal Pro-American Hemp Propaganda Film

Here’s a video that every marijuana prohibitionist should see, Hemp for Victory. This film was produced and released by the US government in 1942 to promote growing...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Marijuana Measures Strengthen Hemp Efforts in Kentucky

Marijuana Measures Strengthen Hemp Efforts in Kentucky

Efforts to legalize industrial hemp in Kentucky are getting help from votes in Washington and Colorado to legalize marijuana, according to Kentucky agriculture secretary James Comer.
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October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
If Voters OK Hemp, Unclear if Farmers Would Grow It

If Voters OK Hemp, Unclear if Farmers Would Grow It

Farmers may not be in a rush to grow hemp if cannabis legalization passes in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Farmers who say they have enough to worry about...
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October 10, 2012
10/10/2012
Video: Hemp Can Save the World

Video: Hemp Can Save the World

Hemp has been a part of United States history since before it was even a country. When Christopher Columbus sailed to America in 1492, he brought hemp...
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October 2, 2012
10/02/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Roseanne Barr was invited to Oaksterdam University last week to speak about her push for complete legalization of marijuana. Fifty-nine year-old Barr, who currently runs a nut farm in Hawaii, talked...
By: Lateralus
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

This is a great deal I came across today. Vote Hemp  is offering two 11″ x 17″ posters for anyone who makes a contribution of $25 or more. Personally,...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
It’s Time to Legalize Cannabis

It’s Time to Legalize Cannabis

Hey Kids, what time is it? It’s Time to Legalize Cannabis! Reason’s Mike Riggs does a succinct interview with David Bronner, of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps. Mr....
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
US Government Grew Hemp Where Pentagon Now Stands

US Government Grew Hemp Where Pentagon Now Stands

According to a report from the Washington Post, the land where the U.S. Pentagon stands was once occupied by fields of hemp. Lyster H. Dewey was a botanist for...
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September 13, 2012
09/13/2012
Hempwick For A More Flavorful Smoke

Hempwick For A More Flavorful Smoke

A while back, our own Lakota enlightened us on the benefits of an all-natural hempwick over a butane lighter. These hempwicks are thin strings of hemp material...
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September 12, 2012
09/12/2012
Video: Drugs vs America!

Video: Drugs vs America!

Drugs vs America… The Drug War is America’s longest-running war. We have a long national history of drug use and cultivation. John Fugelsang lets loose after seeing...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Reflections on Seattle HempFest: Marijuana Acceptance

Reflections on Seattle HempFest: Marijuana Acceptance

There was nothing boring about the 2012 Seattle HempFest. Hundreds of different stands are accessible while walking down a mile long stretch of Myrtle Edwards Park. A...
By: Arthion
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Hempstalk Weekend Events in Portland, Oregon

Hempstalk Weekend Events in Portland, Oregon

It’s a busy Hempstalk weekend here in Portland for cannabis consumers and activists!  Here are three events you don’t want to miss! To start the weekend early,...
By: Anna Diaz
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