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A tempest in a teapot
Ward 8 Alderman Steve Vaillancourt did not take kindly to his fellow board members’ reaction to the Hemp Fashion Symposium proposed by Joe Hemp Productions on Feb. 10 at the Center of New Hampshire.
About hemp: It is not true that all fiber is created equal
It is not true that all fiber is created equal. The reader may ask, “Why grow hemp when kenaf and flax are legal today?” From an engineering standpoint, hemp has mechanical properties that are favorable and superior to those of either kenaf or flax.
Archaeological Find Proves Advanced Neo-lithic Civilization Existed in Yangtze-R
Excavation of a cultural artifact site in southeast China’s Anhui Province has proved that the middle-and-lower reaches of the Yangtze River boasted advanced civilization as far back in the Neo-lithic period some 5,000 years ago.
Asks Ryan to veto study of hemp as alternative crop
The Illinois Drug Education Alliance stands in strong opposition to this bill and calls on Governor Ryan to veto it as bad public policy and a waste of taxpayer money.
Bill To Legalize Hemp Growing Introduced Again
The Nebraska Legislature may take another look at legalizing the growing of industrial hemp a year after time ran out on a similar bill.
Chris Conrad to EMCEE 2001 Expo
Author, internationally recognized spokesperson and court-qualified expert on cannabis hemp, Chris Conrad will be emcee for the fourth annual Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo, Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13 at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California.
City of Midway, Kentucky
A resolution expressing the city of Midway’s support for the reintroduction of the production of industrial hemp in Kentucky; encouraging legislators in the Kentucky General Assembly to enact legislation enabling farmers to re-establish Kentucky’s historic industrial hemp industry; and directing the city clerk to send a copy of this resolution to the legislators in the General Assembly representing Midway and to the members of the Kentucky House and Senate Agriculture Committees.
Cloudy fate awaits hemp bill
The future of a bill allowing SIUC and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to research industrial hemp as an alternative crop for Illinois farms may soon be stalled by a veto from Gov. George Ryan.
Committee Rejects Plan To Legalize Growth Of Hemp
A plan to legalize the growth of industrial hemp was rejected by a South Dakota Senate committee on Friday after lawmakers said they doubt it has much potential as a profitable crop.
Controversy Over Hemp
This month the Illinois General Assembly sent a bill to Governor Ryan’s desk that would provide for research into growing hemp as a cash crop. But not everyone thinks that’s a good idea. Holly Rich is an Illinois lobbyist for Concerned Women for America, a pro-family policy group that opposes the hemp bill.