The 6th annual Hemp History Week brings Hemp in the News this week, as farmers, hemp advocates and industry leaders start planning the 2015 event. 2014 was a significant year of hemp in the U.S., with the new laws that made it legal to cultivate hemp in Kentucky,...
Page MP Kevin Hogan has learned the difference between hemp and marijuana. He spent some time with Paul Benhaim, the owner of Hemp Foods Australia, and now has a good understanding of Hemp vs. Marijuana. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of opposition to the idea,...
In Hemp Politics this week, Tennessee farmers are eager to be at the forefront of hemp cultivation. However, it will likely be a year before they are permitted to do so. Governor Bill Haslam signed the bill that legalizes hemp to be grown, but it is only for the...
There are many Uses of Hemp, but a plane? That’s right! Derek Kesek, an environmental activist from Ontario, is building the world’s first hemp plane. Kesek’s company, Hempearth, which is based out of Waterloo, is working together with a...
Australia is keeping Hemp in the News these days, as there is yet another delay by the decision-makers of industrial hemp legalization. A decision will not be made until next January when the Australian and New Zealand health and agriculture ministers meet. According...
This weekend marks Colorado’s inaugural Hemp Festival. There will be information about industrial hemp and also about Hemp vs. Marijuana. The main difference between hemp and marijuana is that industrial hemp has low THC levels, whereas marijuana is...
Hemp advocates in Colorado hope to set up a hemp growers co-operative. While visiting an experimental hemp plot, they learned about potential Hemp vs. Marijuana issues. A small number of plants were grown in order to produce hemp seed. However, these plants may have...
Western Kentucky University hemp crop brings Hemp in the News. Staff and students are harvesting the first of 13 varieties of hemp. WKU is part of a hemp research program with the University of Kentucky. This first harvest was planted to study hemp fibre production...
The owners of The Hemporium in Bolton, England, are bringing Hemp in the News. They are offering free handfuls of hemp seeds to anyone who wants them, and are asking the recipients to scatter them in the woods surrounding Greater Manchester. Their goal is to show...
In Hemp Politics, the 5th Annual Jefferson State Hemp Expo had a special purpose this year – to raise awareness about Measure 91. Measure 91, which will be put to the vote in November, will make marijuana legal for Oregon residents 21 and over. Hemp advocates...
