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	Hemp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hemp rope used in the age of sail was protected by tarring, a labor-intensive process and the reason for the Jack Tar nickname for sailors.
		This was traditionally followed by retting, either water retting (the bundled hemp floats in water) or dew retting (the hemp remains on the ground and is affected by the moisture in dew moisture, and by molds and bacterial action).
		The use of hemp as a cloth was centered largely in the countryside, with higher quality textiles being available in the towns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hemp (3337 words)

	Hemptraders.com - SPECIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Canadian Hemp was formed in 1998 to develop modern alternatives to traditional hemp harvesting and fiber separation processes.
		Hemp is poised to become the leading source of natural fiber for the textile and apparel industry, as well as a major source of raw material for the paper and composites industry.
		Canadian Hemp will be in the position of being a major supplier of hemp raw materials and technology in Canada, the United States and throughout the world.
	www.hemptraders.com /businessplan.shtml (1586 words)

	Cover Me with Hemp - National Research Council Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hemp thrives in Canada's cool climate and can be grown without the use of pesticides, fungicide or herbicides.
		In 1938, the cultivation of hemp was banned by Canada and the U.S.; however, in 1998, new Canadian regulations enabled the licensed commercial cultivation of industrial hemp.
		The goal is to produce hemp fibres superior to cotton in strength, durability, warmth and moisture-absorbance, yet with the same softness and brightness, via a non-chemical process.
	www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca /highlights/0407hemp_e.html (753 words)

	Canada grows North America's first modern hemp crop
		Hemp farming was a thriving colonial enterprise that played an important role in the genesis of the world's third largest nation.
		Prominent Canadian lawyer Allan Young helped to navigate them through an ocean of bureaucratic reluctance and legislative red tape to the point where they were ready to submit their application for the first Canadian hemp licenses in three generations.
		Canadian large scale farming is readily transferable to growing hemp on a scale that cannot be easily matched in Europe.
	www.hempfood.com /IHA/iha02216.html (1565 words)

	CHTA About Hemp
		Hemp has a long history of being used as a food grain, and as a source of fibre, such as clothing, rope and netting.
		Hemp was one of the first crops that Champlain planted at Port Royal and later Québec.
		Hemp is often called industrial hemp to distinguish it from other varieties of the plant.
	www.hemptrade.ca /en/public/about-hemp.ihtml (623 words)

	HEMP CAN HELP !
		Hemp is an industrial crop grown throughout the world for both its strong fibre and nutritious seeds.
		Donating hemp seed for famine relief is a way for the new Canadian hemp industry to express its thanks for the changes in legislation which have enabled the development of this new industry.
		Hemp production has never been prohibited in Russia, and as a crop which can be grown from the most southern reaches of Russia to north of 60° latitude it has always been a staple of Russian agriculture.
	www.hemphasis.com /hch.htm (825 words)

	Natural Life Magazine #62 - Developing a Sustainable Canadian Hemp Industry
		Now that it's legal to grow hemp in Canada, there is a danger that the promise of an environmentally friendly industry may be overtaken by large scale agribiz-as-usual.
		Hemp is an excellent alternative to trees for pulp, for nylon in ropes and cotton in textiles.
		Composting Hemp: The leaves can be put in a big barrel with some water, left to ferment for one to two weeks and then the resultant liquid can be mixed down 20:1 and used as a liquid manure spray.
	www.life.ca /nl/62/hemp.html (1243 words)

	canadian content- Hemp Farming in Canada
		The wonder of hemp is that it is a crop that does not require heavy pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides because the hemp's own THC acts as a natural repellant to insects.
		Hemp was banned under the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act in 1938 due to the fear of THC in the plant.
		Hemp did require the use of fertilizers but these need not be synthetic, though there were onlytwo reports of using animal manure.
	www.canadiancontent.ca /issues/0998hemp.html (1372 words)

	Canadian hemp rocks the continent
		Canadian hemp of the highest quality, readily available and priced to sell, arrived to market at the same time that record low prices for traditional grain and oilseed crops stung Canadian farmers.
		Canadian farmers will be growing almost three times the amount of hemp in 1999 than last year, the first commercial year.
		The newness of hemp offers encouragement as more new fields are being planted and new hemp varieties being sown, new markets for hemp steadily puffing up while new hemp processing factories being built in several regions simultaneously, and new players are taking the gamble of growing the weed of wonder big-time.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/1481.html (1652 words)

	Open Directory - Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Industrial Hemp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hemp Food Industries Association - Features up to date information on hemp, nutritional analysis of hemp seeds, 9bars and hemp facts, a related picture gallery, cooking with hemp and a farmer's experience of a season's growth.
		Hemp research and growing in Ukraine - Presentation to Bioresource Hemp symposium in 1995 by Pavlo Holoborod'ko, Institute of Bast Crops, Hlukhiv, Ukraine.
		The Saskatchewan Hemp Association - The SHA is a membership driven, provincially-registered nonprofit association dedicated to the development of the industrial hemp sector in Saskatchewan and Western Canada.
	dmoz.org /Business/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Industrial_Hemp (1093 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Hemp Food Sales Grow 50 Percent Over Last Year..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The hemp retail sales figures to be presented at the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) annual meeting demonstrate that retail sales of hemp foods and body care made from hemp seed and oil continued their explosive growth and are fueling a major expansion in Canadian hemp farming.
		The data on annual retail sales of hemp food compiled by Leson and Associates shows a 50 percent increase, from an estimated $8 million during the 12-months reference period in 2003/04 to almost $12 million in 2004/05.
		Canadian farmers are reporting net profits of $200 to $250 per acre and are very pleased to have a successful alternative crop.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=55983 (549 words)

