By all indications, the state’s first industrial hemp crop in decades appears to have been successful. That’s despite the fact that, this past spring, it looked as though a crop might not be planted at all. The Farm Bill allowed for research plots in states where hemp legislation had been previously passed, but the federal […]
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Hemp Repairs Damaged DNA
Within the past several years, scientists have stumbled upon astounding new evidence that suggests hemp proteins have the capacity to repair damaged DNA — a phenomenon that occurs in all humans as the result of aging. High Times
Hemp Fibers ‘Better Than Graphene’
They “cooked” cannabis bark into carbon nanosheets and built supercapacitors “on a par with or better than graphene” – the industry gold standard. Electric cars and power tools could harness this hemp technology, the US researchers say. They presented their work at the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco. “People ask me: why hemp? […]
Therapeutic Hemp CBD Bill Introduced in Congress
The most amazing political story in marijuana this year is the rapid acceptance of political and cultural conservatives to accept the medical utility of cannabis… as long as it doesn’t get you high. These so-called CBD-Only bills in just the past six mo… High Times
Hemp Industry Flexes On Capitol Hill
Washington D.C. – By any measure, the U.S. hemp industry is playing a hot hand these days. Retail sales of hemp products jumped by a whopping 24 percent last year, with Americans gobbling up a record amount of food, lotions, soaps, clothing, paper products and even auto parts made from hemp fiber. While growing hemp […]
Victory for Hemp in Kentucky
University of Kentucky agronomy researchers on May 27 planted a small hemp plot at Spindletop Research Farm outside Lexington — marking a victory in the state's showdown with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The seeds used were part of a shipment from Italy that … High Times
History of US Hemp
Our friends at HempHelps.org forwarded us this nifty video about the history of hemp in the US. Enjoy, then share and spread the good word! High Times
In Series of Historic Votes U.S. House Prohibits DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
First Time Ever Congress Approves Major Marijuana Law Reform Bipartisan Rebuke of U.S. Drug War, DEA Overreach and Mismanagement by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Teleconference Today at Noon ET with Members of Congress, Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates In a series of historic votes, the U.S. House voted to prohibit the DEA from undermining state […]
Farmers Ask For 1,300 Acres Of Hemp
Hemp could be growing on more than 1,000 acres of Colorado farmland later this year — among the first legal grows since the 1950s. The state registration period to grow hemp — legalized along with recreational marijuana through Amendment 64 closed Thursday. Farmers applied to grow hemp on 1,273 acres. Not all applications have been […]
Hawaii Hemp Bill Advances
A bill that would legalize hemp for the purpose of cleaning contaminated soils made its way to the Hawaii State Senate after passing the House of Representatives last week. If approved, the measure would also allow hemp to be utilized for biofuels as part of a research pr… High Times