Industrial Hemp

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Posted by | April 21, 2016
Happy International Hemp Day!

Happy International Hemp Day! Why today? Today separates 4-20 aka Cannabis Day or National Pot Smoking Day and 4-22 aka Earth Day! But isn’t hemp cannabis? Yes. It is.  But...

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Posted by | December 14, 2015
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Holds Patent for CBD

Since 2003 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has held a patent for Cannabidiol, a drug that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has considered to have no...

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Posted by | December 14, 2015
LEGO Searches for Sustainable Material Replacement, HEMP is the Answer

LEGO Searches for Sustainable Material Replacement, HEMP is the Answer In June LEGO announced an investment of USD$150 Million towards research for a more sustainable plastic replacement for its famous LEGO...

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Posted by | November 30, 2015
Hemp Reduces Carbon Emissions

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference has kicked off in Paris, with leaders from the heaviest emitters to those with the smallest impacts participating in negotiations to tremendously reduce...

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Posted by | October 14, 2015
Tokyo Broadcasting System Films Atalo Holdings for Japanese Television Program

Yesterday Japan learned a little more about Kentucky's industrial hemp industry after interviewing CEO of Atalo Holdings, Andy Graves for the Japanese program entitled, Sekai Fushigi Hakken. The program has over 20...

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Posted by | October 5, 2015
Common Spice Nutmeg Contains Hallucinogenic Properties

Did you know that Nutmeg, the spice commonly found in every spice rack and sold in every grocery store contains hallucinogenic properties comparable to marijuana? According to 'Nightmare Drugs' by...

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Posted by | May 30, 2015
A Hemp Legacy Reborn

A Hemp Legacy Reborn Because of the 2014 Farm Bill, 88-year-old Jake Graves planted industrial hemp on his farm last June for the first time in decades last. Graves' family...

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Posted by | May 14, 2015
Kentucky Hemp- 2015 Growing Season Begins

Kentucky Hemp- 2015 Growing Season Begins May 2015: Kentucky launches second year of pilot program with 121 participants representing 1,742.25 acres of hemp planted. Seven universities and individual farms will...

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