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By Ted Smith There is little doubt the most important crop in the founding of America was hemp. Used for canvas and rope on the British sailing ships, importing hemp fibre was critical to the ambitious monarchs of the UK. Growing hemp to support the British navy was so valuable that from 1631 to the […]
Cannabis and Ebola; Persuading Doctors; Colouring Contest and more from the Cannabis Digest this week Owen Smith is your Host Notes/Links Oct 5 Ted Smith “parish and government records indicate hemp was one of the crops grown in the Middle Ages, there should be little doubt it was used for fiber and seed.” Relying upon […]
By Ted Smith Relying upon sailboats to expand trade and conquer territories meant the English had to gain access to large amounts of hemp rope and canvas. Since being raided by the Romans, canvas sails made from hemp and hemp rope became very important for their navy and commercial fleets. While most of this hemp […]
Ted Smith Bigger and better than ever, the Cannabis Digest is evolving as we all watch the cannabis industry explode around the world. In fact we could have even tried to make the last issue 32 instead of 28 pages but we actually forgot to put several of our advertisers in the paper, for which we […]
Hopewell Mound Builders, Did Native Americans grow cannabis? The use of hemp throughout the ancient world is extensive and diverse. Even in North America there is solid proof that indigenous people were making hemp fabric thousands of years ago. In this first video of the second chapter of my book, HEMPOLOGY 101: THE HISTORY AND […]
Cannabis in the 21st Century During the past three blogs I have swept over the history of cannabis extracts to show that simple extraction techniques were common knowledge among medicine makers in ancient times. From Taoist sages to the Queens personal physician; from Egyptian Papyri to the labs of modern scientists at L’Oreal: the lineage […]
By Al Graham photo of Al Graham (www.pace-online.ca – the People Advocating Cannabis Education Radio Show) Time4Hemp OK people it’s time to pack a bowl with your favourite herb. Now light it up as we’re going to learn more about ‘Time 4 Hemp’. Time 4 Hemp is a 24/7 pro-cannabis broadcast network that features the […]
Though the 4th edition of the Hempology 101 textbook has not yet been made available on-line, the 3rd edition has been on-line for years. It is out-dated, as it was written at the turn of the century, but for the most part it is still worth the read. However, when writing the last chapter on […]
By Gayle Quin What a beautiful spring we have had. Thanks, Mother Nature, for making up for a horrible winter. My heart was full of empathy for all of you living in the East. I hope your summer shines bright on your gardens and on your lives. I have greatly missed seeing all of the […]
By Blake hunter The Good Seed Hemp Company is based in Victoria BC, with roots in Saskatchewan, and has been at the forefront of growing, selling and educating people about hemp since 2006. The story of the Good Seed Hemp Company is a story of the Hunter Family, a Metis family from the countryside near […]