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Antioxidants can help heal sunburn
Q: How does flaxseed oil help with heart health?
Bill to legalize hemp goes up in smoke
One senator’s innovation is a door to horror for another. Sen. Gene Tyson of Norfolk said the legalization of the production of industrial hemp could tap potential growth and profit for Nebraska farmers. Sen. Jim Jensen of Omaha said allowing industrial hemp to be grown in Nebraska “is scary, because in fact, kids are going to try this, and eventually try the real stuff and you’ll have to call paramedics to revive them.”
Biodiesel revolution begins in San Francisco
The nation’s first retail gas station to sell vegetable fuel for diesel cars and trucks opens for business today in San Francisco.
California constituents debate hemp’s uses, legal status
“California farmers are struggling against disease, pests, foreign competition, energy and water shortages, but industrial hemp could open new markets and new opportunities that could turn that scenario upside down,” she said.
Canadians are finding success with hemp
This is the second part of a three-part series on industrial hemp and its future as a possible South Dakota crop.
Cannabis capital?
In Montana, people have gotten used to ranking near the bottom of most economic indicators. But the Montana Legislature has just put the state among national leaders in cultivation of an unlikely product: Cannabis sativa.
Carrot-tops for the eye
A diet to protect the eyesight, the pros and cons of eating liquorice, the properties of hemp seed oil and treating mallet finger, by Dr. Sarah Brewer
Debate heats up over hemp production
This is Part One of a three-part series examining whether or not industrial hemp has a marketability as proponents say there is. The controversy is alive in northeast South Dakota as petitions to legalizing the production of hemp in the state are being circulated.
Decisions on growing hemp should be left to farmers
It’s a farmer’s responsibility, not the government’s, to determine whether he can grow and sell a crop. The blame for the Jerusalem artichoke fiasco of a few years ago falls squarely on the shoulders of farmers who planted before checking the market. We can direct farmers to information as to whether their soil can grow hemp well, where to get seed and who to call to sell the crop before planting it.
Embassy happy about research into “hemp cars”
Nimbin’s Hemp Embassy says it is pleased more research has uncovered that cars of the future could be made of hemp, but it could create problems for anti-drug operations in the region.