Hemp

This House Is Made Of Hemp

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, Marijuana Hemp, Hemp, Hemp Building, Hempcrete, Hemp House, Marijuana, Hemp Construction, Small Business News

Imagine you had a building material that was energy-efficient, non-toxic and resistant to mold, insects and fire. The material may even have a higher ...

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The Obama Administration Is Wrong to Deny American Farmers a Profitable Crop

Eric Steenstra | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Farming, Hemp Production, Hemp Legalization, Hemp, Farmers, Agriculture, Cannabis, Obama Drug Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, Obama Administration, Eric Holder, Industrial Hemp, Drug Policy, Politics News

Despite growing consumer demand for these eco-friendly and healthy products, the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation in the world that allows the importation and sale of hemp raw materials and finished goods, but bans its farmers from growing the crop.

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The Drug Czar's False Statement About Marijuana and Hemp Should Be a Bigger Scandal

Scott Morgan | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, White House, Drug War, Hemp, Marijuana, Barack Obama, Drug Czar, Politics News

At its core, the domestic cultivation of industrial hemp is a simple matter of agriculture and economics that has nothing to do with drug policy at all, and shouldn't even be tied to the otherwise raging debate about marijuana laws in America.

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Capitol Hemp's New Logo: 'Banned In DC'

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Capitol Hemp is banned in D.C. Buy some shirts and pins saying so. Adam Eidinger, one of the hemp store's co-owners, tells The Huffin...

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Capitol Hemp Is Closing Doors In Deal With Prosecutors

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Capitol Hemp Closing, Drug Reform, Video, Alan Amsterdam, Hemp, Capitol Hemp, District of Columbia, Marijuana, Dc Around Town, Adam Eidinger, Capitol Hemp Raids, DC News

WASHINGTON -- It's official: Capitol Hemp is closing its doors, as part of a deal made with federal prosecutors. Adam Eidinger, co-owner of Capito...

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It's High Time to Legalize Hemp

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Pot, Marijuana Legalization, Hemp Legalization, Hemp, Tea Party, Pot Legalization, Marijuana, Legalize Hemp, Politics News

The subject of hemp has been mostly seen as a cause célèbre of the political margins, either the "hippie" Far Left or the libertarian Far Right. But public support for industrial hemp legalization -- particularly within the agricultural community -- is reaching a tipping point.

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State Legislature OKs Hemp Farming

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

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CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire House is giving the nod to hemp farmers after passing a bill to protect industrial hemp from being tagged as an ill...

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Ron Paul Praises Hemp

AP | By DALE WETZEL | Posted 04.22.2012

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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul praised hemp as an alternative crop and said a free-market approach would protect the nat...

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Ron Paul: 'Hemp Is A Good Product'

AP | By DALE WETZEL | Posted 02.21.2012

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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul praised hemp as an alternative crop and said a free-market approach would protect the nat...

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Legalize and Tax it, Already

Carl Gibson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Texas, Medical Marijuana, Decriminalization, Houston Chronicle, Hemp, Marijuana, Budget Cuts, Prohibition, Politics News

In Texas, possession of anything less than two ounces is a class B misdemeanor with a maximum jail sentence of 180 days. 97 percent of the state's marijuana arrests were for possession.

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Hemp Store Owner Turning Himself In To Police

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: DC News, Adam Eidinger, Hemp, Capitol Hemp, Marijuana, Police, District of Columbia, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Adam Eidinger, co-owner of the hemp stores raided by the Metropolitan Police Department in late October, announced this morning on Twit...

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Hemp Store Co-Owner Wants Chinese Underwear Back

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Adam Eidinger, co-owner of the hemp stores recently raided by the Metropolitan Police Department, would like his Chinese underwear back....

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The War on Drugs Has Become the War on the American People

John W. Whitehead | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Hemp, Philip Cobbs, Marijuana, Jose Guerena, SWAT Team, War on Drugs, No-Knock Raid, Politics News

Insisting that the "damage done by drugs is felt far beyond the millions of Americans with diagnosable substance abuse or dependence problems," Presid...

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Hemp Store Employees And Customer Arrested In D.C. Police Raid

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Occupy D.C., Arrests, Video, Hemp, Capitol Hemp, Mpd, Occupydc, Police, Marijuana, Protests, Adams Morgan, Adam Eidinger, Occupy Dc, DC News

WASHINGTON -- D.C. police officers in bulletproof vests raided Capitol Hemp's Chinatown and Adams Morgan locations Wednesday night, arresting six empl...

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The (N)ot Milk Guide.

