Regulate MJ Like Hemp or Regulate Hemp Like MJ
Either regulate Marijuana tightly like in Hemp, or regulate Hemp loosely like in Marijuana...
Personal Testimonial of Richard Rose on Leotele Botanicals
RR's testimony about an ethical, fair-trade, organic, locally-grown, validated CBD and CBG, from a company making 100 tons the last 10 years. It's not the cheapest material on the planet, but it might very well be the best quality and most efficacious...
New Canada Hemp Regs Recommended
Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act: Final Report of the Expert Panel has been released. As it relates to hemp, here is what the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance has to say: “Where Hemp is MentionedThe words “hemp” or “industrial hemp” appear 19 times in the 91-page final report of the Expert Panel.Page 13: Recommendation 29 – … Continue reading "New Canada Hemp Regs Recommended"...
Position Paper on the Development of Bioeconomy Value Chains with Focus on Hemp
This report, “Position paper on the development of bioeconomy value chains with focus on hemp,” is from the HempClub of Czechia, on hemp in the E.U. They make the case I’ve been making for 30 years, that food from the grain is the way forward for hemp. And they make that case over and over, … Continue reading "Position Paper on the Development of Bioeconomy Value Chains with Focus on Hemp"...
List of “Frankenoids”
From Institut für Hanfanalytik of Austria, on the semi-synthetic cannabinoid byproduct “Frankenoids” created by using strong acids, chemicals or metals on “legal hemp” CBD to create forms of “legal” THC such as delta-8, -9, and -10. Those byproducts have unknown effects long-term. I suggest visiting the link for a more complete list of phytocannabinoids and … Continue reading "List of “Frankenoids”"...
Proposed Federal Regulation Framework
“This is a proposed Federal Regulation Framework for Cannabis policy in the U.S., the efforts of the Federal Regulatory Framework (FRF) Working Group, a collaboration between the Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards (FOCUS) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO). The Working Group’s goal is to develop a comprehensive and relevant roadmap for … Continue reading "Proposed Federal Regulation Framework"...
Hemp Food Association Letter to Congress
Hemp Food AssociationColorado, USA To:[email protected]@help.senate.gov August 17, 2023 Dear Honorable Representatives and Senators— The Hemp Food Association is the only trade group dedicated to food made from the Hempseed (grain) and has been since 1998. I am the founder and Director and have been active in commercial Hemp product importation and marketing even longer, since … Continue reading "Hemp Food Association Letter to Congress"...
“Pot Shots” is a Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane
“Malcolm MacKinnon, widely known as “Dan Skye,” has etched his name in cannabis history as the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine. Over 25 trailblazing years, Malcolm traveled, interviewed, and photographed, crafting an unrivaled archive of cannabis photography. Recognized globally for his dedication, Malcolm’s passion has always been the camera—capturing cannabis culture’s essence from its … Continue reading "“Pot Shots” is a Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane"...
The Richard Rose Report…This Week
The Richard Rose Report…This Week newsletter is a free weekly service that has replaced the CannaSearch Daily emails, plus a whole lot more. Subscribe free to the The Richard Rose ReportThis Week and get the latest news, studies, analysis, context, history, products, and policy on hemp (low-THC Cannabis), including seed, fiber, and its phytocannabinoids such … Continue reading "The Richard Rose ReportThis Week"...
Guide to the Global Regulation of Hemp
The Library of Congress released a compendium of many nations’ hemp laws. 137 pages. Regulation of HempAustralia • Brazil • Canada • China • Colombia • Ecuador • European Union • Great Britain • India • Israel • Italy • Japan • Mexico • New Zealand • Russian FederationAppendix: Table on Legalization of Hemp Production November … Continue reading "Guide to the Global Regulation of Hemp"...
