Showing posts with label hemp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hemp. Show all posts

6/19/10

This Year's Seattle Hempfest Could Be The Last

TOKE OF THE TOWN: This Year's Seattle Hempfest Could Be The Last

'According to the director of Seattle Hempfest, the largest annual marijuana rally in the world, this year's event could be the last, with the iconic stoner gathering in a fight for its very existence.'

6/16/10

Toronto Medical Marijuana & Hemp Expo

TREATING YOURSELF: Medical Marijuana & Hemp Expo


'We are currently seeking vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors for this very high-profile event and we want you to be a part of it. Mark July 16th - 18th, 2010 on your calendar and join patients, their friends and loved ones, professionals, distributors, manufacturers from the hemp, medicinal marijuana, and alternative medicine industries from across North America and Europe. Showcase, demonstrate, educate about, and sell your products to a wide range of attendees. Your product or service has the potential to reach thousands at the Expo!'

5/24/10

The World Hemp Expo Extravaganja – May 28-30, 2010

HIGH TIMES: The World Hemp Expo Extravaganja – May 28-30, 2010

'The HIGH TIMES WHEE Festival will take place this Memorial Day weekend in Red Bluff, California. WHEE is the World Hemp Expo Extravaganja. The three-day festival includes a hemp and cannabis expo featuring the latest and greatest gear and info.'

5/22/10

Strong Growth In Hemp Food And Body Care Sales Contrast DEA's Hostility to Farmers Who Want to Grow

'Data supporting the estimates show that retail sales of hemp food and body care products in the U.S. have continued to set records in 2009 despite the sluggish economy. Strong sales of popular hemp items like non-dairy milk, shelled hemp seed, soaps and lotions have occurred against the backdrop of increasing grassroots pressure to allow hemp to be grown here for U.S. manufacturers. The new sales data further validates U.S. farmers' concern that they are being shut out of the lucrative hemp market that Canadian farmers have cashed in on for over a decade now. The Grange passed a pro-hemp resolution in 2009 while the Farmers Union passed a similar resolution at its annual convention in March 2010.'

5/18/10

Celebrate Hemp!

HIGH TIMES: Celebrate Hemp!

'Monday marked the beginning of the 1st Annual Hemp History Week. Organizers hope the event will renew support for hemp farming in the United States through events across the country aimed at raising awareness of hemp’s rich history in America. Due to the plant’s versatility and nutritional benefits, hemp is currently used in foods, textiles, body care products and auto-parts.'

5/8/10

Ban on Industrial Hemp Results in High Prices and Lost Jobs

HEMP NEWS: Ban on Industrial Hemp Results in High Prices and Lost Jobs

'Statement on Hemp History Week by Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives

May 6, 2010 – Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about Hemp History Week. To celebrate the American heritage of growing industrial hemp, the Hemp Industries Association, Vote Hemp, several American manufacturers, and allied companies and organizations have declared May 17 to May 23 to be Hemp History Week. Throughout the week, people will recognize America’s legacy of industrial hemp farming and call for reinstating respect for farmers’ basic right to grow industrial hemp.'