Adaptation council awards grants
$20,000 to Hemp Oil Canada to determine the best ways to eliminate minute traces of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from hemp seed food products.
View ArticleTHC Hemp Foods Study to be Released
Results from the first systematic scientific study of the effects of hemp foods on the outcome of workplace drug tests will be released in May 2000. The study is sponsored by the North American...
View ArticleNo, marijuana and hemp are not ‘the same stuff’
While Mr Mueller’s letter is correct to state that cannabis has only one species, he is incorrect in his statement that marijuana and hemp are the same. While both hemp and marijuana are the same...
View ArticleORINCON Demos “Pot-buster” Technology to Detect Appalachia’s “New Moonshine”
ORINCON Corp., the leading provider of innovative solutions and diversified intelligent systems technology for the information age, has announced that it will demonstrate, with the West Virginia State...
View ArticleHemp Foods and Workplace Drug Testing Not in Conflict, New Study Finds
Persons who frequently consume food items containing hemp seeds and oil are very unlikely to fail a workplace urine test for marijuana. This is the main finding of a recent toxicological study...
View ArticleThe Body Shop: Letter to the DEA
My company, The Body Shop, has been an international pioneer in the renaissance of industrial hemp. We campaign so passionately on its behalf not only because hempseed oil has proved so successful for...
View ArticleStudy looks at hemp foods
People who frequently consume food items containing hempseeds and the oil extracted from the seeds are unlikely to fail a urine test for marijuana, according to a recent toxicological study...
View ArticleArmy Captain, Hemp Food Makers Get No Apology
Consider the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s war on hemp, a harmless and healthy food source. Ponder why the DEA, having lost three rounds in court, would this week waste more time and tax money...
View ArticleGolden tan could lead to silver cuffs
The K-9’s are trained to detect odors, including residual odors, of several different drugs, including; marijuana, THC and hemp seed oil. If someone were to innocently use a lotion or oil containing...
View ArticleAirmen May Get Burned by Hemp Sun Lotion
Just say no — to suntan lotion? Cannon Air Force Base is warning airmen about suntan lotions and oils that contain hemp byproducts, including an active chemical found in marijuana.
View ArticleHemp Sun-Screen Story Wrong on Drug Testing
A recent poorly researched Associated Press story raises unfounded concerns that sun-screens, tanning lotions, and other personal care products made with hemp seed oil could cause false positive drug...
View ArticleIndoor Tanning Association and Hemp Industries Association Seek Clarification...
The Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) representing thousands of businesses has joined with the Hemp Industries Association’s (HIA) 200 member companies to seek clarification on the U.S. Air Force policy...
View ArticleBush Administration Fails to Challenge Court Ruling on Legality of Hemp Products
Time has run out for the Bush administration to appeal a court ruling earlier this year protecting the sale and consumption of hemp food and cosmetic products in the United States.
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