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Dr. Phillip Leveque – Oregon Medical Cannabis Pioneer Still Advocating at 92
“I have been studying the medical use of marijuana since 1950 and I am very proud of the fact that I essentially introduced medical marijuana to the state of Oregon.” – Dr. Phillip Leveque, Doctor of Pharmacology/World War II Veteran A high school student interviews Dr. Phillip Leveque about his experience with marijuana/cannabis and legalization.…
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Hemp Oil Hustlers: Project CBD Investigates Medical Marijuana Inc.
October 14th, 2014 – Project CBD, a non-profit organization focusing on cannabidiol research and education, has published a report that questions the integrity of the products and business practices of Medical Marijuana Inc. and its subsidiaries. The report, titled “HEMP OIL HUSTLERS: A Project CBD Special Report on Medical Marijuana Inc., HempMeds and Kannaway”, was…
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Third Annual ‘Hemp History Week’ Campaign is Biggest Yet
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; more than 700 retail promotions; a restaurant program; and a letter writing campaign that…
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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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Hemp: The ‘Miracle Plant’ that can Save the Planet
October 24, 2010 – What would the world be like if birds didn’t sing? It’s a frightening thought — an unearthly scenario — but one that the US Congress had to contemplate during hearings for the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, the law that made marijuana illegal in the United States and in the process…
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Why Hemp became Illegal in America
Here is the link to the original: Source June 4, 2010 – The answer is simple and can be summed up in three words. RACISM, GREED and LIES. You see? It was the perfect crime under the auspices of law. ♦ Anslinger could justify his new high profile position within the United States Government. ♦ Hearst had the…
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Hemp as an Alternative Fuel, Clothing Fiber and Superfood
May 31, 2010 – The events taking place in the Gulf of Mexico have sounded alarms for a rallying cry for new alternative fuels. The best of these may come from hemp. Hemp has been cultivated for its many uses for the past 12,000 years. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp on their…
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Perfect Plant? 7 Great Uses For Industrial Hemp
April 24, 2010 – a quick review of all the great uses for industrial hemp–you know, that non-psychoactive relative of marijuana that for myriad moronic reasons is more or less illegal* to cultivate in the United States but not work with and sell–seemed apropos. From clothing, to food, to fuel, to a whole host of…
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The Hemperor, Jack Herer has Died
The global cannabis community mourns the loss of the great Jack Herer. The one and only Jack Herer will be missed forever. April 15, 2010 – (SALEM, Ore.) – The sad news has been confirmed. Jack Herer, author of Emperor Wears No Clothes and renowned around the world for hemp activism, has died at 11:17…