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McCaffrey to leave White House drug office
Barry McCaffrey, the White House drug policy adviser for five years, is leaving his job to pursue opportunities in the private sector -including mulling two job offers from universities to teach national security issues.
Meet Marijuana’s Cousin, Hemp
You won’t get high on marijuana’s cousin, hemp, but the Johnson Controls auto unit got pretty excited about its natural fibers, which are both inexpensive and constantly renewed with each year’s crop.
Monson: Hemp could be gold mine for farmers
You wouldn’t expect David Monson to talk favorably about something that’s illegal. After all, he’s the Assistant House Majority Leader in the North Dakota Legislature, is superintendent of schools here and is a well-respected Cavalier County farmer.
New process for wonder plant
America’s first president George Washington grew it some years before convict Australia exported it while motoring tycoon Henry Ford made and ran a car from it. Now a Melbourne business has revolutionised a technique to process it.
PlasticanaÆ hemp sandal
Plasticana^®—a thermoplastics material combining hemp fiber with industrial manufacturing process (injection)—will be commercially available soon, in the form of the traditional french beach sandal.
Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians and Greens running for Congress are Pro Hem
Today VoteHemp.com published its long awaited voter guide publicizing the positions of all those running for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and the White House on the subject of deregulating Industrial Hemp Agriculture.
Robinson hopes to open hemp department store
Just getting started in the retail market is going to be tough enough, but Rob Robinson of Minot wants to take it a step farther and open a department store here devoted exclusively to products made from industrial hemp.
Shopping: What’s the message in a bottle at The Body Shop?
Last week, Anita Roddick told the Cheltenham Literature Festival that: “Moisturisers do work, but the rest is complete pap.” The newspapers immediately rushed off to Selfridges’ cosmetic department to find out which were the best moisturisers, and which expensive cleansers and toners qualified as the pap.
Solid hemp
Puffing on a marijuana cigarette while, say, cruising along California’s Highway 101 is still illegal, but you can drive a convertible on the road with door panels made partially from hemp, marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin.
States Petition for Right to Grow Industrial Hemp
Maryland and Hawaii are among the states trying to find a crop to plant in fields once dedicated to tobacco and sugar. Their answer? Hemp. Although hailed for its many uses, hemp was banned in the U.S. many years ago. As Kathleen Koch reports, the hemp debate is growing.