North American Industrial Hemp Council
Canadian Video on Industrial Hemp
Saturday, 19 December 2009 13:23
Industrial hemp organizations have put together an excellent summary of centuries of hemp history: "Hemp - The Environmentally Sustainable Alternative (Part 1)."
Hemp on the High Seas Once Again -- Cutting Fuel Costs
Saturday, 19 December 2009 13:22
The Dot Earth blog from New York Times writer Andrew Revkin notes that hemp is making a come-back: "A new age of sail may be a bit closer to reality. The MV Beluga SkySails, the first freighter in the modern era using a kite-like sail along with its conventional engine when the winds are right, completed a transatlantic passage and the owners report that the sail cut fuel burning around 20 percent on days when conditions were right."
Reason Foundation Report on Industrial Hemp
Saturday, 19 December 2009 13:21
A comprehensive report on the environmental and economic benefits of industrial hemp was released March 13 by the Reason Foundation, a non-profit research and educational organization. Contrasting industrial hemp with competitors such as cotton, corn, polyester and fiberglass, the report states that:
David West, Andy Kerr et al on Research Page
Saturday, 19 December 2009 13:19
Index to Industrial Hemp research papers by NAIHC Board Members Andy Kerr, Paul Mahlberg, Shelby Thames, Robert Armstrong, and by David West on"Hemp and Marijuana: Myths & Realities"
DVD - "Hemp and the Rule of Law"
Saturday, 19 December 2009 12:16
Now on DVD -- a documentary by Kevin Balling premiered at the Asheville Film Festival and at the ARTIVIST Film Festival in Hollywood. The one-hour documentary traces hemp's legendary past in U.S. agriculture and chronicles the heated debate to return the crop to American farmers. Website available here.
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