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Long before legalizing weed was en vogue, the U.S. Department of Agriculture produced a 1942 informational film called "Hemp for Victory." The movie, which was required viewing for all farmers of the era, detailed the history of the hemp plant, the uses of industrial hemp, and tips and...

As efforts to legalize weed have grown, so have industrial hemp crops. North Dakota is among several states that have legalized industrial hemp farming in recent years. The United States banned the production of hemp several decades ago, because it comes from the same plant that is used for...

In addition to being one of the earliest states on board with the legalizing weed movement, Colorado is also one of the first states to legalize farming of industrial hemp. This crop can be used for an array of products, including food, transportation, clothing, and fuel. Here are six facts...

With prohibition over and the saloons open again, there were men in Minnesota who saw marijuana as the business to get into. In 1937, Cannabis Inc. was an optimistic start-up business at 902 E. Second St., current address of the Winona Daily News, and Chempco Inc. was operating at the address...

Fifteen years ago, Mike Carriere was managing a hotel in rural Manitoba and living in what he calls a 'toxic environment.' He needed a career change, and with three young children, it was important to him to change his life and philosophy, reduce his carbon footprint, and do something he could...

Western North Dakota has a good shot at becoming home to the state's first industrial hemp facility. Newly formed Quality Agricultural Products, based in Fargo, announced Monday their intentions to build a hemp facility somewhere in North Dakota. Wendy McCord said initial research on land...

A newly formed company based here aims to bring a new cash crop to North Dakota -- industrial hemp. Quality Agricultural Products announced Monday a goal of building an indoor facility to grow industrial hemp that could also produce medical cannabis if it becomes legal in North Dakota. The...

Hemp can now be grown for limited purposes in Nevada. Senate Bill 305 authorizes the growing of hemp for research by the state Department of Agriculture or institutions of higher learning. Industry trade groups say hemp is used in the manufacture of paper, biofuels, and building materials...

One thing has become very clear over the past couple of years regarding the value of cow's milk, particularly pasteurized, in our diets. And unfortunately, it's not good news. A very seizable study came out late last year in the British Medical Journal which revealed a truth many of us had been...

Cannabis, an extremely versatile plant is going through a renaissance in the 21st century. With the help of community leaders, proactive legislators, and helpful government officials, support for those who want to produce and use this crop for medicinal and industrial uses is growing. Mahalo...

Cultivating industrial hemp, a part of the cannabis sativa plant, is illegal in much of the U.S. Despite the many uses of this crop, including fuel, food, plastics, and textiles, it has been banned for decades in this country because of its close association with marijuana. However, as the...

There seem to be few dull moments in the life of first lady Akie Abe, who sometimes spends her time hosting a web-based talk show, harvesting honey from a bee farm and even paying occasional visits to the contentious Yasukuni Shrine. Most recently, Ms. Abe raised eyebrows after telling a...

It sounds like a dream gift most farmers would be happy to find under their tree: a low-water-use crop capable of generating profits as high as $100,000 an acre. Industrial hemp is that crop, farmers were told during an informational expo in Akron. From Rocky Ford to Springfield to Yuma, hemp...

Leader in food products joins leader in ingredients Manitoba has long been home to the two largest hemp food companies on the continent and now they have joined forces to make an even stronger push to get hemp foods into more North American households. Winnipeg's Manitoba Harvest, a...

While cooking oil was the main topic of Dean Price's presentation to the school board, another key component to biofuel would be the growth of farm crops that could supply fresh oil. Price said two products that could be grown here in North Carolina are canola and hemp. Back in 1900, hemp was...

Hemp, the new Cinderella crop, is in for a major hiccup after Manitoba Harvest announced it will not contract the crop in 2016. Winnipeg-based Manitoba Harvest, with its recent acquisition of Hemp Oil Canada in Ste. Agathe, buys about 75 per cent of the hemp crop in Western Canada. Its...

On Monday, December 14, Progressive 15 hosted an Industrial Hemp Expo with over 100 people attending. Sponsoring the expo were International House of Cannabis, Adams County and Washington County. Progressive 15 is recognized as a voice for northeastern Colorado. It is comprised of 15 counties...

"Who is gonna get high?...Pahadi people are :D" "Pack our bags, v r moving to Uttarakhand right now" "Hey stoners, let's go to Uttarakhand! " ALMORA, UTTARAKHAND: These were among the tweets in response to Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat's recent comments that the state would encourage...

The debate over marijuana and its prohibition has been an ongoing issue in American society, but for many advocates, the quest to legalize industrial hemp is just as important. A movement called "Green the Vote" has been among the driving forces in educating Oklahomans on medical marijuana...

Two years ago, when Japanese friends invited me to visit in their newly built home near Tokyo, I discovered that my friends and their compatriots abhor two American staples: clothes dryers and synthetic fibers. Practically every balcony holds clotheslines strung across it. Bedrooms are not...