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Hemp as an Alternative Fuel, Clothing Fiber and Superfood
May 31, 2010 – The events taking place in the Gulf of Mexico have sounded alarms for a rallying cry for new alternative fuels. The best of these may come from hemp. Hemp has been cultivated for its many uses for the past 12,000 years. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp on their…
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Hemp Backers Try to Escape Shadow of Marijuana
WASHINGTON: Hemp is not marijuana, but its resemblance to its cannabis cousin has kept the plant banned in the United States for decades despite a variety of uses for textiles, food, cosmetics and other purposes. Now, hemp is getting support from US lawmakers and others who argue legalization of industrial hemp would have broad economic…
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Coalition Pushes for Resurgence of U.S. Hemp Farming Industry
May 20, 2010 – A coalition of businesses and advocates are celebrating Hemp History Week, educating the public about hemp and the laws that prohibit its cultivation in the U.S. Maybe you’ve seen the $1 bill with a text bubble containing the words “I Grew Hemp” stamped on the face of the bill near George…
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Facebook Group Supports Hemp Reform
May 8, 2010 – The movement to legalize hemp has added Facebook to its arsenal. Last month, hemp reform advocate Grant Wallace launched “I Want to Grow Hemp Like George Washington,” a Facebook group designed to educate people about hemp’s history and encouraging them to take action against laws that make it illegal to grow…
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Pitch a Hemp Tent in the Green Outdoors
May 5, 2010 – There is a enduring urban myth that Levi Strauss made his first jeans from hemp sail cloth, that he’d originally intended to sell as tent fabric to Californian Gold Rush prospectors. Although the company’s records were destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, the official Levi Strauss history tends not to…
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Perfect Plant? 7 Great Uses For Industrial Hemp
April 24, 2010 – a quick review of all the great uses for industrial hemp–you know, that non-psychoactive relative of marijuana that for myriad moronic reasons is more or less illegal* to cultivate in the United States but not work with and sell–seemed apropos. From clothing, to food, to fuel, to a whole host of…
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Get Your Game on with a Fully Functional Hemp Wii Remote!
April 18, 2010 – Fans of hemp and the Nintendo Wii will get a kick out of this eco-friendly remote Attention all gamers and greenies: you can now combine your love for Mario Kart and Wii Fit, as well as your appreciation for natural hemp, with the official Hemp-Mote. I kid you not! This hemp…
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Hemp Legalization Would Help U.S. Economy
April 16, 2010 – It’s hard to be a consistent political conservative in 2010. New information and biting criticism from the left are exacerbating a great clash between the principles of free-market capitalism and the social conservatism that wins votes from the “moral majority,” played out on the battlefields of countless proxy issues. Potential constituents…
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Kentucky: Hemp for Ethanol – Video
A descendant of hemp farmers and curator of the Kentucky Hemp Museum & Library, Craig Lee knows hemp is a superior crop choice for cellulosic ethanol production – the next wave in eco-friendly fuels. Hemp hurds contain 70% cellulose. Also, hemp seed can be used for biodiesel and for food products. Craig points out that…
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Accepting Marijuana and Hemp to Benefit the Entire World
March 26, 2010 – As science and technology continue to reveal the great benefits of marijuana from medical to commercial, countries like Canada report on making billions of dollars in the hemp industry, while medical marijuana sores to the top cash crop in California. Not only can this plant generate millions of dollars, but it…