Australian Farmers Eye Hemp Mill

March 20, 2010

Almost a year and a half after Australian farmers were encouraged to grow hemp in the province of New South Wales, it looks like their counterparts in Queensland are sufficiently interested in the crop that they’re considering building a hemp mill to process the fibres of their future cash-crop. As ABC.net.au reports: A hemp fibre [...]

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Hemp Household Decor

March 17, 2010

As a renewable resources that requires little water and no pesticides, hemp is an opportune raw material for manufacturing sustainable textiles. Well, it seems that it eligibility as a material is spilling over from the world of rope and bags, and into the realm of household decor. As the North Shore News reports: Hemp shower [...]

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Canadian Hemp Food Exports on the Rise

March 12, 2010

Although it is perfectly legal to import, buy, sell, and consume hemp food products in the US, hemp farming remains illegal. The reason is that US law still does not distinguish between hemp and marijuana, its psycho-active counterpart. In fact, US law is still such at odds with hemp for food and industrial purposes, that [...]

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More Hemp Food on the Market

December 11, 2008

It seems that there’s yet another hemp-food merchant in the marketplace. Health food manufacturer, Bob’s Red Mill, has announced a new line of hemp-based products. They will be selling hulled hemp seed and hemp protein powder. The website PortlandFoodandDrink.com has the press release: Portland, Ore. – December 9, 2008 – Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods [...]

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North Dakota Farmers Get Hemp License Renewed

December 11, 2008

The two North Dakota farmers who are suing the DEA so that they can actually use the hemp growing licenses that the state issued them have been granted a renewal on their licenses. As The Dickinson Press reports: Two North Dakota farmers who were granted the nation’s first state licenses to grow industrial hemp a [...]

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North Dakota Continues to Issue Hemp Licenses

December 9, 2008

Despite that two North Dakota farmers are still in court with the DEA, fighting for the right to grow industrial hemp licenses without being federally prosecuted, the state is continuing to issue licenses to grow industrial hemp. As the Jamestown Sun reports: The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for 2009 industrial hemp [...]

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Holiday Hemp Recipe & Gift Ideas

December 8, 2008

So to get ready for the holidays, Manitoba Harvest is having is offering a discount on their Hemp Food Starter Pack. You can get $10 off of the normal starter pack and $15 off of the gift starter pack. Here’s what you get. 1 x 12 Fl oz (355 ml) Hemp Seed Oil 1 x [...]

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Hemp Advocate Encourages Celebacy

December 5, 2008

Okay, well, not exactly. Nevertheless, a US politician who’s known for championing the legalization of industrial hemp in the country has a new book out, and that’s bound to gain the hemp industry some added attention. As the Colorado Independent reports: Lloyd Casey, the oldest first-time elected state senator from Colorado when he entered office [...]

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