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01/04/2017 / By hempscience

Finding the real value of hemp in Kentucky

After a recent boost in funding, the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research at the University of Louisville is delving into the science and economics of commercializing industrial hemp. Article by Grace Schneider It’s a new line of work for the center, located inside the Speed School’s Ernst Hall, but it matches well with its existing […]

12/08/2016 / By hempscience

Creso increases supply of hemp protein to large Slovakian bakery

Leading supplier of therapeutic grade nutraceutical cannabis and hemp products, Creso Pharma (ASX: CPH), has delivered its second shipment of hemp protein to one of Slovakia’s largest bakeries, Pekarne Liptovsky Hradok,s.r.o. (PLH). Article by Trevor Hoey The 700 kilogram shipment followed the delivery of 500 kilograms in mid-August, and has effectively created an additional revenue […]

12/08/2016 / By hempscience

Colorado Hemp Seeds Certified for Production

A major step forward in Colorado’s emerging hemp industry, with a local connection. Article by Jeff Goldblat The Colorado Department of Agriculture announces, three hemp seed varieties have passed the statewide THC validation and observation trial. Meaning, our state has approved these three hemp seeds to be grown for mass production. Earlier this year, the […]

12/01/2016 / By hempscience

Nourishing Hemp seed is happening

Drop the bong. Hemp and marijuana are not the same. Rolling Stone Magazine reports: “Hemp isn’t weed and hemp can’t get you high—it’s a bust as a recreational drug. Hemp is marijuana’s non-psychoactive sibling, derived, like weed, from the cannabis sativa plant. During WWII, American farmers were paid to grow it, cultivating more than 150 […]

11/29/2016 / By hempscience

Hemp beats out graphene for high-performance energy storage

Hemp could be a better battery material than the traditional graphene, scientists show in a new research study. Hemp is coming back into fashion, being used for everything from recyclable, good-for-the-environment cloth to vegan protein powders and milk substitutes. Article by Rebeca Kaplan In addition to that, scientists have now discovered that hemp can store […]

11/28/2016 / By hempscience

Science Revisited: Will Using CBD Hemp Oil Lead to a Positive Drug Test for THC?

You may recall part one of our now two-part series that explores whether a person using CBD hemp oil could test positively for THC or marijuana. The study cited concluded the following: Article by PlusCBD Oil “…a consumer who uses a high-quality, scientifically vetted hemp-based product at the standard serving size is highly unlikely to […]

11/23/2016 / By hempscience

Hemp vs. Marijuana : What’s the Difference?

Marijuana may be the main attraction for many in the cannabis world, but Colorado also leads the way in hemp cultivation. In fact, as of this week, there are approximately 400 active industrial hemp businesses registered with the state’s Department of Agriculture. Still, misconceptions around the differences (or lack thereof) between hemp and marijuana run rampant, […]

11/23/2016 / By hempscience

First Virginia Hemp Crop Harvested in Decades

After a 70-year-long ban against the resourceful hemp plant, Virginia’s first hemp harvest is now a reality. Article by Allie Becket Hemp has a long, entwined history in Virginia; “People think it was tobacco that started this colony, but it was also hemp,” Jason Amatucci, founder and executive director of the Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition explained […]

11/17/2016 / By hempscience

How Is Hemp CBD Oil Different From Marijuana CBD Oil?

At 5 years old, young Charlotte Figi had been suffering roughly 300 grand mal seizures weekly for years when her father, Matt, looking for alternatives to her mostly unsuccessful traditional allopathic treatments, found a video online extolling the benefits of CBD oil in the treatment of Dravet Syndrome. Under Colorado’s fledgling medical marijuana program, Charlotte’s […]

11/16/2016 / By hempscience

Hemp can’t get you high, but it can get high-tech

Marijuana is an ancient plant with borderline mystical properties — just ask the 266 million people who smoke it every year. Hemp, the industrial strain of Cannabis sativa, has been used for many purposes — food, fuel and textiles among them — for tens of thousands of years. Unlike its sister strain, hemp can’t get […]

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