Hemp

Hemp Building Materials Provide Alternatives as Lumber Prices Skyrocket

July 12, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The price of lumber was around $300 per thousand board feet this time last year. In a year the price of lumber has risen 400% to $1,686 per thousand board feet. This surge in prices has added $39,000 to the… [read]

Make Bees Happy by Growing Cannabis

May 29, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 1, 2020

For those looking for that perfect pollinator plant to grow, look no further than hemp. While Cannabis sativa (industrial hemp) lacks the nectar that bees typically collect, a study published in the journal Environmental Entomology found that the pollen produced… [read]

How Many Acres of Hemp Would Stop Global Warming? – Thought Experiment

July 30, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: July 30, 2019

I got curious about carbon sequestration and did some math. According to my sources, we have about 770,000,000,000 (770 billion) tons of excess carbon dioxide that we need to remove from our atmosphere. One ton of carbon equals 3.67 tons… [read]

CBD Hemp Oil Used at Children’s Hospital to Treat Epileptic Baby

February 13, 2016 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 13, 2016

At Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado, Amylea Nunez, a 2-month-old old baby from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is making history. “She has a rare form of epilepsy,”Amylea’s mother, Nicole Nunez said. “They don’t know exactly the type.” And her doctors… [read]

The Health Benefits of Hemp

July 9, 2013 by David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

One of the Most Nutritionally Balanced Foods on the Planet Foods that have an incredible array of health benefits that go well beyond just their nutrient value are considered “super-foods.'” One of the oldest and yet seemingly most misunderstood superfoods… [read]