Hemp’s Low-Hanging Fruit
The lack of interest among the industry in low-hanging hemp product (hence acreages) strategies proven to work for decades is stunning. It’s like everyone thinks none of this existed for decades already by many of the same people actually still doing it today, just 2019 or whenever it is they got into hemp. The other … Continue reading "Hemp’s Low-Hanging Fruit"...
New FDA “Healthy” Label Claim
FDA is proposing a new “healthy” claim on the labels of foods, in order to socially engineer consumers to eat “better.” It is also considering an official “FDA Healthy” logo to be used on labels, a first for the agency. Here’s what hemp food companies should know Read more at: https://the-hfa.org/new-fda-healthy-label-claim/...
HFA to Congress: Restore True Hemp
Hemp Food AssociationColorado, USA To:[email protected]@help.senate.gov August 17, 2023 Dear Honorable Representatives and Senators— The Hemp Food Association is the only trade group dedicated to food made from the Hempseed (grain) and has been since 1998. I am the founder and Director and have been active in commercial Hemp product importation and marketing even longer, since 1994. Long … Continue reading "HFA to Congress: Restore True Hemp"...
Restore True Hemp
Hemp Food AssociationColorado, USA To:[email protected]@help.senate.gov August 17, 2023 Dear Honorable Representatives and Senators— The Hemp Food Association is the only trade group dedicated to food made from the Hempseed (grain) and has been since 1998. I am the founder and Director and have been active in commercial Hemp product importation and marketing even longer, since … Continue reading "Restore True Hemp"...
HempNut Organic Blue Corn Chips
In the “Golden Age of Hemp Foods,” 1994-2002, there were four corn chip brands, starting with Heavenly Hemp. This was the one from HempNut Inc., 10% HempNut in an organic blue corn masa, gas-flushed in a mylar bag to preserve freshness. Only chip to have a Structure-function claim. It was often called one of the … Continue reading "HempNut Organic Blue Corn Chips"...
Introduction in “The HempNut Health and Cookbook” (2000)
HempNut: The Soybean of the New Millennium I started working with hempseed in 1993 like most others: by buying birdseed at a local feed store. Thousands of tons of hempseed were imported into the U.S. every year for birdseed, but not for human consumption, so we used what we could get. As a meticulously sanitary … Continue reading "Introduction in “The HempNut Health and Cookbook” (2000)"...
Let’s Hemp It!
High on health and bursting with flavor – our latest article with Richard Rose, founder of Hemp Foods Association, is here to spice up your Thursday 🌶 Don’t miss out on this delicious read! Just click this link for the full scoop: https://letshempit.com/richard-rose-30889a7a6964...
Hemp’s Low-Hanging Fruit
The lack of interest among the industry in low-hanging hemp product (hence acreages) strategies proven to work for decades is stunning. It’s like everyone thinks none of this existed for decades already by many of the same people actually still doing it today, just 2019 or whenever it is they got into hemp. The other … Continue reading "Hemp’s Low-Hanging Fruit"...
Excretion and residue depletion of cannabinoids in beef cattle fed hempseed cake for 111 days
AbstractThirty-two crossbred heifers were fed either a control diet or 20% (dry matter basis) hempseed cake in a complete ration for 111 days; of the cattle fed hempseed cake, four each were harvested with 0, 1, 4, and 8-day withdrawal periods. Urine and plasma were collected during the feeding and withdrawal periods and liver, kidney, skeletal … Continue reading "Excretion and residue depletion of cannabinoids in beef cattle fed hempseed cake for 111 days"...
New FDA “Healthy” Label Claim
FDA is proposing a new “healthy” claim on the labels of foods, in order to socially engineer consumers to eat “better.” It is also considering an official “FDA Healthy” logo to be used on labels, a first for the agency. Here’s what hemp food companies should know Read more at: https://the-hfa.org/new-fda-healthy-label-claim/...
Global Regulation of Hemp Guide
Library of Congress released a compendium of many nations’ hemp laws. 137 pages. Regulation of HempAustralia • Brazil • Canada • China • Colombia • Ecuador • European Union • Great Britain • India • Israel • Italy • Japan • Mexico • New Zealand • Russian FederationAppendix: Table on Legalization of Hemp Production November … Continue reading "Global Regulation of Hemp Guide"...
