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Hemp May Be the Future of Flying
March 16, 2015 – Canadian Derek Kesek has set about making the first airplane made almost entirely of hemp. That’s right, Cannabis. (Don’t bother with the “flying high” jokes, he’s heard them all.) If all goes according to schedule, the four-seater plane—which will be made of no less than 75 percent hemp, and will run…
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13 Country ‘International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition’ formed to Reform UN Policy
March 16th, 2015 – Prague, Czech Republic –Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the ” Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice” conference in Prague from March 4-7th.…
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The Kentucky Cloth Project – a New Hemp-Wool-Alpaca Textile
March 16th, 2015 – Now that Kentucky can grow hemp again, the next step is figuring out what to do with it. A new project, a cooperative effort among local producers, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and a California non-profit called Fibershed, has a possible answer with its plan to blend hemp with wool and alpaca fiber,…
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$620 Million Reasons to Legalize Hemp
March 14th, 2015 – Hemp truly is a cash crop. The total retail value of hemp products sold in the U.S. last year has been tallied, and the multipurpose plant brought in a stunning $620 million, according to estimates from the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), a non-profit trade association representing hemp companies, researchers and supporters. Hemp foods and body care took in $200 million in…
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Why Cannabis is the Future of Medicine
March 12, 2015 – The future of medicine rests on the fundamental right we all have to use things that spring from the Earth naturally as healing agents. Why should cannabis, used for at least 10,000 years by humankind to alleviate suffering, be excluded? The politics of cannabis are exceedingly complex, and yet the truth is…
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Ten Cannabis Companies Aim to Corner the Market
March 11, 2015 – A group of ten businesses in Ohio is aiming to not only legalize marijuana, but also corner the market on wholesale distribution of it — a disturbing turn of events with lessons for California reformers. If California’s warring factions of growers, dispensaries, and activists can’t stop fighting over the best way…
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U.S. Senate Set to Unveil Historic Medical Marijuana Bill Today
March 10th, 2015 – The historic medical marijuana bill a trio of senators plan to unveil today has a bit of something for everyone. The bill, which activists describe as a first for the Senate, would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana and implement a number of critical reforms that advocates of both medical and…
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Marijuana Protein Bar Brings Health Craze to Cannabis Edibles
March 7th, 2015 – The hungry market for marijuana edibles is part of the recreational pot craze, but that doesn’t mean the medicinal benefits get short shrift. Dr. Marlon Fuller, the founder of Budgetweed.com, is trying to carve out a healthy niche in edibles by launching a candy bar made with hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) and containing less fattening ingredients.…
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Marijuana an Inescapable Issue for Global Health Agencies, Say Experts
March 6th, 2015 – Marijuana will become an unavoidable policy issue for health watchdogs in coming years, say experts attending a conference in Prague. Growing scientific evidence about the medical benefits and a rollback of laws banning the drug mean that health agencies will have to make a determination on marijuana`s use, experts said. “The WHO (World…
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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…