Hawaii House Bill 2555 authorizes the Board of Agriculture to regulate the growing of industrial hemp for research purposes. This post from The Joint Blog reports this measure getting unanimous approval from Hawaii lawmakers. Hawaii’s full House of Representatives has given unanimous approval to legislation that woud explicitly legalize the cultivation, production and ... Continue Reading
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Can Hemp Overthrow Synthetic Materials in the Fiber Race?
Growing decriminalization of cannabis across the U.S. is renewing industrial hemp’s opportunity to overthrow synthetic materials in the fiber race. This post from Leafly discusses why hemp is the best alternative to synthetic fibers and can become the fabric of our future. In our last article, Hemp vs. Cotton: 3 Reasons Why Cotton is Not King (and Why Hemp Should Be), we ... Continue Reading
Hemp Plants Can Decontaminate Fukushima Disaster’s Radioactive Soil
Hemp plants were shown to be effective in cleaning the soil around the site of Russia’s Chernobyl nuclear disaster and were even considered for use near Fukushima. This post from Mint Press News discusses how hemp is proving to be one of the best phyto-remediative plants, because of which it is garnering renewed interest from both the scientific community and from ... Continue Reading
Lawmaker Sees Industrial Hemp as a Potential Boon
A Pennsylvania lawmaker sees uses for industrial hemp and its potential to bring in more industry and money into the state. This post from 420 Magazine discusses his efforts toward creating a pilot program for growing hemp in Pennsylvania. State Rep. Marty Flynn has read a lot about hemp, the name for cannabis plant varieties grown for industrial uses, such as ... Continue Reading
Is your CBD from Hemp or Cannabis?
Is hemp-derived CBD any different from that derived from cannabis? This post from Leafly answers this as well as other questions about CBD sourced from hemp vs. marijuana. Is CBD from Cannabis the Same as CBD from Cannabis? Yes, you read that headline correctly, and while this may seem like a rhetorical question with an obvious answer, the query has been popping up on forums, ... Continue Reading