by Kristoffer James on October 21, 2008
Not surprisingly, it seems that the hemp industry will suffer from the recession. Coming out of the Hemp Industries Association annual conference, economists have predicted a slight drop for the month of September. As the Boston Herald reports: The Hemp Industries Association continues its 15th annual convention at Boston’s Best Western Roundhouse Suites. The group [...]
by Kristoffer James on October 20, 2008
Late last week, hedge fund manager Andrew Lahde made headlines in the financial community when he gave it all up and, in his letter of resignation, touted hemp as an ethically defensible pursuit. Well, of the many heads that he turned, Mr. Lahde turned that of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA). As a press release [...]