SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s food watchdog said Wednesday it may lift its ban on food derived from hemp, with the man pushing for change promising cannabis ice-cream if successful. Hemp foods are widely available in many overseas markets, including Europe, Canada and the United States, and deregistered Sydney doctor Andrew…
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Is the South ready to say howdy to hemp?
Is the South ready to say howdy to hemp? (via The Christian Science Monitor) The Framers of the Constitution were big into hemp, and, after 56 years of prohibition, America is on the cusp of ending a hemp ban as part of a push to help farmers. The big question,…
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