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DEA’s Hangup Over Industrial Hemp Isn’t Healthy
The ruling, if it stands, pries open just a little bit more the door to the growing and processing of industrial hemp, the non-hallucinogenic strain of the cannabis plant that has more uses than a Swiss knife. Palouse farmers could benefit mightily if they were again able to cultivate a crop not only good for their pocketbooks, but for their soil as well.
Dennis Kucinich on Industrial Hemp
Dennis Kucinich supports legalizing the growing of hemp in the United States. Vote Hemp has graded the candidates’ positions and given Kucinich an A+.
Geoffrey Giraffe—drug pusher?
Just a few days ago, on Feb. 6, there was a legal decision that caught my attention. We all know how the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) feels about hemp farming because it contains trace amounts of THC. What many of us probably don’t know is that the DEA actually tried to ban all hemp oil-containing foods and was just denied by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
HEMPhasis Magazine is on the Web!
North America’s only print publication centered on industrial hemp is now also posted on the world wide web.
Hemp Industry Demands Apology from DEA for Three Years of Harassment
Manufacturers and consumers of nutritious hemp food products are thrilled about the legal battle they won on February 6 when a three judge federal panel ruled unanimously that hemp foods are perfectly legal and safe to consume. The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), representing over 200 hemp companies in North America, won their 2 1/2-year old lawsuit HIA v. DEA, invalidating the Drug Enforcement Administration’s misguided attempt to rewrite the definition of marijuana to include nutritious and safe hemp seed.
Hemp saves sea from sewage dumps
Hemp crops can be used to mop up troublesome sewage effluent that would otherwise be dumped at sea, say Australian researchers.
Hemp’s Hip New Status
“People are trying to switch to a more healthy lifestyle and to be more eco-conscious,” says Mitchell Rosenfield, who co-owns The Hempest with Jonathan Napoli. “And, once they get started living with hemp products, it gets addictive. It gives a good feeling. It’s nice to know that the fabric you spend so many hours of your life with…is natural and free of chemicals.”
Manitoba hemp producers say fibre industry is no pipe dream
In the late 1990s, a plan was launched to build a hemp processing plant at Dauphin. Shares were sold to raise capital but the project stalled with the collapse of Consolidated Growers and Processors, a company driving expansion of hemp production on the Prairies. Federowich said that episode is water under the bridge and he described the current effort as a locally driven one where the proponents want to get the project right rather than feeling compelled to rush ahead with construction.
Minneapolis bakery relieved by looser hemp foods policy
A Minneapolis bakery is breathing easier after a federal Appeals Court ruled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency was wrong to establish rules defining some natural hemp products as controlled substances when used in human food.
Natural Clothing Pioneer Of The Earth (“OTE”) Expands Private-Label Li
Twelve years after introducing its first organic cotton blank T, Of The Earth has expanded its private-label line with the first Ts made of hemp/organic cotton and an innovative soy/organic cotton blend. The two new offerings will help OTE meet demand as U.S. companies continue to switch from conventional to natural fabrics. OTE sells the natural-fiber shirts as blanks or as finished garments with custom labels and silk screening. Now with the industry’s largest selection of natural-fiber Ts, OTE believes its private-label program will soon surpass millions of pieces annually.