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Legal action against Customs worries hemp industry
Advocates for an industrial hemp industry in New Zealand say they are concerned that legal action by a store co-owned by Green MP Nandor Tanczos will hamper their efforts.
Marijuana users warned to steer clear of red pot
Oklahoma narcotics agents are spreading the word: Don’t smoke red dope. Since the end of June, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control agents have been spraying fields of wild-growing marijuana with weed killer laced with red dye.
Nirvana Ranch, Los Angeles’ only hemp eco boutique, celebrates grand openin
“Nirvana Ranch” already exudes mysterious vibes from the street, with its hand cut metal sign crowned by an unidentifiable animal skull, possibly a sasquatch. The concept was hatched by Minawear Hemp and Natural Fiber Apparel designer, Mina Hegaard, when the growing demand for a local eco boutique began to clog the phone lines of the Venice beach office, known to locals as “The Hemp Ranch.”
Nutiva introduces low-carb certified organic hemp protein powder
Nutiva, a Northern California manufacturer of hemp food products, today announced the availability of its latest innovation, Organic Hemp Protein Powder. The new product is an organic food containing 37% protein, 43% fiber, 0% net carbs, 9% beneficial fats (omega-3,-6, and -9 plus GLA), chlorophyll, vitamin E and iron. The new entry in protein powders can be enjoyed with juice or fruit for power-packed smoothies or used as a low-carb flour substitute in baking.
Oklahoma poisons wild marijuana with unknown red dyed herbicide
Parents have a new and imperative reason to warn children away from marijuana in the State of Oklahoma. The state is poisoning the crop in hopes of eradicating marijuana use. According to an “The weed killer sprayed on the plants is harmful to people who smoke the marijuana, but studies have shown that a person would need to smoke about 47 herbicide-laced cigarettes before it would harm them.”
Pioneering a new role for hemp
A Dewsbury textile businessman is involved in the comeback of a new variety of hemp.
Pure Hemp launches king size papers
The original Pure Hemp cigarette paper has added a third format to its premium range of all natural, 100& hemp cigarette papers. The 110 mm king size format is a European favorite and is poised to take off in the North American market.
Rolling Rock Town Fair IV rife with peripheral events
Mike Weaver, owner of Hempfield Candy Co. near Lancaster, Pa., said he uses a 100-year-old Amish candy recipe, then adds nonintoxicating oil from hemp plants to give his lollipops the taste of marijuana. Not exactly delicious, but yes, authentic. But it’s not about pot smoking, Weaver insists. The goal of his company, which also sells hemp pretzels, hemp soda and hemp granola, is to get the public to support letting American farmers grow hemp for industrial purposes, he said.
Soap and enlightenment: clean body, home, mind
Cheap chemical cocktails cooked up by conglomerates don’t have the answers. But some all-natural household products made by small companies propose to cleanse mind, body and dirty socks.
Solutions sought for rural development
A group of local legislators gathered in Rockford on Friday to get public input on issues regarding rural economic development. “Agriculture never seems to fit into any state incentive programs,” Lawfer said. “Ethanol and its byproducts and alternative crops like industrial hemp are important to economic development.”