Category: Environment

  • DNA ‘Finger-Printing’ Technique Separates Hemp from Marijuana

    March 24, 2010 – Mr President, you claimed while campaigning that you would allow scientific facts to govern Governmental policies and decisions. Are you willing to do so in regards to Hemp agriculture ? Releasing this commodity from the Federal Drug Schedule would create a financial boon for our economy, which would bring in more…

  • Biodiesel from Hemp-Video

    Biodiesel from Hemp-Video

    To find biodiesel retail stores near you, see the map at: http://biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/… Ethanol is NOT the way to go, because it is mixed with petroleum fuel, which we must stop using as soon as possible, to reduce global warming.

  • Why the Tycoons Fear Hemp: From Drugs to Oil

    February 17, 2010 – Tycoons fear hemp because it could out-compete products in many industries. Marijuana, the psychoactive form of hemp, is truly a medicine that has been mislabeled a drug. Not one death can be attributed to marijuana, a claim not even aspirin can make. Industrial hemp, contains almost no tetrahydrocannibinol(THC). Hemp can be…

  • Hemp is Not a Drug

    February 15, 2010 – Recently, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address. In his speech, he emphasized clean energy and economic growth as our nation’s primary goals for this year. In light of his Obama’s speech, it seems high time to renew the debate about allowing the cultivation of hemp for…

  • MassCann Member Says ‘Go Green with Hemp’

    February 3, 2010 – Weed is green—at least according to Scott Gacek, who is on the board of directors for the Mass. Cannabis Reform Coalition (MassCann). More specifically, hemp, the non psychoactive variety of cannabis used for commercial and industrial purposes would provide a plethora of both environmental and economic benefits if the United States…

  • Could Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Feed our Starving Economy?

    Could Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Feed our Starving Economy?

    January 31, 2009 – Can the legalization of marijuana and hemp in the United States help to counter the effects of today’s down-turned economy? Is there any reason to believe that the decriminalization of the drug and it’s commercial counterpart could have a positive effect on our nation and our nations current situation? If studies…

  • The Global Benefits of HEMP

    The Global Benefits of HEMP
  • Small Community Cancer Cure Crushed by Big Pharma

    December 31, 2009 – A small Canadian community’s success with curing cancer naturally was recently crushed, forcing its provider into exile in Europe. Rick Simpson had discovered a cure for himself and then had shared it at no cost with others in the small rural town of Maccan, Nova Scotia. Rick offered results without side…

  • Getting High on the Idea of a Hemp-fuelled South Africa

    December 26, 2009 – Remember when in 1903 the head honcho of the Michigan Savings Bank advised Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in his car company: “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” Or when in 1968, IBM’s Robert Lloyd said of the microprocessor: “But what…

  • Scientists Bioengineer Plastic Without Fossil Fuels

    The move could see pollution drop down considerably by using Hemp biomass to create plastic. November 24, 2009 – Up until now, scientists have always considered that the only possible way of producing plastic, one of the main materials in our civilization, is through modifying and altering fossil fuels, primarily oil. But now, a team…