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New Hampshire:High-yield Hemp Crop could Boost Revenues
March 20, 2010 – While gambling schemes may deliver economic benefits, it’s just more bread and circus – entertainment venues that produce nothing of lasting value. Gambling offers no direct benefit to rural taxpayers who choose not to work and play in that sort of economy. As a farm state struggling through this recession, New…
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THE CASE FOR LEGALIZING POT & WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO DO IT NOW
March 8, 2010 -I’ve never been a big fan of illegal drugs, let me say that up front right now. I hate to even take aspirin for a headache. However, after some careful reading on the subject, aided and abetted by some of my older pot-head friends, I am changing my mind about just why…
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Industrial Hemp’s Impending Growth Spurt
January 5, 2010 – Industrial hemp may see federal legalization soon. States including North Dakota and Montana have been testing its use since the mid-’90s and North Dakota is suing the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for the right to grow hemp. Farmers in North Dakota and Vermont, along with David Bronner (of Dr.…
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The Time may be Right for Hemp Again
December 10, 2009 – Lexington, KY – In 1996, actor Woody Harrelson made a trip to Lee County, Ky., that got him arrested. He was actually there to bring attention to the value of industrial hemp by planting seeds in a local field. Surrounded by curious onlookers and the county sheriff, Harrelson planted four seeds…
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Michigan Group Petitions to Allow Farmers to Grow Hemp
ATLANTA, MI– Could industrial hemp be the next cash crop for northern Michigan farmers? A group in Montmorency County hopes so. Everett Swift went before the Montmorency County Board of Commissioners Wednesday morning urging them to pass a resolution that would open up opportunities for farmers to cultivate industrial hemp. “It’s got over 25,000 different…
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'Timing is Right for Hemp", Kentucky State Senator Says
October 11, 2009 – Within the next three weeks, State Sen. Joey Pendleton plans to take a group of Kentucky farmers to study the industrial hemp trade in Canada where the crop has been grown legally for the past 10 years. Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, has introduced a bill for 2010, renewing a push to legalize industrial…
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Hemp-Don't Smoke It!
August 6, 2009 – Quick: What single plant can you use to build, insulate, and heat a house; help build and run cars; turn into the finest textiles; use to make tortillas, cheese, veggie burgers, perfumes, skin creams, and suntan lotions – and also to get stoned? The answer is none. But if you leave…