No wonder the hemp market was prevented from developing in the U.S. of the 1930s—hemp products threatened some of the biggest industries in the world. Think fuel, tobacco, textile...the list goes on. The plant's virtues were extolled in a rather prophetic article published in The Popular Mechanics magazine in 1938. The authors predicted a billion-dollar industry. "Prophetic" ... Continue Reading
Why CBD Massages Are The Best Way To Relax
Have you heard of CBD? Chances are that you have over the past year or so, but there’s plenty of confusion around what CBD is and whether it’s actually marijuana. In short, it isn’t. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound extracted from the cannabis plant, often the hemp plant, which is part of the cannabis genus. Cannabidiols don’t have hallucinogenic properties; it's cannabis’s ... Continue Reading
5 Tremendous Benefits of Hemp + 5 Facts About Its History
What do paper, concrete, textiles, and protein powder all have in common? These seemingly unrelated items are all sourced from the extremely versatile hemp plant. The hemp fiber shirt on your back, the hemp seeds and its oil in your smoothie, and soon the hemp-based plastics around your home, are from the same all-natural source. The stalks, leaves, flowers, and seeds of hemp ... Continue Reading