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Hemp Legalization

2010 Hemp Crop Growing Fast in Canada

August 9, 2010

TweetNutiva sources all its hemp seed from Canada.
The photo below is from of one Nutiva’s farmers in Saskatchewan.  Western Canada was very wet and cold in June this year.

So many farmers in Canada did not seed their hemp fields until late June and in this field early July!  It is common practice to plant in early [...]

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Unconventional crop – hemp – could sprout new industry

November 3, 2009

TweetAnother great story on hemp research to provide cutting edge green raw materials for industry. If  folks in Canada can grow and research hemp, why not America ?

As combines mowed farmers’ fields across Canadian prairies this fall, there was a scene near Edmonton right out of a time warp: –  a crew of workers actually [...]

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Time for a new course on industrial hemp

November 3, 2009

TweetThis important story comes to us from The Bismarck Tribune, and covers one fourth-generation farmer with the courage to speak out in favor of Industrial Hemp farming in America.
Author Credit: WAYNE HAUGE.
Enjoy!

I am a fourth generation farmer, grandfather of three, and have never been arrested for anything. I traveled to Washington, D.C. to join hemp [...]

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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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The Market for Hemp: Why Are We NOT Growing This Crop??

October 18, 2009

TweetHemp is a distinct variety of the plant species Cannabis sativa L. It  is a tall, slender fibrous plant similar to flax or kenaf.  Farmers worldwide have harvested the crop for the past 12,000 years for fiber and food, and Popular Mechanics once boasted that over 25,000 environmentally friendly products could be derived from hemp.
Unlike [...]

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Watch Farmers Plant Hemp on DEA HQ Lawn!

October 14, 2009

TweetVoteHemp.com Rocks !
Here is a sweet 4 Minute YouTube Clip on the October 13 2009  hempseed planting at DEA HQ in Virginia.  America’s first two presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were hemp farmers. America’s rich history is intertwined with hemp as a vital natural resource for food, feed, and fiber. Why can’t America grow this [...]

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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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