With a gubernatorial proclamation declaring October 18 as “Wisconsin Hemp Day”, Governor Evers again shows his support for the hemp cannabis plant. His continued support of the Wisconsin Industrial Hemp Program and cannabis reform is greatly appreciated from those in the fields and offices working on the issue. Governor Evers platform is still to support decriminalizing marijuana,…
Recently I celebrated National Hemp Week with an unenthused pop instead of the grand bang it truly deserved. I posted some hempy related material on my Facebook page, I put up some protest signs that cleverly said hemp was a plant that could grow the gas everybody is paying too much for, and I wished…
Are our elected officials missing hemp history week? A recent letter to the editor printed in the Ripon Commonwealth Press Newspapers and Berlin Journal Newspapers. May 2nd – 8th marks the second annual Hemp History Week, which celebrates the health benefits and sustainability of the hemp plant. Hemp is not marijuana and before the 1937 Marijuana…
Hemp History Week on the Capitol from Ben Droz and Vote Hemp on Vimeo. Celebrate the 2nd Annual Hemp History Week May 2nd-8th 2011 Industrial hemp has played a significant role in American history. In fact, in the early 1700’s American farmers in Virginia were required by law to grow it. Today, healthy and sustainable hemp…
Industrial hemp has played a significant role in American history. In fact, in the early 1700’s American farmers in Virginia were required by law to grow it. A Popular Mechanics article in 1938 entitled “New Billion Dollar Crop” explained that new developments in processing technology could use hemp to manufacture over 25,000 different products, “from cellophane…
Leading Natural Product Brands Team Up to Produce Second Annual ‘Hemp History Week’ Dr. Andrew Weil, Alicia Silverstone and Members of Congress Join Campaign in Support of Industrial Hemp Farming WASHINGTON, DC — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp are excited to announce that the 2nd Annual Hemp History Week will be held…
Hemp found under nose of store manager Once again the hemp cannabis plant has amazed the people around us, let me share a quick story with you on just how a typical day to the super market can turn into an awareness campaign for any marijuana activist. On a quick run to an area grocery…
This letter was printed in the Berlin Journal (and affiliates) on Thursday May 27, 2010. It was also was printed in the Ripon Commonwealth Express on 5-27-2010 (http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=11&SubSectionID=46&ArticleID=1105&TM=72401.38) == People throughout the United States are celebrating Hemp History Week in their own way, exposing our rich history of hemp farming and hemp products. Others are…
VOL. 69 February, 1938 NO. 2 American farmers are promised a new cash crop with an annual value of several hundred million dollars, all because a machine has been invented which solves a problem more than 6,000 years old. It is hemp, a crop that will not compete with other American products. Instead, it will…