CBD Confounds FDA, Torn Between “Do The Right Thing” and “Working for Big Pharma”
If FDA really wanted to hurt CBD, it could do it tomorrow using the Exclusionary Rule. All of it, save Epidiolex. Food too. Instead, the medicine experts are punting the issue to a clueless, impotent, and paralyzed Congress, obviously in order to get new legislation. But what will that legislation look like, with a zillion … Continue reading "CBD Confounds FDA, Torn Between “Do The Right Thing” and “Working for Big Pharma”"...
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
What is Branding? Branding targets the heart, marketing efforts target the mind. Branding is nothing more than a person’s emotional connection to your company, product, service, or idea. Marketing is the things you do to make that connection. Executing your Branding is the single most important objective of the marketing process. This is from “The … Continue reading "The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding"...
A Modest Proposal: Let’s Regulate Alcohol Like Marijuana
A Modest Proposal: Let’s Regulate Alcohol Like Marijuana Amendment 64 was Colorado’s “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol” initiative, which passed with 55% of the vote in 2012, getting 60,038 more votes than Obama. Part of the measure reads “effectively regulating cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol.” However, seven months into it, Regulating Marijuana … Continue reading "A Modest Proposal: Let’s Regulate Alcohol Like Marijuana"...
Hemp’s Biggest Segment Needs Washington DC Help
Food from the seed is the hemp industry’s first billion-dollar segment and what has driven the planting of vast acreages in Canada and elsewhere; hemp food sales have been the bulk of the industry for decades. Totally legal to FDA and other food and drug agencies, it’s the one hemp product already with millions of … Continue reading "Hemp’s Biggest Segment Needs Washington DC Help"...
Reduce THC Dysphoria With Citicoline
THC dysphoria (too uncomfortably high) is a common problem for those using edibles or oil. I’ve used Citicoline (CDP Choline) to substantially reduce the high in 20 minutes for those obviously way too baked. If state marijuana regulators actually cared, they would mandate giving two pills for every edible sold. Citicoline could also be used … Continue reading "Reduce THC Dysphoria With Citicoline"...
Cannabis Policy Reform has GOP Written All Over It
Written in 2014 (with a few edits now), when the GOP still pretended to be the party of our grandpas and the working man: Cannabis Policy Reform has GOP Written All Over It Democrats gave us the Marihuana Tax Act 1937 and the Controlled Substances Act 1970 (with Nixon’s help) and Minimum Mandatories and crime … Continue reading "Cannabis Policy Reform has GOP Written All Over It"...
Uncovering the Secrets of Industrial Hemp in Food and Nutrition
We all know the robust nutrition of hempseed, but what about the technical aspects relevant to a food product developer? The following are highlights from “Uncovering the secrets of industrial hemp in food and nutrition: The trends, challenges, and new-age perspectives” in the Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2022). “ABSTRACTHemp is a valuable … Continue reading "Uncovering the Secrets of Industrial Hemp in Food and Nutrition"...
Inc 500, 30 Years On
This year is the 30th anniversary of my company, Sharon’s Finest, being #281 on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. It was an unlikely honor: 1) an unemployable neurodivergent; 2) selling a very-hard-to-scale product (perishable food); 3) namely “America’s most-hated food” (tofu) in the Reagan ’80s; 4) while also … Continue reading "Inc 500, 30 Years On"...
Regulate Hemp Like Marijuana
Per USDA rules every state hemp program has THC test samples in a solid chain of custody, with random protocol collection performed by state employees or law enforcement agents, transported sealed to DEA-certified state labs for pre-harvest compliance analysis. Use of LEO and DEA registered labs for the chain of custody is due to the … Continue reading "Regulate Hemp Like Marijuana"...