Tagged With: Corporate Cannabis
UK study shows small market for hemp
By RONNIE ELLIS CNHI News Service FRANKFORT — A University of Kentucky study concludes there is a growing but relatively small market for hemp which could offer some farmers an opportunity to grow a niche product. But Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, hemp’s biggest booster in Kentucky, says the crop’s potential is greater if it can … Continue reading
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Legalize Industrial Hemp
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-200 on June 20 to legalize the industrial farming of hemp fiber. Hemp is the same species as the marijuana plant, and its fiber has been used to create clothing, paper, and other industrial products for thousands of years; however, it has been listed as a “controlled … Continue reading
Studying Marijuana and Its Loftier Purpose
Tikkun Olam, a medical marijuana farm in Israel, blends the high-tech and the spiritual. By ISABEL KERSHNER Published: January 1, 2013 SAFED, Israel — Among the rows of plants growing at a government-approved medical marijuana farm in the Galilee hills in northern Israel, one strain is said to have the strongest psychoactive effect of … Continue reading
U.S. Representative Massie Introduces Industrial Hemp Bill
For Immediate Release Contact: Wednesday February 6, 2013 (202) 225-3465 U.S. Representative Massie Introduces Industrial Hemp Bill “Industrial hemp is a sustainable crop and could be a great economic opportunity for Kentucky farmers” WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced federal legislation that requires the federal government to respect state laws allowing the growing … Continue reading
U.S. congressmen, former CIA director to testify in support of Kentucky hemp bill
Staff report Industrial hemp is a fiber and oil seed crop with a wide variety of uses. Hemp fibers have been used to manufacture hundreds of products that include twine, paper, construction materials, carpeting and clothing. FRANKFORT, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, U.S. Reps. John Yarmuth and Thomas Massie, former Director of Central … Continue reading
