News, Facts, and Information about the Hemp Plant
A company called Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT) has been conducting bulk commercialization trials. The aim of these trials is to determine the potential for mass commercial use of industrial hemp, and the trials are expected to conclude in November. As the press release explains: Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc., a pioneer in commercializing the use of [...]
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Last night’s presidential debate was the third and final didn’t attract as much attention as the previous did. As MarketWatch notes, ratings were down 8% from the last one. One aspect of the debate that went completely unnoticed, however, was the history of its locations. Last night’s presidential debate was held at Hofstra University, which [...]
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An Australian based firm, Hemp Resources, is preparing to harvest its first crop of industrial hemp grown in China. Although industrial hemp is already gown in China, the purpose of these trials is to determine how the plant copes in the country’s tropical regions. So far, the crop seems to be doing just fine. As [...]
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Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new variety of hemp that they hope will challenge cotton’s stronghold over textiles. What’s interesting about this strain is that is supposedly contains absolutely no THC (the psycho-active compound in marijuana). Generally, industrial hemp contains less than 0.3% THC — not nearly enough to produce the psycho-active effects [...]
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