The number of hemp products that are being produced and will, very soon, be placed on the market, is somewhat unbelievable. Back in 1938—a year after hemp was banned from the U.S. with the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937—the Popular Mechanics Magazine wrote about the potential of hemp, referring to it as the new billion dollar crop that could add immeasurably to the American ... Continue Reading
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Hemp Vs Weed | What Is The Difference?
Hemp vs weed. It’s probably the biggest confusion to pervade the cannabis industry. If anybody ever asks you, “Are hemp and weed the same?”, you can confidently reply with a no. They are not the same. The confusion surrounding hemp vs weed is probably due to a lot of continuing misinformation about these plants. Also, "weed" is slang for marijuana, but to lay it down—hemp ... Continue Reading
Industrial Hemp Legalized in Farm Bill 2018
What a way to end 2018—with the POTUS signing the besieged Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (or farm bill 2018) into law that completely legalizes industrial hemp and all its components. Hemp's new legal status and its permanent removal from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) are also the biggest changes to the farm bill of 2014, which expired in September. This was not ... Continue Reading
What Is Marijuana?
‘Cannabis’ is the scientific name for ‘marijuana,’ which is one of the most ancient herbaceous plants to ever be cultivated by humans. It originally came from Central Asia, and its first documented use was more than 10,000 years ago [1]. ‘Marijuana’ is the popular name of one of the most tragic mental and legal hoaxes achieved in human history. ‘Marijuana’ is also the ... Continue Reading
What is Cannabis? | Facts & Uses of Cannabis
What is cannabis? How do people benefit from the therapeutic potential of cannabis? What is the difference between hemp and marijuana? What is cannabis oil? Let's take some time to answer these questions. Cannabis, one of the world’s oldest plants with strong mood-altering effects, is taking modern medicine by storm. The 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ... Continue Reading