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Headlines August 11, 2021
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Growing Hemp: From the Greenhouse to the Fields
Bob Sievers, a professor at CU Boulder, is starting the process of transferring his Hemp plants from the greenhouse to the fields. In part one of this series, Bob Sievers spoke about his hopes for the cannabis plant, and his excitement about […]
Hemp’s Unlikely Evangelist
Bob Sievers, a former CU Regent, and professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, is an unlikely advocate for cannabis. But the potential medicinal benefits of the hemp plant specifically, have made him an unlikely […]
Industrial Hemp and Cannabidiol: Benefits and Barriers of Cannabis Research
“The current uses of CBD (cannabidiol) are in a variety of medical problems and issues.” Researchers in public universities in the US have long complained about the barriers facing them when it comes to researching the possible uses of the […]
Hemp Business Journal launches in Colorado
“Hemp, it’s not marijuana, it’s not THC based and it’s really part of a larger sustainability based movement.” Sean Murphy saw a defect of accurate data and information available on line about the hemp industry “we found that a lot […]
Weed Between the Lines: The Hemp Wooly Mammoth
This week Leland Rucker tells the tale of a wooly mammoth in Utah, near the Dinosaur National Monument that is covered in hemp. Leland Rucker writes the Weed Between The Lines column for the Boulder Weekly.
The Future of Hemp in Colorado
“We have the excitement from the farmers, we have the products being developed…we see foods and beverages, soaps and cosmetics, the list goes on. The missing piece is really the investment component.” Jason Lauve is the founder of Hemp Cleans, […]