	AlterNet: DrugReporter: Canada: Hemp Industry-In-Progress
		The government's move to join the world hemp community was prompted by lobbying on the part of the agricultural and business community, pressure from within caucus and a wave of hemp populism from across the country.
		The growth of the hemp sector has been modest and hemp has proven not to be immune to the struggles typical of any new industry.
		During their short corporate existence, CGP was widely criticized for growing significant acreages of hemp without evidence of markets: the companys bankruptcy in 2000 was a blow against establishing hemps credibility as a new crop.
	www.alternet.org /drugreporter/15143 (2141 words)

	Canadian Hemp Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		"Hemp is an alternative agricultural crop with significant economic and environmental benefits for the Canadian farming and Industrial communities."
		Industrial hemp is a special low THC version of the cannabis sativa plant grown for fiber and biomass.
		By growing hemp we are offering an alternative sollution to our current economic problems while providing a renewable resource that can be most beneficial to our environment.
	www.lycaeum.org /drugs/Cannabis/cha.html (399 words)

	Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance Forms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The CHTA has members drawn from across the country and is open to all companies active in the Canadian hemp sector.
		Hemp seed foods are attracting nutritional interest as they are shown to be high in digestible protein and also rich sources of omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids.
		It is not legal to grow hemp in the United States because of its botanical relationship to marijuana.
	www.herbalgram.org /naturemade/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2580&p=Y (452 words)

	Natural Life Magazine #70 - US Drug Authorities Seize Canadian Hemp Products
		The fledgling industrial hemp industry is facing its greatest legal challenge as a Southern Ontario hemp farmer fights for the right to export hemp materials to the United States.
		For decades, the DEA has allowed hemp seeds to be imported to the US as bird seed if shipments are sterilized so the seeds cannot be germinated into a living plant.
		Hemp industry officials say that American companies stand to lose tens of millions of dollars or be forced out of business as a result of the DEA's actions.
	www.life.ca /nl/70/kenex.html (656 words)

	:: Sask Hemp Assoc :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hemp is strictly regulated under a licensing system administered by Health Canada's Office of Controlled Substances.
		There are considerable value-added uses for hemp materials: estimates as to the value of Canada's hemp sector are between $10 -40 million CDN and growing.
		Hemp is a photosensitive plant, so Saskatchewan's long summer days contribute to the rich nutritional profile of the seed.
	www.saskhemp.com /index.htm (956 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Hemp, Canadian - Herb Profile and Information
		It is a very valuable heart tonic of great service in dropsy resulting from heart failure; it is also to be highly recommended in the ascites of hepatic cirrhosis, but care must be taken that it does not accumulate in the system.
		HEMP, KENTUCKY (Urtica Canadensis and Cannabina, N. Urticaceae), natives of Canada and Northern U.S. These also contain a strong fibre and are known by the name given above.
		HEMP, MANILLA, the fibre of Musitextilis (N.O. Musaceae), native of the Philippines, cultivated in India, and other countries, for its fibre, of which there are two qualities, the finer made into shawls and the coarser into ropes.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/h/hemcan21.html (535 words)

	Hemp Dogbane
		—Hemp dogbane is a native of this country and may be found in thickets and along the borders of odd fields throughout the United States.
		—Hemp dogbane is from 2 to 4 feet high, with erect branches and sharp-pointed, short-stalked leaves from 2 to 6 inches long.
		The small greenish white flowers which appear from June to August are borne in dense heads followed later by the slender, pointed pods which are about 4 inches in length.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/herbhunters/dogbane.html (166 words)

	US Customs vs Canadian hemp
		Company farmers planted their first crop of Canadian hemp in 1998, and 1999 was a booming business year, with increasing international sales of sterilized hemp seeds, hemp oil, hemp seed meal, horse bedding, hulled hemp seed, fibre and other hemp products.
		Francois Lasalle, a spokesperson for the Canadian government's International Trade division, told Cannabis Culture in late October that the Canadian government is displeased that US officials are interfering with shipment of legal Canadian hemp products.
		The DEA indicated that it was modifying its policy on hemp imports.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/1.html (942 words)

	Canadian hemp industry backed by new alliance
		Industrial hemp has been grown commercially in Canada since 1998, and today, hempseed and fiber products are sold throughout Canada and the United States.
		Composed of hemp farmers, processors, marketers and researchers, the CHTA is a non-profit organization with members from across Canada, as well as the US.
		Hempseed and hemp oil have a ‘nutty’ flavor and are increasingly found in natural food products such as chips, nut butters, salad dressings, nutrition bars, pastas, flours, breads and cereals as well as sports and dietary supplements.
	www.nutraingredients-usa.com /news/printNewsBis.asp?id=25781 (482 words)

