July 17, 2012 - Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have made a discovery about how marijuana plants create tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the active ingredient in pot that gets smokers high. It turns out the chemical pathway to THC production...
June 18, 2012 -- June 4-10, 2012 marked the biggest and most celebrated Hemp History Week to date. The 3rd Annual Hemp History Week featured over 800 events in cities and towns throughout all fifty states, including 100 grassroots volunteer-led events;...
March 2, 2012 - The average person knows that Ron Paul has an interesting take on almost every issue -- including modern drug policy. The specifics of his beliefs, however, are less well-known, which is where I come in. Below, I detail the different...
November 3, 2011 - SASKATCHEWAN - Members of Parliament have pledged funding for the Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) to study hemp fibers with the goal of making composites that perform better than fiberglass and plastic. "Finding new and innovative...
September 24, 2011 - Moscow - Russia may soon authorize the cultivation of hemp - otherwise known as cannabis sativa - for agricultural and industrial needs, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service said on Friday. On September 28, the country's State...
September 13, 2011 - By State Senator Mark Leno - California is one step closer to building a successful hemp industry in the Central Valley. This week the Legislature gave final approval to legislation I introduced that allows California farmers to grow...
August 11, 2011 - VEGREVILLE, Alta. — When hemp scientist Jan Slaski asked people on a crop tour who was familiar with hemp, he got a few chuckles. The running joke linking industrial hemp with its recreational cousin, marijuana, has caused more...
August 10, 2011 - Back in the days before America got Reefer Madness, the good old U.S.A. was a worldwide center of hemp production. Verdant fields of the incredibly useful fiber crop were cultivated all over the country. Once cannabis was outlawed in 1937...
July 22, 2011 - The hemp plant is the key to the revolution in reducing our energy economic costs to individuals and our environment. The bottom line in this change is all based on the financial numbers plugged into a mathematical equation that results...
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