Pallavi Agarwal

 
Nicole La Placa is a certified health coach and personal cook and uses hemp milk and protein powders in many of her baking recipes.
“I prefer hemp products over dairy and all-purpose flour because hemp is higher in protein,” she said. Hemp also is non GMO, unrefined and has a healthy balance of anti-inflammatory Omega 3s, 6s, and 9s.
The chocolate hemp oat recipe is popular with fitness enthusiasts and health-conscious people because of the high protein, anti-inflammatory properties of the hemp, she said.
 
Full Article:
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/11/18/thanksgiving_recipe_twists.htm

Tom Cheredar

It’s rare for publicly traded companies to be concerned when its stock price gets a dramatic increase, but that’s exactly what happened to MedBox earlier this week.
MedBox produces vending machines used in hospitals, pharmacies, doctor’s offices, and “alternative medicine clinics,” which is code for medical marijuana dispensaries. The machines use a pre-registered biometric scan to identify authorized users, track and restrict drug usage, and deliver secure reports about those that use it. The company, which was awarded a U.S. patent on its “herb” dispensing machines, has generated over $8 million in revenue since launching in 2010.
And due in part to voters in Washington and Colorado legalizing marijuana for recreational use, MedBox’s stock experienced quite a dramatic boost. The company’s shares went from $4 on Monday to $215 by the end of the week, which prompted MedBox execs to lower investor enthusiasm, reports Marketwatch.
 
Full Article:
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/17/too-high-medical-marijuana-dispensing-machine-companys-stock-increases-3000/
 
 

Ted Sloan

 
FRANKFORT, KY (11/17/12) – The Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission received a $100,000 infusion during its initial meeting today in Frankfort.
David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s political action committee each committed $50,000 to the operation of the commission, which met for the first time after a 10-year hiatus. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer was unanimously elected chairman.
“This is a historic day,” Commissioner Comer said. “This is an exciting time to be a part of agriculture. This is an important issue, and hopefully this will make a difference that will affect future farmers for years to come.”
 
Full Article:
http://surfky.com/index.php/news/kentucky/22488-hemp-commission-receives-10000000

Written by Ben McCall

I have a marijuana plant growing nicely in my office. I purchased it from the marijuana dispensary across the street from my senior community. I’ve never bothered with marijuana before. Tried it once in college and decided back then that a cold beer was a better deal. But time and glaucoma have finally taken its toll.
I got the idea of trying medical marijuana from a neighbor who gave me the name of an doctor that would issue the proper legalizing paperwork.
My neighbor is a sparkling petite woman of 80, full of energy and enthusiasm for life. “I used to take seven prescription drugs every day, but gave them all up for my grass cookie,” she chirped enthusiastically when I inquired about her obvious well-being. “I was always tired and listless, even taking drugs to counteract the side-effects of other drugs. Now I feel wonderful.” I doubted her doctor would approve, but her vivaciousness confirmed something positive was on her side of life.
 
Full Article:
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20121116/OPINION04/311160012/Valley-Voice-Medical-marijuana-users-not-your-average-stoners?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7Cp&nclick_check=1
 
 
 

Source: Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
 
Seed: Hemp
Origin: Central Asia
Taste: Nutty
Uses: Smoothies, sprinkled over salads, made into a flour and milk, added to puddings and other desserts, added to nutrition bars and more
Nutritional Value: Contains nine of the essential amino acids, omega-3 and omega-6, magnesium iron, potassium, vitamin E, fiber and other nutrients
Health Benefit: Very digestible, rarely causes bloating or gas
Fun Fact: Used as fuel, fiber, food and medicine for more than 5,000 years in Europe and Asia
 
Full Article:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/596227/?sc=rsln

James Street

 
The world didn’t end last Wednesday. Many Christians believed it would, or something, though thankfully Obama’s re-election reminded them that God is still on the throne — though why born-again Christians wouldn’t remember that all the time is beyond me. Regardless, not everything that happened on Election Day was negative.
Sure, Obama got re-elected instead of his ideological twin. And yeah, Michele Bachmann and Allen West got re-elected. However, Washington State and Colorado both passed monumental, if not perfect, bills that really put a stick in the eye of the federal government.
They legalized marijuana. And not for glaucoma or spinal injuries; for recreational use.
And this born-again, King James Bible believing, Independent, Fundamental Baptist is excited about it.
 
Full Article:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/19010/legalize-marijuana-why-this-bible-thumper-defends-legalization-in-washington-and-oregon/285118

“Texas Democrats urges the President, the Attorney General and the Congress to support the passage of legislation to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and regulate its use, production, and sale as is done with tobacco and alcohol.
We further urge the immediate decriminalization of possession and use of medical marijuana.”
 
Click here for PDF:   
http://www.txdemocrats.org/2012/platform.pdf

by Mary MacArthur
 
EDMONTON — A small British Columbia food company has taken its hemp breakfast cereal from farmers’ markets to the International Space Station in two years.
Holy Crap, a hemp mixture added to breakfast cereal, will be shipped into orbit in December to feed Canadian astronaut and mission commander Chris Hadfield.
“Holy Crap will be in space,” said Rob MacNeil, general manager of HapiFoods Group Inc. of Sechelt, B.C.
NASA scientists have studied the hemp cereal for more than a year to see how it would fit into the astronaut’s diet. Storage room is at a minimum in space, which means the food taken into orbit must be functional and packed with nutrition.
Two tablespoons of Holy Crap are enough to give astronauts their needed morning nutrition.
 
Full Article:
http://www.producer.com/2012/11/astronauts-scoop-up-hemp-cereal-%E2%80%A9/

by Sheila Shayon

 
Burton Snowboards and Mountain Dew are launching the 2013 Green Mountain Project (GMP), a collection using sustainable fabric made from recycled plastic bottles.
The new outerwear collection includes three eco-friendly jackets and two pants for men, and two jackets and one pant for women, made from blended materials such as GMP Hemp Fortex, 3M Thinsulate insulation with recycled fibers, DRYRIDE EcoNanoshell 2L Fabric and 3-Layer Hemp Ripstop Fabric and recycled taffeta and mesh linings, all of which have a lesser environmental impact.
 
Full Article:
http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2012/11/16/Burton-Mountain-Dew-Green-Mountain-Project-111612.aspx
 

LANCE BENZEL

 
Call it a pot bust in reverse.
The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that Colorado Springs police must return more than 60 pounds of marijuana they seized from a cancer patient who was later acquitted at trial of drug charges.
Bob Crouse, 64, is scheduled to pick up his medical marijuana — some $300,000 worth — on Friday afternoon.
The marijuana has been kept at the downtown Police Operations Center since Crouse’s May 2011 arrest on charges of drug possession with the intent to distribute. Crouse uses marijuana oil in the treatment of his leukemia.
Full Article:
http://www.gazette.com/articles/marijuana-147422-court-return.html