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Santa Paula’s Nutiva grows with hemp, coconut and chia products, plans move to Oxnard

August 30, 2010

TweetHere’s a great Feature Story on Nutiva, as we prepare to move our HQ.  From Ventura County Star.
Read the original article HERE.
Nutiva, with its headquarters and warehouse in Santa Paula, has been a pioneer in getting hemp food products to consumers.
Now in its 11th year, the company has branched out into coconut and chia seed [...]

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Hemp Lovers Cause for Concern | Dry Weather Crisis in Western Canada

August 30, 2010

TweetOrganic Canadian hemp farmers are busy preparing to harvest their hemp crops right now. Nutiva is counting on a decent harvest to supply our delicious certifed-organic hemp seed, hemp oil, and hemp protein powders.

As many folks know, the funny weather this year caused most crop plantings in June 2010 to be [...]

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Using Hemp to Halt Climate Change

October 28, 2009

TweetThis article comes to us from hempnewstv.wordpress.com, and brings up some very important connections between global climate change and the beneficial CO2 to oxygen conversion created by large hemp crops.  Enjoy!
The hemp plant can be used in thousands of different products, including large-scale things such as houses and cars. Hemp is also able to be [...]

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Hemp, an option for farmers, and the public option

October 20, 2009

TweetThis article comes to us from the Progressive Party blog.

By Rep. David Zuckerman
This week a Vermonter, Will Allen, joined others from around the country in an act of civil disobedience in order to get attention to the laws governing hemp cultivation. By attempting to plant help seeds on the lawn of the US Drug Enforcement Agency [...]

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Farmers, Hemp Industry Leaders Arrested!

October 13, 2009

TweetNutiva Applauds Hemp Advocates Arrested for Planting Hemp at DEA’s HQ in Washington DC.
Six hemp advocates planted hempseeds at the US DEA headquarters (700 Army Navy Dr Arlington, VA) lawn today October 13th.
Four of the planters are my friends (see full VoteHemp.com post below) and they have been arrested and are being held in jail. Please contact [...]

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Thai Cabinet approves hemp farming

September 24, 2009

TweetThe Thai cabinet agreed to promote the
growing of hemp as a new economic plant for Thailand.
Another country takes a positive step forward in creating new rural jobs utilizing the amazing hemp plant. It’s a non-drug crop yet the US government still bans it’s growing in America. How many more years before the [...]

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Dangerous Hemp!

September 17, 2009

TweetThis article was published this morning at MNDaily.com which is The Minnesota Daily news blog.
The study contains encouraging news for the future of Hemp, Hemp Foods, and Hemp Clothing products in America.
We’re excited about this.

University research demonstrates the irrationality of U.S. pot policy.

PUBLISHED: 09/17/2009
EDITORIAL BOARD

Scientists in the College of Biological Sciences have identified the genes [...]

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Hemp Legal Update: Hemp Farming Bill

July 23, 2009

TweetThis month Maine Governor John Baldacci signed into law LD 1159, the Maine hemp farming bill. The bill establishes a licensing regime for farming industrial hemp, though the licensing is contingent upon action by the federal government.
A joint resolution was passed by Vermont urging Congress to recognize industrial hemp as a valuable agricultural commodity.
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