industrial hemp

You may have noticed that we’ve been writing a lot about industrial hemp lately. That’s because we think legalizing industrial hemp is an important issue — both for the environment and the economy. Last week we mentioned the activists and hemp industry leaders that were arrested at Drug Enforcement Agency… Read the rest

Over 30 countries around the world grow industrial hemp, including big players like China and France. Multipurpose and versatile – hemp makes its way into everything from ice cream to paint to clothing – hemp could be called the wonder resource. In North America alone, the hemp industry accounts for… Read the rest

Hemp is not only an environmentally friendly business, but it’s also a lucrative one; the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) estimates the 2008 annual retail sales of all hemp products in North America to be about $360 million. In fact, the US has the largest market for hemp products in the… Read the rest