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7 Great Uses For Industrial Hemp
Posted by admin in Environment on April 20, 2010
7 great uses for industrial hemp–you know, that non-psychoactive relative of marijuana. From clothing, to food, to fuel, to a whole host of consumer and building products, not to mention helping in cleaning up soil pollution, it’s only slightly hyperbole to call hemp a wonder crop.
How Marijuana Could Save California Agriculture
Posted by admin in Environment on April 9, 2010
While a legalized marijuana crop wouldn’t solve all of California’s agricultural woes, it might still keep the state in the green.
Whos Behind Pot Prohibition? The Answer Is Obvious
Posted by admin in Environment on October 13, 2009
Law enforcement organizations — including cops, district attorneys, prosecutors, prison guard unions, sheriffs, and narcotics officers associations — remain the primary force working against sensible marijuana law reform.
Marijuana Plantations Compound California Drought
Posted by admin in Environment on October 7, 2009
Is there a connection between dwindling water supplies and illegal marijuana cultivation? The answer is yes, according to authorities and environmentalists.
The Top 5 Reasons Why We Should Grow Hemp
Posted by admin in Environment on August 7, 2009
While there are several reasons for legalizing Cannabis, hemp, which comes from the same plant genus as marijuana, definitely has the most tangible benefits. Besides, the strains of marijuana used in industrial and consumer products contain such a small level of the intoxicating substance, the two shouldn’t be classified under the same category
The Benefits To Legalizing Pot You Haven’t Heard About
Posted by admin in Environment on August 4, 2009
The war on drugs may be a noble intention, but the illegal growing of marijuana is destroying our environment and we need to step in. Primarily run by Mexican drug cartels in the fields of California — marijuana is the state’s largest cash crop generating nearly $14 billion a year — the marijuana growers aren’t your typical peace-loving hippies.
High Sierras: The Woods are Full of Gun-Toting Narcofarmers
Posted by admin in Environment on July 9, 2009
Marijuana patches have sprung up on a third of California’s national parks and nearly 40 percent of all national forests. Where hippies once grew just enough weed to peace out, traffickers now cultivate more than 100,000 plants at a time on 30-acre terraces irrigated by plastic pipe, laced with illegal pesticides, and guarded by Mac-10s and Uzis.
Illegal Pot Farms Polluting Our Forests and Creek
Posted by admin in Environment on July 1, 2009
For some reason, there seems to be a correlation between environmentalists and the legalization of marijuana, although Obama will not likely make it happen.
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