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Hemp activists offer samples in protest of DEA’s attempted ban
After the DEA’s attempt to ban hemp food, activists tried to give officials and the public a taste of what they were missing yesterday, as part of a nationwide effort to challenge the DEA ruling.
Hemp backers celebrate
A handful of mid-Michigan hemp enthusiasts Monday celebrated a court ruling that protects their right to sell hemp-based foods and products.
Hemp believers offer taste at rally
Hemp food products won’t make you want to kiss the sky or give you a heightened appreciation of the colors in a lava lamp. But for true-believers, hemp is good for you. And you won’t even get a buzz eating products made from hemp.
Hemp bill not without criticism
Industrial hemp could be Oregon’s next cash crop if lawmakers sign off on a bill that got a hearing before the Senate Agricultural Committee Friday. But opponents say hemp plants are difficult to distinguish from illegal marijuana plants, and that cultivating hemp could inhibit police investigations of pot growers.
Hemp bread a big ‘hit’
It’s enough to give you a pot belly — bread made with hemp seeds.
Hemp education 101
If the most important thing about real estate is “location, location, location,” then Robert Robinson believes the most important thing for industrial hemp is “education, education, education.”
Hemp foods on the ropes
They’re nutritious, full of fiber — and nearly impossible to keep lit. Yet because cereals, snack bars and other foods made with hempseed and hemp oil contain trace amounts of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, the Bush administration has been trying to ban these products — increasingly popular with health enthusiasts — for about a year.
Hemp oil goes to press
New Zealand grown edible hemp seed oil will be available for the first time soon following the successful harvest of a trial crop of hemp in Canterbury.
Hemp’s last hurrah
On March 21, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released its final ruling on hemp foods, reiterating its previous determination that even food products containing only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive drug found in marijuana, are illegal. A second ruling exempts body care products, such as soap and shampoo. However, if the DEA chooses to bust hemp oil importers, that industry could dry up as well. The rule does not outlaw the use of hemp fiber and textiles.
Hemp: Wonder food or contraband?
So, this “hemp bread” in the bag with the many-stemmed leaf — is it as filling as it looks, or does it give you the munchies? Is it OK to eat as long as you don’t inhale?