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Policy talk, commerce take center stage at expo
State Assemblywoman Virginia Strom-Martin said Saturday that her bill aimed at legalizing hemp production in the Golden State has a “60-40” chance of passing.
Politically Incorrect
Julia: You can also build affordable housing out of hemp, by the way. On the Pine Ridge reservation, one of the lowest economies in the country, they are building houses for the elderly out of hemp. That is a real renewable resource that protects air quality, water quality — Bill: Absolutely.
Public to have a say on hemp
The public will get a chance to have a say on whether hemp, a plant of the cannabis family, should be grown for commercial and industrial use. MPs in Parliament have voted 75 to 42 to send a member’s bill from the Green MP Nandor Tanczos to a select committee for public submissions.
Right to petition good; petition for hemp bad
At issue: A former libertarian Party candidate for governor has begun a petition drive for the public to decide whether hemp should be a legal crop in the state. The Public Opinion has long endorsed the right of initiative and referendum in the state, it restates its opposition to the idea that hemp could be a “value-added” crop for our state.
Ryan gets new version of industrial hemp bill
Gov. George Ryan now has a second chance to approve a University of Illinois study of industrial hemp as a potential cash crop. Ryan vetoed a similar bill in February, but the Senate approved a new version Thursday on a 38-to-16 vote, sending it back to the governor’s desk.
Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo Report
Nice weather greeted an upbeat crowd gathered in beautiful Santa Cruz for the Industrial Hemp Expo, Mother’s Day weekend. Chris Conrad did an excellent job emceeing in the main hall. The vendors displayed a wide variety of hemp products and the hemp foods served were delicious.
Scientists ponder biodegradable cars
Australian researchers believe that within a decade, cars could be made of hemp — the cannabis plant — as backyards and dumps overflow with rusty metal hulks and vehicle makers turn to biodegradable materials for car bodies.
The Green Culture announces the debut of the Eco-Furniture.com website
The Green Culture celebrates the website launch of Eco-furniture.com. Eco-furniture.com has the web’s largest supply of environmentally conscious furniture pieces and accessories available for sale. Consumers are able to purchase products ranging from beds, dressers, desks, tables, chairs, armoires, outdoor lawn and garden benches as well as lighting and home accessory items.
Universities hesitant to study hemp
Universities in the state are reluctant to grow and study industrial hemp, despite a new law meant to encourage them. Without academic interest, the effort to return hemp to Kentucky’s farms possibly as a lucrative replacement for tobacco could end in failure.
Whatever happened...
Question: What ever happened to the hemp farm in Wahiawa?