CheckoutRichard Rose, founder of the Hemp Food Association and owner of HempNut Inc., a hemp foods company, both based in Santa Rosa, California claims the industry is only hurting itself by attacking DEA rather than concentrating on improving production to eliminate THC content.
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Hemp: Nature’s Forgotten Nutraceutical
That the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) is used as food initially surprises and confuses most people. The public information system has largely restricted knowledge of hemp to its use for obtaining marijuana (Cannabis sativa), with its leaf content of the psychoactive substance delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), rope and cloth from the fiber of the plant, and paper from the plant stalk. Yet both the oldest Chinese agricultural treatise, the Xia Xiao Zheng, written in the 16th century BC, and other Chinese records discuss hemp as one of the major grain crops grown in ancient China.
Get Hep to Hemp, The Soybean of Tomorrow
The recent adoption of national standards for organic food is further ensuring a permanent place for natural foods in mainstream grocery. With the recent explosion in the acceptance of soy products by mainstream consumers, many wonder what will be the ‘next new thing.’ Enter hempseed foods.
Hemp history
A primer on the uses of hemp throughout the ages. Use of hemp has existed for over ten thousand years, and is one of the oldest crops used for cultivation.