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Back When We Thought Hemp Would Be a Billion-Dollar Crop
By Eric Limer After decades of criminalization and a blatantly racist War on Drugs that has succeeded primarily in putting millions of people in jail, the tide is turning on marijuana. Today, on 4/20, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer came out in support of ending the federal prohibition on marijuana, one of many recent moves by politicians […]
Read more.Jack Herer: Not Just A Marijuana Strain, But A Marijuana Legend
by Steve Davis In the decades-long battle against cannabis prohibition, when growing and possessing cannabis was illegal everywhere in the United States, a handful of brave soldiers stood out as leaders in the battle — and all of them were persecuted because of it. Dennis Peron, long considered the father of medical marijuana, was shot […]
Read more.This Cannabis-Based Mascara Uses CBD Instead Of Beeswax
By Calvin Hughes A new makeup brand is looking to shake things up by introducing a line of cannabis-based mascara. On 4/20, Milk Makeup will be releasing their new Kush Mascara line produced with the cannabis extract CBD. Milk is a vegan company and was looking for something to replace the beeswax often used as the thickening agent […]
Read more.Non-alcoholic, THC-infused beer
by Cat Wolinski Photo Credit: Ceria Beverages (ceriabeverages.com) After announcing his retirement from MolsonCoors earlier this year, Blue Moon Brewing company founder and creator, Keith Villa has announced his next venture: THC-infused beer. The new company, called Ceria Beverages, will be helmed by Villa as co-founder and brewmaster, and his wife, Jodi Villa as CEO. “Ceria” is named for […]
Read more.Centuries old, hemp grows in popularity for home building
By Adam Popescu / New York Times News Service Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times One of the biggest untapped markets for the cannabis plant itself could be as a building tool The Romans have been using it since the days of Julius Caesar, but not to get high. Both Washington and Jefferson grew it. […]
Read more.Healthy Homes With Hempcrete: How Hemp Promotes Healthier Houses
SALLY PERKINS Growing interest in a lesser known building material could create healthy homes all over America. It’s called hempcrete. This combination of chopped hemp shiv and lime binder is durable, sustainable and carbon negative. Lime is an abundant quarried material and hemp is a renewable biomaterial — both safeguarding the sustainable future of hempcrete […]
Read more.Pure Farming 2018’s New Trailer Shows That Fans Like It
By Richard Walker Techland has released a new trailer for the upcoming Pure Farming 2018, ahead of its release next week. The video takes a look at some Polish fans of the genre playing the game and offering up some opinions on it. Apparently, they rather like it. In Pure Farming 2018, you can obviously […]
Read more.Police and crime chief calls for cannabis to be sold over counter
PHOEBE SOUTHWORTH FOR MAILONLINE North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones thinks trying to prohibit drugs is a waste of police time A police chief has called for cannabis to be sold in off-licenses and heroin and cocaine to be available on prescription, claiming the war on drugs has failed. North Wales Police […]
Read more.Be.e bio-based e-scooter finally ready to roll
Paul Ridden Van.Eko is now taking pre-orders for its colorful Be.e electric scooter(Credit: Van.Eko) Amsterdam-based startup Van.Eko has been developing its funky electric scooter for what seems like an age, last registering on our radar in 2014. Now the Be.e is going up for pre-order, with deliveries to a limited number of buyers scheduled to take […]
Read more.Dennis Kucinich, candidate for Ohio governor, says legalizing cannabis can help with opioid crisis
By Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com atobias@cleveland.com Dennis Kucinich chats with activists following a marijuana policy speech on Wednesday, March 7 at the Cleveland School of Cannabis. (Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com) Democratic candidate for governor Dennis Kucinich wants to fully legalize marijuana, a move he said would have positive implications for criminal justice, agriculture and even the […]
Read more.Hemp Can Save the Planet
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