CheckoutHemp enthusiasts will meet in Motueka tonight to decide whether to form an official group. Motueka Employment and Small Business Centre worker Pat O’Shea said the decision to gather together people interested in the commercial future of hemp was made at a local meeting attended by Customs Minister Phillida Bunkle.
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Monthly Archives: April 2000
Hemp hyped as promising Peace crop, Farmers eye up alternative crop
About 35 Peace-area farmers met in Grande Prairie recently to get the dope on growing hemp.
2000 Expo Panel Series Topics Announced
The third annual Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo, Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14 at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, is announcing its panel series topics for the 2000 show.
Levi’s are back — with a new twist
The Premium Red line came first, late last year. These cotton/hemp jeans, priced at pounds 85 to pounds 100 a pair, were designed in a 3D rather than 2D fashion to be more roomy, comfortable and ergonomic in appearance than traditional 501s. More importantly, they feature a twisted seam that angles from the hip to the knee and then down to the ankle, instead of straight down the side of the leg.
Hemp Assets Up in Smoke
Canadian creditors are waiting to find out how an American bankruptcy trustee will divide the spoils left behind by Consolidated Growers and Processors Inc.
Maryland House and Senate Pass Industrial Hemp Bill
An industrial hemp bill establishing a four-year pilot program passed the Maryland House of Delegates on March 31 with a 128-8 vote, and unanimously passed the Maryland Senate April 3.
Malawi Told: Grow Hemp, Not Tobacco
Malawi’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture wants to see hemp replace tobacco as the country’s main export crop. Joe Manduwa, himself a commercial farmer, raised the issue in Parliament this week. He said hemp was a flexible crop used for industrial textiles, paper, foods and cosmetics, and did not require pesticides or herbicides.
Ziggy Marley to Pitch for Hemp Bar
Ziggy Marley — three-time Grammy winner, son of reggae icon Bob Marley and current Elektra recording artist — has become the official spokesman for the Hemp Bar.
The DEA Should Get Out of Regulating Hemp
Industrial Hemp is one of the longest and strongest natural fibers in the plant kingdom. It is also one of the most versatile plants, with approximately 25,000 uses – ranging from paper to textiles to cosmetics.
Crime prevention concerns smoke hemp bill in House
The Crime Prevention Committee in the state House of Representatives killed a bill that might have allowed the University to grow industrial hemp. The committee voted down the bill 10-7 on Tuesday amid concerns voiced by Tim McCormick, head of the US Drug Enforcement Agency in Minneapolis. McCormick said his organization does not discern between marijuana and industrial hemp, and that legalizing hemp could send the wrong message to youth.