Hawaii and Minnesota Fire Up Hemp Research Legislation

[Source: www.Marijuana.com]

Hemp cultivation is about to receive a long, hard, second look by both Hawaii and Minnesota, thanks to the recent passage of the US farm bill and the noble efforts of “the canary in the coal mine,” – Colorado’s voters.

It was the combination of these two events that kicked open the doors of prohibition, allowing farmers to once again cultivate hemp. Despite the misgivings of the ignorant right… Hemp can’t get you high – it might give you a colossal headache – but under no circumstances will it get you high! And for many… That’s the rub. In the prohibitionists mind, hemp is analogous to marijuana… Hopelessly intertwined with marijuana’s unearned bad boy reputation.

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Colorado Sees First Hemp Crop Harvest In 56 Years

 
[Source: The Weed Blog]

This past weekend, volunteers gathered in Colorado’s Baca County to harvest the U.S.’s first commercial hemp crop since 1957. The crop was grown by Ryan Loflin, a Colorado resident. Hemp, a plant similar to marijuana but with only trace amounts of THC, is used to make cloth, rope, paper, oils, wax, and other products.  According to Hemp Industries Association, the U.S. market sold $500 million of hemp products last year alone, but because of U.S. drug policy, all of that hemp was imported.

Video and complete article here: Colorado Sees First Hemp Crop Harvest In 56 Years