Meredith Fineman | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Fifty First Jdates, Jillian Michaels, Hemp, Milk Alternatives, Hemp Milk, Theffjd, Iced Coffee, Dating, Milk, Lactose Intolerance, Food, Soy Milk, Got Milk, Meredith Fineman, Coconut Milk, Food News

My lactose intolerance began far ago in a long-away land known as Meredith Used to Only Eat Bread and Cheese. I have looked far and wide into milk alternatives for my iced coffee with a splash of cran, and I thought that I would share them with you.

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Vegan Gluten-Free Tabouli Salad

Brigitte Mars | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Vegetarian, Tomato, Hemp, Tabouli, Seed, Gluten Free, Vegan, Hempseed, Salad, Cucumber, Spearmint, Mint, Video, Food News

Tabouli Salad is a great way to use colorful antioxidant rich fresh produce: Sunripened tomatoes, cool cukes, sensuous spearmint and hip hempseed.

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Ice Cream for a Cooler Planet

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.25.2011

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We asked dessert experts to recommend their favorite eco-friendly ice cream, so you can cool your palate and the planet at the same time.

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7 Healthy Uses For Hemp

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Hemp History Week, Hemp, Healthy Living Body, Hemp Products, Hemp Healthy, Hemp Health, Hemp Week, Nutrition, Hemp Health Products, Slidepollajax, Home News

Hemp has been generating a lot of buzz recently, and it's not because of marijuana. Hemp food products, which contain no THC, are hailed by many in th...

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Hemp: Republicans to the Rescue!

Dar Williams | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, Hemp, Green News

Hemp has many uses, but it can't get you high. But it is the identical twin of marijuana, and for that reason alone it's illegal to grow hemp in this country. Sound crazy? It is, and finally some Republicans have had enough of this nonsense.

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Australia Okays Cannabis Cuisine

Slashfood | Bill Sertl, Posted Mar 15th 2011 @ 3:00PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Cannabis, Hemp, Marijuana Food, Australia, Marijuana, Cannabis Cooking, Edible Hemp, Food News

Just last weekend, a friend was telling me about soaking marijuana in vodka for three days before making what he described as "fabulous cocktails." (W...

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"Ask Obama" Top 100 Questions About Ending Drug War, Legalizing Marijuana

Russ Belville | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youtube, Ask Obama, Hemp, President Obama, Legalization, Marijuana, Politics News

We know you're a busy man, so we took the time to review the Top 100 questions on the "Ask Obama" site just now and condense each one into a few words so you could get an idea what the country is voting on.

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George Washington Orders All Californians to Legalize Pot

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Cannabis, Thomas Paine, Hemp, George Washington, Marijuana, Proposition 19, Marijuana Prohibition, Potsmoking Presidents, Legal Pot, California, Prohibition, American Revolution, Comedy News

Tom Jefferson preferred marijuana to tobacco, or to any other crop he grew. He wrote his wonderful Declaration on paper made from it. Ben Franklin built an entire mill that used hemp as its primary stock.

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Green News Report: October 21, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, 350.Org, Marijuana, 2010 Elections, Renewable Energy, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Coal, Lolcats, Monsanto, Science Education, Offshore Drilling, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, Big Oil, Climate Science, Ken Buck, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Chevron, John Raese, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Joe Sestak, Energy, Bp, Gmos, Hemp, Environmentalists, Pennsylvania Senate Race, Wind Energy, Geoengineering, Energy Efficiency, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Prop 19, Green News, Rare Earth Elements, Glenn Beck, Evolution, Climate Legislation, BP Oil Spill, Japan, Pat Toomey, Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Senate Race, China, Elections 2010, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Is Beck t...

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Hemp is the Hidden Key to Legal Marijuana

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legal Marijuana, Hemp, George Washington, Marijuana, Proposition 19, Marijuana Prohibition, Thomas Jefferson, California, Prohibition, Green News

When Californians go to the polls November 2, they may end a marijuana prohibition that's had devastating impacts on state's public health and civil liberties, while costing it billions.

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PHOTOS: Hempcrete, Earthships, And More! The Coolest Home Design Trends

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Solar, Hemp, Straw Bale, Green, Eco-Friendly, Construct, Home, Salvage, Sustainable, House, Recycle, Build, Waste, Reuse, Rain Catchment, Materials, Construction, Heating, Insulation, Cob, Building, Passive, Net-Zero, Slidepollajax, Smarter Ideas, Green News

The modern home builder has a bevy of options for building a sustainable, low-energy, non-toxic building. From hemp, to corn cobs, to old tires, to sm...

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