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3 Videos — Hemp Fashion, Markets, & Politics
Thirty Nations Grow Industrial Hemp
“Hemp. It’s marijuana’s non-psychoactive sister,” writes Ed Rosenthal. “You couldn’t get a buzz if you smoked a bale of hemp, but it’s still illegal to grow it in the United States.” Industrial hemp is legally grown in over thirty countries. For thousands of years, people grew hemp a[...]
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Republican state legislator, David Monson of North Dakota, is also a wheat farmer. He discusses industrial hemp as a viable rotational cash crop. [FACT: The Declaration of Independence was drafted on paper containing hemp fiber.][...]
Hemp Fiber – Uses and Qualities
Hemp production is easy to achieve organically. Therefore many of the ecological problems in chemical farming of other fibers are obviated. Hemp quickly grows up to 5 meters in height with dense foliage which blocks weed growth. This means herbicides are not needed and the field is weed free for the[...]
News from Vote Hemp
In the past few days, H.R. 1866, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009, has picked up two more co-sponsors: Rep. Sam Farr from California’s 17th district and Rep. Janice Schakowsky from Illinois’ 9th district. The bill now has eighteen co-sponsors, plus the bill sponsor Rep. Ron Paul[...]