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Ontario poised to top hemp market
Ontario is poised to dominate the North American market for hemp products, says the head of the newly formed provincial hemp industry association.
Harrelson goes green in Manitoba
Actor Woody Harrelson has invested two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in a non-wood pulp mill proposed for Manitoba. If the project proceeds, it would be the first of its kind in North America.
Woody funds pulp
Actor Woody Harrelson has invested two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in a non-wood pulp mill proposed for Manitoba. If the project — using straw from oats, flax, wheat and, eventually, hemp to make paper — proceeds, it would be the first of its kind in North America.
Hemp Legalization Sparks Growth of New Industries
Now that the jokes about getting high on hemp are trailing off, Greg Herriott is happier. It means people have a better grasp of the differences between hemp and marijuana. Industrial hemp, like marijuana, is a member of the cannabis sativa family, but has negligible traces of the hallucinatory chemical THC. Herriott is in the hemp business, one of a growing number of entrepreneurs developing a new industry now that hemp can be grown legally in Canada.
Hemp growers still waiting for acceptance
Larry Davis doesn’t discourage easily. That’s why he’s still planting hemp, even though he knows he won’t make any money. “You start with a clean field,” he says, “plant the seed and basically walk away.”
Growers fleeing hemp
To get Ethelbert Heck’s blood boiling, just inquire about his hemp. “Don’t ask!” said the Liebenthal, Sask., farmer. Last summer, he contracted 34.18 acres, precisely, with Consolidated Growers and Processors Inc.
Potential for Growth
If marijuana is the black sheep of the cannabis clan, hemp is surely the chosen offspring. After being banished by government for about 60 years, it is suddenly legal and hip again. But everyone, from government officials to prospective producers, remains uncertain over how to handle the future of the wayward plant.
Canadian Outdoor Farm Show 2000
The Hemp Industries Association would like to extend an enthusiastic invitation to you, to join us in Canada for the Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, September 12, 13, 14, 2000.
Canadian Auto Workers’ (CAW) Perspective on the Political Debate on Industrial Hemp
The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union represents more than 238,000 members that cover a wide cross-section of trades and professions from coast-to-coast. In 1995, the CAW spearheaded a massive coast-to-coast campaign to legalize the growing of industrial hemp in Canada.