AGRICULTURE The ‘snicker factor’ aside, hemp is serious business Producers of industrial hemp are poised to meet growing demand for the straitlaced and useful cousin of the mind-altering weed RITA TRICHUR Hemp is fast becoming a staple of daytime TV as Oprah, Dr. Oz and others extol the [...]
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April 29th, 2011 - 4:15 PM § in Ag Hemp
Right Here in Colorado – Hemp-licious by Jeff Thomas
BOULDER — Historically, of course, it has been about the most useful weed around. And thanks to some energetic and committed Boulder County entrepreneurs, you can add nondairy ice cream to the many and varied uses of hemp. “We made a few batches for sales in 1998 for the Boulder Creek Festival,â[...]
April 20th, 2011 - 5:40 PM § in Ag Hemp
Your Tax Dollars At Work
In the past two decades, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has spent at least $175 million in direct spending and grants to the states to eradicate feral hemp plants, popularly known as “ditch weed.” The plants, the hardy descendants of hemp plants grown by farmers at the federal[...]
April 12th, 2011 - 10:08 PM § in Ag Hemp
The Many Uses of Hemp from Monterey Bay Spices
Hemp is a variation of the Cannabis sativa plant – a natural fiber product that is used for many industrial purposes over thousands of years. Not only does hemp provide manufacturers with alternatives to less environmentally-friendly products, hemp can used in food, jewelry, clothing, fuels, a[...]
December 27th, 2010 - 7:13 PM § in Ag Hemp, Farmers, Hemp Fashion, Hemp History, Hemp Politics, Industrial Hemp
3 Videos — Hemp Fashion, Markets, & Politics
Check latest videos for entertaining, enlightening perspectives. From the fashion runway… hemp marketplace… and armchair conspiracy theorist.[...]