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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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California: Hemp Bill Lands on Governor’s Desk
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 industrial hemp for the legal sale of seed, oil and fiber to manufacturers.…
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Hemp – The Biofuel to Replace Petroleum
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 in the lowest number. Money, the amount we all pay for…
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A Hemp Revival on the Horizon as B.C. Community Builds Local Economy
July 18, 2011 – In British Columbia — the word is now out, thanks to Bill Finley of Hemp & Company, in Victoria, where I got this magnificent bead on the story. Sanctioned by all three levels of government, the successful results from BC’s Caribou Region ‘pilot’ plantation sites has allowed for 3 impressive scientific…
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Would Legalizing Pot be Good for the Environment?
May 16, 2011 – It is well known that legalizing pot could have great economic benefits in California and elsewhere by allowing the government to tax it (like it now does on liquor and cigarettes), by ending expensive and ongoing operations to eradicate it, and by keeping millions of otherwise innocent and non-violent marijuana offenders…
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Rep. Ron Paul Introduces H.R. 1831, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2011 — For the fourth time since the federal government outlawed hemp farming in the United States over 50 years ago, a federal bill was introduced on May 11, which if passed, will remove restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp, the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis. The chief sponsor,…
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Second Annual ‘Hemp History Week’ with Over 550 Celebrations Underway Throughout all 50 States
May 4th, 2011 – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, May 2nd marks the start of the 2nd Annual Hemp History Week, which is taking place from May 2nd-8th, 2011. The national grassroots education campaign aims to renew strong support for hemp farming in the U.S., which was grown here for centuries until farming of the crop…
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Momentum Grows in Call for Hemp to be Legalised in South Africa
April 24, 2011 – Support for an online petition entitled “Hemp Now”, calling for the immediate legalisation of industrial hemp, has snowballed with more than 300 signatories and more signing on by the day. The Hemp Now campaign wants hemp – a type of cannabis plant that does not have the intoxicating THC compound found…
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Medical Marijuana Industry Thriving
April 24, 2011 – WASHINGTON — The medical marijuana industry is beginning to show its age. After humble California beginnings in 1996, 15 states and the District of Columbia now have legalized marijuana use for ill patients who have a doctor’s recommendation. Medical marijuana has been found to help with chronic pain, nausea and other…
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Australia: Hemp days without Hippy Haze
April 4, 2011 – HEMP-FLAVOURED ice cream, milk, butter and cereals may soon be available in your local supermarket. Australia’s Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne has announced she will support an application to allow hemp foods to be sold in Australia. The application is being considered by Food Standards Australia New Zealand, to allow the sale…