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The Best Cannabis Butter Recipe
March 2nd, 2015 – Cannabutter is a very popular ingredient in edibles. It’s the cannabutter that determines the strength of the edible. Using the following method will make sure you get every last drop of THC out of your cannabis. Although it does take longer to make cannabutter this way, it sure is worth it in…
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Canada: Organic Hemp Supply Can’t Meet Demand
February 27th, 2015 – The opportunities are big these days for the growers of organic hemp, says the executive director of Organic Alberta. “We are seeing very strong growth in the organic sector with 58 per cent of Canadians buying organic on a weekly basis,” said Becky Lipton. “Organic hemp is right up there as one…
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Hemp is having its moment. Meet the miracle plant’s biggest champion
May 6th, 2014 – We’ve heard about the promise of hemp before: Its fibers can be stronger than steel. Its seeds make for antioxidant-loaded superfood for you and your chickens. It can compete with fossil fuel as a viable alternative energy source. But ever since the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, the U.S. has skunked…
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Canadian Hemp Industry Growing like a Weed
Canada’s small hemp industry is growing like a weed, but still faces some hurdles because of its illegal and potent cousin, marijuana. This week, farmers, scientists, health food experts, retailers and fashion designers are meeting in Edmonton to celebrate hemp and discuss how to help products derived from the plant to blossom on world markets.
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Marijuana makes the ballot in Oregon
July 17, 2012 – Oregon voters will have a chance to make marijuana legal. The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, also known as Initiative 9, will appear as Measure 80 on the Oregon ballot in November. The official Twitter feed of the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division was used to make the announcement late Friday…
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Australia Edges Closer to Hemp Approval for Food Uses
July 13, 2011 – A proposal to overturn a ban on the use of hemp seeds in food products in Australia could see the use of the staple in food products available in the country. Lorraine Belanger, communication manager for Food Standards Australia and New Zealand said that the regulator had received an application for…
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A Good Week to Drink a Hemp Shake
May 5, 2011 – Most readers likely have some hemp in the house — whether it’s hemp cereal in the kitchen, hemp clothes in the closet, or hemp soap in the bathroom. I’ve got all of the above — plus hemp napkins besides. After all, hemp’s super-versatile plant — and it’s known for growing easily…
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Hemp: The New Soy
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Flying High: Hemp Seeds To Replace Airline Peanuts?
SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash – FlashNews) – Passengers will truly be flying high if one man manages to replace airline peanuts with hemp seeds. Richard Davis of hemp-based snack company, Blue Sun Corporation, has just created Honey Roasted Hemp Nuts, little packs of hemp seeds that taste similar to seasoned beer nuts. With recent talks…
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Canada: Hemp Processor gets Funding
Janaury 23, 2010 – A farmers’ group planning to build an oilseed hemp processing plant in Manitoba’s southwestern corner has picked up commitments for over $5 million in public funding. The federal government this week pledged $4.895 million from its Community Adjustment Fund for Farm Genesis Group Marketing Inc. to build a hemp oil plant…