	Canadian Hemp Company Files NAFTA Action Against US DEA
		In an act of political jujitsu, Canada's largest hemp seed producer is taking advantage of a little-used provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to sue the US government over the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) proposed administrative rule that would ban hemp foods containing traces of THC after February 6.
		Canadian trade officials recently sent a letter to the DEA warning that the proposed ban would hurt a legitimate, regulated Canadian industry, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported on Monday.
		Last week, the Hemp Industries Association and seven hemp food producers, including Kenex, sued in federal court in San Francisco to block the ban on hemp food containing traces of THC (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/219.html#hempsuit).
	www.stopthedrugwar.org /chronicle/220/kenex.shtml (1101 words)

	O'mega Hemp Bar - Hemp energy bars, Hemp nuts, Hemp oils, and Hemp food products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Our hemp foods and oils are grown without herbicides or pesticides, using non-genetically modified hemp seeds.
		We also sell bulk hemp grain seeds, hemp flour, hemp cake, and organic hemp fertilizer.
		hemp veggie bar, hemp oil, and energy bar images are and remain the property of OMEGA HEMP CORP.
	www.hempcorp.com (153 words)

	Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance: For the Future of Hemp in Canada
		Hemp seed foods are attracting nutritional interest as they are high in digestible protein and are also rich sources of omega 3 and omega 6 Essential Fatty Acids.
		High performance hemp fibres offer technical benefits to developers and manufacturers of sustainable industrial products, including but not limited to nonwovens, biocomposites, building materials and specialty applications in the pulp and paper industry.
		Membership is open in the CHTA to all companies active in the Canadian hemp sector.
	www.globalhemp.com /News/2004/February/canadian_hemp_trade.php (726 words)

	MarijuanaNews.Com, Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth
		Jean Laprise declared it a "win" for the Canadian hemp industry when hemp seed shipments to the United States resumed in November.
		THC is the psychoactive ingredient that produces the euphoric feeling in hemp's illicit cousin, marijuana.
		When the three-month-long trade argument was resolved in late November, hemp seed processors thought exports would go back to normal.
	www.marijuananews.com /news.php3?sid=59 (566 words)

	Canadian Hemp Firm Fights Drug Label
		A Canadian agricultural company that grows and sells what it terms sterilized hemp seed that Americans use in bird feeders will try today to convince U.S. officials that hemp is not marijuana — and it will use the North American Free Trade Agreement to argue the charge is a misfire in the war on drugs.
		I mean think about what could happen if a bird ate hemp seed, got all hopped up on goofballs, and then flew into a surgeon during a procedure.
		There is one hemp product in particular which is peculiarly useful in treating tyrannophilia...a suitable length of hemp rope.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/653709/posts (1113 words)

	cannabisnews.com: Canadian Company Cites NAFTA to Sue US on Hemp
		It's possible that negotiations will be launched to resolve the dispute and that DEA will revise its standards for judging the amount of hemp in products.According to information on the DEA website, "'Industrial Hemp' is not a term found in federal law.
		Rather, 'industrial hemp' is a term used by some to refer to cannabis plants grown for industrial purposes (e.g., to produce fiber for textiles and paper and oil for industrial products).
		We know Franklin was the first American to make paper and he used hemp and we know that hemp was the main or second largest source of revenue for both Washington and Jefferson.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread12352.shtml (876 words)

	The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance / Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre
		For the Public:Whether you are a hemp fan looking for a new product or recipe, someone wanting to know more about the great health benefits of hempfoods, or one of the curious wanting to know more about this fascinating plant, this website is your starting point for reliable information about Canadian-grown and made hemp products.
		The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance is a national coalition of farmers, processors, marketers and researchers.
		Because of increased consumer and industry demand for hemp seed, fibre and finished products, 2006 should see us with the highest recorded acreage to date.
	www.hemptrade.ca (235 words)

	CBC News - U.S. freezes Canadian hemp shipments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The move comes less than a month after American officials agreed to allow the hemp into their country, provided it met certain guidelines.
		The policy change is causing frustration among Canadian hemp producers and costing them money.
		For four months last fall, Jean LaPrise waited while American Customs held up a shipment of hemp seed his Ontario company, Kenex, was sending to the U.S. The seed was to be used by an American company to make bird feed.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/01/13/hemp000113 (285 words)

	CANADIAN HEMP FIRM FIGHTS DRUG LABEL - 420 Times Magazine
		A Canadian agricultural company that grows and sells what it terms
		hemp products as controlled substances -- the same way marijuana is
		The Canadians will remind the feds hemp was once considered a
	www.420times.com /forums/worldwide-cannabis-news/7694-canadian-hemp-firm-fights-drug-label.html (420 words)

	Global Hemp
		Browse or search from over 300 listings of hemp industry organizations.
		Browse and/or post questions and answers to your hemp related inquiries.
		Hemp Food Sales Grow 47% Since Last Year’s Federal Court Victory Over DEA
	www.globalhemp.com (160 words)

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