It was midday on February 10, 2013, and I was very smoothly cruising south out of Denver, Colorado, in a hemp-powered limo. A sleek cream-colored 1979 Mercedes 300D, in fact, purportedly originally owned by Ferdinand Marcos. “Plenty of space,” the driver told me as when I asked for the keys to the trunk before the […]
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Marijuana Vs. Hemp – What’s The Difference?
Marijuana may be the main attraction for many in the cannabis world, but Colorado also leads the way in hemp cultivation. In fact, as of this week, there are approximately 400 active industrial hemp businesses registered with the state’s Department of Agriculture. Still, misconceptions around the differences (or lack thereof) between hemp and marijuana run […]
The Navajo Hope To Begin Growing Industrial Hemp On Native Land By 2017
The Navajo Tribe is hoping to begin growing industrial hemp on its native lands next year, but there are numerous hurdles to be cleared before the first seeds can be planted. The tribe has signed a resolution and entered into the final stages of an agreement with Native American-owned CannaNative, an organization created to help […]
Hemp Can’t Get You High, But It Can Get Hi-Tech
Marijuana is an ancient plant with borderline mystical properties – just ask the 266 million people who smoke it every year. Hemp, the industrial strain of Cannabis sativa, has been used for many purposes – food, fuel and textiles among them – for tens of thousands of years. Unlike its sister strain, hemp can’t get […]
Hemp – Gold Mine For Native American Tribes
Casinos on Native American land have poured billions into tribal economies since the late 1980s, lifting many people from poverty. Now, some hope, cultivating industrial hemp could do the same. Under U.S. law, hemp – which comes from the same family of plants that produce marijuana – can be grown only for research, with a […]
Growing Industrial Hemp In Eastern Canada
What if there was one crop that could produce a variety of really useful products? Growing this crop would probably seem like a no-brainer. Unless this crop is industrial hemp. Industrial hemp, one variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, can produce a wide variety of products. However, because hemp is a relative to marijuana, growing […]
KY: State Expects Hemp Program To Grow
Kentucky’s industrial hemp research pilot program heads into its fourth growing season with expectations that it will continue to expand. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 14 by the state Department of Agriculture. But farmers should note that there are some new fees for participants, including a first-time $ 350 fee per growing address. Participants […]
Support Growing For Industrial Hemp In Texas
Corpus Christi – Support is growing across Texas for legislation that would allow farmers the opportunity to grow hemp. If passed, it could bring hundreds of millions of dollars into the Texas economy. Hemp is a cannabis plant that has very small concentrations of THC, so the plant has no intoxicating attributes. For farmers it […]
Grandma Building Sustainable Hemp Homes
The DEA considers hemp to be a dangerous substance and it’s still classified as a schedule I drug, alongside heroin and ecstasy, even though the plant contains almost no THC and has no psychoactive effects. Many believe this classification is the result of the oil industry’s grip on the legislative process in America, because hemp […]
New Zealand’s Next Big Industry: Hemp
Commercial hemp could play a major role as a cash crop on farms as industries move from synthetic to more natural materials. The plant could be a major earner as countries start to shift towards a more plant-based economy, says grower David Jordan. “If you put yourself into the future and look at what is […]