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National Industrial Hemp Strategy of Canada

National Industrial Hemp Strategy of Canada This PDF document contains over 300 pages defining the national hemp strategy of Canada. (http://www.votehemp.com/PDF/National_Industrial_Hemp_Strategy_Final_Complete2.pdf )

Interesting Hemp Facts

Agricultural hemp is as harmless as it is versatile. And today’s farm equipment can be rather easily modified for planting and harvesting hemp. Did you know: The U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world that prohibits hemp cultivation, due to the DEA’s refusal to distinguish between low-THC hemp and high-THC marijuana. Hemp is low …

First hemp harvest in more than fifty years begins in southeastern Colorado

By Melanie Asmar Tue., Oct. 1 2013 at 4:20 PM By Melanie Asmar Tue., Oct. 1 2013 at 4:20 PM Ryan Loflin. America’s first (known) hemp harvest in more than fifty years began this month in southeastern Colorado. This past spring, following last year’s passage of Amendment 64, which legalized small amounts …

Industrial Hemp production basics for Ontario

Uploaded on Jan 24, 2011
Valley Bio is Eastern Canada’s largest supplier of pedigree hemp seed genetics for th production of industrial hemp for food and fiber products. Valley Bio also contracts growers to produce hemp grains for its markets.

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Hemp Acres on the Rise in Canada

Feb 22, 2013 1:41 PM By: Phil Franz-Warkentin COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA Alberta, Crops, Markets Rising demand and good returns will see more acres devoted to industrial hemp production in Western Canada this spring, according to industry participants. Canadian hemp plantings have risen steadily over the past few years, with …

Hemp homecoming: Rebirth sprouts in Kentucky

By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press | August 16, 2014 MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Call it a homecoming for hemp: Marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin is undergoing a rebirth in a state at the forefront of efforts to reclaim it as a mainstream crop. Researchers and farmers are producing the first legal hemp crop in …

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