Judge neuters Hailey pot initiatives - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Judge neuters Hailey pot initiatives
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID
By TERRY SMITH A judge's ruling this week took the teeth out of two controversial marijuana initiatives that were approved by Hailey voters, but left intact a requirement that the city advocate for reform of marijuana and industrial hemp laws.

Industrial hemp still alive in Legislature - Minnesota Independent


Minnesota Independent
Industrial hemp still alive in Legislature
Minnesota Independent, MN
Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, passed out chocolate truffles topped with industrial hemp seeds at the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The nutritious seeds are legal to buy in Minnesota as food,

Reply to comment - ScienceBlog.com

Reply to comment
ScienceBlog.com, CA
But they won’t wait long to ramp up cultivation of industrial hemp – stymied in the US since the federal war against “reefer madness” a half-century ago – when the DEA ever gives a similar go-ahead. Although it technically is not “illegal” to grow

Hemp: the new soybean - Minneapolis City Pages


Minneapolis City Pages
Hemp: the new soybean
Minneapolis City Pages, MN
By Erin Carlyle in Drugs, Economy A state legislator says letting Minnesota farmers grow industrial hemp –in other words, the non-ingestible variety — could pad their bottom lines. Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-West Nicollett Island) has introduced a bill

Northumberland farmers interested in industrial hemp-growing project - Mix 97 News

Northumberland farmers interested in industrial hemp-growing project
Mix 97 News, Canada
Lots of interest in Northumberland County from farmers in a Stirling-area man’s proposed industrial hemp-growing project. Stonehedge Bio Resources president John Baker told farmers gathered in Centreton the proposal connects agriculture directly to

Johnson to resign April 3 - Minot Daily News

Johnson to resign April 3
Minot Daily News, ND
-Issued the first industrial hemp grower licenses in the US to two North Dakota farmers. After serving 12 years as the state's Ag Commissioner, Roger Johnson submitted a formal letter of resignation to Gov. John Hoeven Tuesday morning.

Cannabis Debated on CNN By Congressman Dr Ron Paul & Actor Stephen … - PR CannaZine (press release)

Cannabis Debated on CNN By Congressman Dr Ron Paul & Actor Stephen
PR CannaZine (press release), UK
As far as British politicians are concerned, industrial hemp, [which stands to cost the petroleum industry trillions of pounds sterling were it to become a legal and widely available national crop for a British agricultural industry which is struggling

Heartland hemp farming needs Iowa lawmakers’ help - UI The Daily Iowan

Heartland hemp farming needs Iowa lawmakers’ help
UI The Daily Iowan, IA
BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD | MARCH 12, 2009 7:27 AM A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers is putting forth legislation to legalize the growth of cannabis, or hemp. The Industrial Hemp Development Act (HF 608) would provide licenses to qualified farmers

Write to Congress: Sponsor The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009! - Congress Matters

Write to Congress: Sponsor The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009!
Congress Matters, CA
by tommurphy Vote Hemp is pleased to announce that the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009 will be introduced soon. Yesterday, the offices of Rep. Ron Paul and Rep. Barney Frank sent out a Dear Colleague letter (PDF file 116K) to members of Congress

Stonehedge makes pitch to farmers to grow industrial hemp - Stirling Community Press

Stonehedge makes pitch to farmers to grow industrial hemp
Stirling Community Press, Canada
Stirling – Stonehedge Bio-Resources Inc. is looking for farmers to grow industrial hemp that can be turned into insulation, biomasonry concrete and fuel pellets. It’s also in the market for a site to build a 60000-square-foot manufacturing plant
Hemp growers sought in this area Northumberland Today
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