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Hempcones and Hemptones
Here in Marin County, California, the quest for better sound takes a more organic approach. Under the unofficial direction of charismatic loudspeaker guru John Harrison, a growing group of musicians is swearing by the virtues of hemp-fiber cones. Not a riff from an old Cheech & Chong routine, “hempcones” are real products and may offer real benefits, when and if they are ever incorporated into high-fidelity gear.
Hemptown Clothing Posts Strong First Quarter
There was a significant increase in the Company’s sales for the first quarter of 2004 over the same period in 2003 and the Q1 2004 margins have moved into line with the Company’s 30% target margins across its product line. The Company has been constantly tuning production and distribution processes to reduce product costs, without compromise to product quality. Ultimately this allows the Company’s products to compete more effectively with competitive cotton products.
Hemptown Taps into $20 Billion T-Shirt industry
Hemptown Clothing Inc. is the world’s largest hemp T-shirt apparel brand and continues to extend into new product lines and new channels of distribution. The Company currently markets and sells a line of hemp / cotton active wear including T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and ball caps to wholesalers for imprinting as well as directly to retail and consumers.
Hemptown to Collaborate with National Research Council of Canada
Hemptown Clothing Inc., a leading provider of environmentally responsible clothing, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) on the development of a patentable enzyme technology process that may see hemp fibers replace cotton worldwide.
In defence of cannabis
Over 600 South Africans are marching in Cape Town to call for the legalisation of cannabis and highlight its potential use in low-cost housing and medicine, the main organiser said.
Liberty celebrates 175 years
Since Liberty was incorporated May 7, 1829, the single square-mile town made of log cabins and hemp farms has grown to include more than 27,000 residents, a hospital and a college.
Marijuana defence fails to impress
A pigeon fancier, who claimed he grew more than 220 cannabis plants simply to feed the hemp seeds to his birds, could not be believed, a judge said yesterday.
Naked truth
Canadian rock artisit Bif Naked recently gained 20 pounds of muscle, while still maintaining a size 3, through weight training and hemp protein supplements.
New South Wales to extend hemp production trials
The New South Wales Government is extending its trials of commercial hemp production but has warned anyone interested in growing the crop that it only contains low levels of THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana.
Ralph Nader supports industrial hemp as a renewable resource with many important
The United States should implement a licensing system, similar to the one that Canada has in place, that ensures only legitimate farmers are allowed to grow industrial hemp from seeds certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The certified seeds would guarantee that the psychoactive substance in the plant is so low that it has no effect (analogous to the negligible amount of psychoactive material in poppy seeds).