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A Company Is Sending Cannabis and Coffee to Space to See if They Mutate
By Troy Farah IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES/ NASA Astronauts have taken medication to space since the early days of off-planet exploration—but next spring, a Colorado company plans to be the first to send plant cultures of coffee and hemp, a variety of marijuana, to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will test if zero gravity will mutate or genetically […]
Read more.Benefits of Hemp Clothing
Kimberly Dunn Thanks to fashion designers like Korto Momolu, hemp clothing is having a long-overdue revival. The project runway star showcased her latest line at New York Fashion Week in September this year with hemp clothing taking centre stage. Korto is following in the footsteps of legendary American clothing company Levi Strauss who released a new […]
Read more.Cannabis: a remedy for the soil?
Julian Vigo Unlike cotton and many other plants used in textile, hemp needs less water and requires no pesticides, allows for soil remediation (phytoremediation) – whereby hemp can absorb pollutants from the earth – and it returns 60-70 percent of the nutrients it takes from the soil. Full Article: https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/10/cannabis-remedy-soil?fbclid=IwAR3JK6zAMrrKuVoqCxE5EiVDvv4r2_GSifelrpqiMzVz30JJyHkXstV1B0Q
Read more.Hemp Guitars Offer Unique Durability, Environmental Benefits
Stephanie Speiche Jay Burstein discusses his BugOut Guitars instruments, which combine hemp and plant-based resins to create unique and supremely rugged guitars. (Herald / Tim Calabro) Full Article: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/hemp-guitars-offer-unique-durability-environmental-benefits/article_0935d4e6-de3c-11e9-b4d7-f7f3dff8f4bb.html
Read more.The War on Drugs: Mexico Will Legalize Cannabis Before the United States
TERPENESANDTESTING As first reported by Marijuana Moment, Senator Julio Menchaca Salazar filed legislation on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, that would officially legalize cannabis in Mexico. Full Article: https://theweedblog.com/policies/the-war-on-drugs-mexico-will-legalize-before-united-states
Read more.Hemp tofu is the new high-protein, nutritious option taking the vegan world by storm
Totally Vegan Buzz Team For some people, traditional tofu is off the menu due to allergies or simple taste preferences. But hang-on, have you tried the alternative version called Hemp tofu? Full Article: https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/food/hemp-tofu-is-the-new-high-protein-nutritious-option-taking-the-vegan-world-by-storm/?fbclid=IwAR21HLFFElfW_tcx-gcg9HgRUKG-0wmdIIILPbgEu5I_wsaAff3BusX43Jo
Read more.A Renaissance of the Hempen Home
P. Gotti Hemp makers have a long legacy of crafting decorative and functional home adornments. Hemp’s fibrous dexterity resisted mechanization during the agricultural revolution of the 1800s, and so hemp fell out of favor as national focus shifted to the mass production of crops like cotton. Hemp has returned to relevance, due to its […]
Read more.Perhaps Jack Herer Was Right, The Future of Mankind May Be Hemp
Andre Bourque Predictions that predate where the American cannabis industry is today, a book into which they were scribed, and the man who wrote it. VICTORIA POSH | @POSH_PICS Nicknamed the Hemperor, activist Jack Herer (1939 – 2010) left his mark on American subculture by resurfacing age-old cultures, studies, and assertions that cannabis for food, fiber, fuel, […]
Read more.Animals and Cannabis
The American Journal of Pharmacy – 1908 – This is from page 19. Link to book: https://archive.org/stream/americanjournal801908phil#page/n5/mode/2up
Read more.The Church Of England’s $10.5 Billion Fund Will Now Invest In Cannabis
Javier Hasse Cannabis In UK JAVIER HASSE “According to the Financial Times, Edward Mason, head of responsible investment for the Church Commissioners fund, said the organization makes a clear distinction between medical cannabis and adult-use cannabis, supporting only “proper medicinal purposes” at the time.” Full Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2019/06/13/the-church-of-englands-10-5b-fund-will-now-invest-cannabis/#6d492dc917fd
Read more.Hemp Can Save the Planet
