investment

Manitoba Invest a Half Million in Hemp

by Kristoffer James on April 13, 2010

Once again, the Manitoba government is investing in its local hemp industry once again. In early April, the provincial government announced that it would be investing a half-million dollars into a hemp processing plant that is expanding its operations. As the CBC reports: The provincial government is giving $500,000 towards the expansion of a Manitoba [...]

{ 0 comments }

Hedge Funds to Hemp

by Kristoffer James on October 20, 2008

It’s not everyday that you hear about a yuppie turning hippy. In fact, when I think about my parents’ generation, it was pretty much the other way around. When all the free lovin’ left the flower children with children of their own, most of them sold-out and then bought-in to the very same materialistic suburban [...]

{ 1 comment }

Market Poses Obstacles for Hemp Processing Plant

by Kristoffer James on October 14, 2008

Less than a month ago, the Manitoba government invested $4 Million into a hemp processing plant. Despite this encouraging influx, area farmers are still hesitant to adopt the crop. Both processing the hemp and marketing it pose a challenge. As the Portage Daily Graphic reports: While plans for a new hemp production plant in Dauphin [...]

{ 0 comments }