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Benefits of Industrial Hemp

01/31/2017 / By D. Samuelson

Bill prefiled in Alaska would legalize industrial hemp production

Industrial hemp is a cannabis sativa plant that has less than 1% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive properties of marijuana. In addition to food products created from the hemp plant’s seeds, oil, and stalks, says Leafly.com, hemp can provide fuels, ink, lubricants, rope, canvas, clothing, concrete, and much more. Hemp’s resilience, strength, and ecosystem-repairing properties have long been […]

10/03/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Farmers in New York plant first hemp crop in 80 years

What do Mark Justh, a retired JP Morgan banker, and Daniel Dolgin, a former Washington D.C. national security and counterterrorism expert have in common? Plenty, and it’s all good. Justh and Dolgin are co-owners of JD Farms, a diversified 1,300 acre organic patch of topsoil nestled in Eaton, New York, situated 230 miles north of the Big Apple. These two gentlemen are also pioneers who […]

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