Hemp Enthusiast

03/13/2016

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/college-professor-found-way-turn-223004242.html

Comprised of a lone hexagonal honeycomb lattice layer of tightly packed carbon atoms, graphene is one of the strongest, lightest, and most conductive compounds ever discovered. Bottom line, it’s an extraordinary composite. However, a scientist from New York’s Clarkson University says he’s found a wa…

02/03/2016

The plant is native but illegal in India, and mountain farmers rely on its cultivation.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160201-indian-himalayan-cannabis-farm-photos/

The plant is native but illegal in India, and mountain farmers rely on its cultivation.

01/17/2016

We've come a long way!

SOURCE: QuartzThe US may be on the cusp of creating a home-grown industry from a long-demonized plant. The US h**p industry is pushing hard for a measure that would make it legal for US businesses …

01/17/2016

For years, it was thought that cannabis was the only plant capable of producing cannabinoids. However, in the last few years research has been published that shows that cannabis is not the only plant that produces these compounds, and that they are actually quite common!

12/24/2015

Happy H**py Holidays!

12/21/2015

Typically seen as a scratchy, hippy material, bast fibres can now be softened to produce cloth that rivals cotton

12/16/2015

Granola bar threat has infiltrated the country.

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/11/brand-granola-bars-contains-h**p-seeds-army-warns/31473189/

Snacking “Strong & KIND” may put extra protein in your diet, but could also put you in danger of failing a drug test, the Army says.

12/16/2015

Japanese traditional h**p culture may be coming back!

Japan's first lady raised eyebrows after telling a Japanese magazine that she has considered becoming a h**p farmer to help revive the traditional culture.

12/14/2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-converse-townsend/goodbye-cotton-hello-h**p_b_8401262.html?utm_content=buffer3db83&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

12/03/2015

From New Vehicles to Masonry to Textiles and Petrochemicals

If such claims regarding h**p’s transformative properties were not enough, advocates also envision nothing less than the end of the petrochemical industry

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/03/is-h**p-the-silver-bullet-for-fighting-climate-change-and-creating-green-jobs/

11/30/2015

H**p all things! H**p activists representing at the Climate Rally in Paris!

Activist shares photo "H**p all Things" at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. **p - Help today http://voteh**p.com/takeaction.

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11/30/2015

I knew h**p was versatile, but never once did I think it would be used as a pesticide! Amazing plant.

"Over the past several years, Chao and her students discovered that chemicals in h**p have a variety of detrimental effects on roaches, carpenter ants and grain-eating beetles.
Chao hopes that further research will demonstrate that the h**p-based pesticide has no ill effects on people or other vertebrates. That quality could make it preferable to other pesticides in use today."
The school also is seeking a patent for the pesticide.

http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/h**p-advocates-hope-to-see-a-resurgence-of-the-crop/article_078267c4-52fd-5d2c-8517-32eba16b2d76.html