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Sequential Sampling of Four Hemp Cultivars for Cannabinoids – 2020 Pearce, Bob et al. Sequential Sampling of Four Hemp Cultivars for Cannabinoids—2020; University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment and Kentucky Department of Agriculture. https://beta.regulations.gov/​comment/​AMS-SC-19-0042-5762. Four cultivars of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) were planted and grown in a...

Click here for a free download of the Hemp Food Business Starter Kit, with all the files the aspiring “hempreneur” needs to get into hemp foods, including exclusive management tools. Many of these are the tools I used in running fast-growing (950% in 5 years) Rella Good Cheese Company, #281 on the Inc. 500 in … Continue reading "Free Hemp Food Business Starter Kit"...

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 …...

In the 1980s, to normalize soyfoods (foods made out of tofu or soymilk) we “Americanized” them, packaged them in forms familiar to the average American. Cottage Salad, soymilk, dips like Missing-Egg Salad and Tofummus, Soy-o yogurt, chocolate and strawberry puddings (Bill Cosby was big back then), but also brands like Le Tofu, Better Burger, Better … Continue reading "“Seedy!”...

The big money in industrial hemp (not THC) is from lawyers fees, association dues, and government grants/university-sponsored research. And now, even that last one is going away with Pres. Trump’s Management-By-Chaos approach to governing 335 million people and an economy of $35 Trillion, with almost $35 million just in USDA Climate-Smart hemp grants now at … Continue reading "$35M...

You know Qualified Immunity, the legal doctrine that lets police, government officials, and bureaucrats get away with murder and things even worse? Giving government officials a total license to kill, rape, and pillage any time any place wasn’t the result of thoughtful deliberation by SCOTUS or careful consideration of Congressional intent this Texas judge says … Continue reading...

Abstract This study investigated the potential of hempseed protein isolate (HPI) as a protein fortifier and wheat flour substitute in vegan muffins. HPI was incorporated at 0% (CON), 10% (HP10), 20% (HP20), and 30% (HP30) substitution levels, and muffins were evaluated for physicochemical, functional, and sensory properties. Protein content significantly increased from 9.61% (CON) to …...

When motorcycling, after checking the mirror I look over my shoulder before changing lanes because it’s a Best Practice. While 10,000 times there was nothing there, but 10,001 there was and it saved me. Quality Assurance (QA) for your products is also like that. A routine pain in the butt to do but critically important, … Continue reading "How QA is Like Motorcycling"...

While 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. It is a fascinating soft science that is more psychology than anything. It’s so interesting to me that I … Continue reading "“Seedy!” Chapter 15: The...

1            Hemp’s First Billion-Dollar Segment: Food Mankind’s most useful but also most misunderstood plant, Hemp is low-THC Cannabis Sativa. Whatever you think you know about it is wrong, and what “they” don’t want you to know is kept hidden. From the Holy Bible to the world’s oldest cookbook, from the Birdman of Alcatraz to the …...

While this primer is on how to change the world one bite at a time by starting a hemp food business, decide first if that’s even right for you, or if anything in hemp or Cannabis (“marijuana“) is. Almost anyone can start one; even the bed-ridden can design and the hard-to-place worker can be trained. … Continue reading "“Seedy!” Chapter 2: Hempreneurs"...

Implementing these ideas in the real world is the entrepreneurial Art. Each region and company has its own strengths and weaknesses that have to be factored into the start-up equation process. That decision process doesn’t work easily in a 5-person panel or a 15-minute talk, so it never gets discussed at a hemp expo. Here … Continue reading "“Seedy!” Chapter 27: Developing a...

RR Recommends is my own personal recommendation of products from companies that I know and trust. Think of it as vetting character more than lab analyses. Companies from people I know and trust, the most difficult commodity of all to find. COAs are fine, but ultimately what matters most is good character. It’s not paid … Continue reading "RR Recommends"...

The hardest part of any business is developing the minimum viable product (MVP). That’s the product ingredients and process, branding including name and package, and retail point-of-sale display, all ready to go to market. The Art is in the product development and branding, to have an efficacious product and clear presentation. Some take years of … Continue reading "Turn-key Retail CBD...

There’s a process to developing new markets and products and categories. Each case is unique, but there are general segments common to most and then you do the custom analysis from there and look to the future. Since 1980 I did it with… As the natural food/wellness and cannabinoid markets both mature and evolve, parts … Continue reading "The Next Big Thing After Highness:...

David Paul Watson (aka: Skunkman Sam/Angel Vasquez) passed away on January 27, 2025. His passion for Cannabis and massive contributions to the community are legendary. He mentored and encouraged many OGs and noobs alike, even those of us in grain/fiber hemp 30 years ago. I first met him in 1994 when I went to Amsterdam … Continue reading "RIP: David Watson"...

The Pre-frontal Cortex (PFC) is the executive function and personality center of the brain. It’s constantly processing information in real time while comparing it to past experiences and deciding how to react. In “The Natural Mind,” Dr. Andrew Weil reminds us that humans have intentionally used psychotropic substances forever. But what Prof. Slingerland says here …...

There appears to be a fabricated controversy over the numbers of hemp acres USDA reported for 2019. It reports acres licensed, planted, and harvested. Considering that 2019 was the first year for legal hemp in the U.S., not all who planted knew how to select genetics, grow, harvest, dry, process, and sell it. Some did … Continue reading "Yes, USDA Said 511,422 Hemp Acres Licensed in 2019"...

So now that you know what it is… how could you make money from hemp food? Note: this will be primarily a sales-driven effort, hemp foods don’t just sell themselves. If you or someone in your organization is not good at sales, then don’t even start. “Make it and they will come” is a bad … Continue reading "“Seedy!” Chapter 10: Commercialization"...

 You’ll have to decide whether to introduce a food that is perishable, frozen, or a dry grocery item. Perishable means you store, distribute, and retail it under refrigeration, below 45°F. That’s expensive and increases your potential losses and returns from the store or distributor. It’s a major hassle and I discourage starting there, having done … Continue reading "“Seedy!”...

Since 1994 many of us have marketed foods using the “Healthy” claim, such as those lower in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and lactose. Unfortunately, it was easily abused simply because FDA had no legal definition of the term, until now that is. After years of public comment and industry wrangling, FDA finally codified the term. … Continue reading "After 30 Years, FDA Finally...

When hemp food developer Richard Rose wanted to get a competitive edge back in the 1990s, he bought stock in one of his publicly traded competitors, gaining access to valuable financial records and a tour of the company’s operations in Florida. “They saw me and just about shit a brick,” Rose writes in a new … Continue reading "Hemp Today® Book Review of “Seedy!”"...

What happens when a prolific pioneering hemp entrepreneur retires and starts teaching for free? “Seedy!” is what happens, revealing secrets from 44 years of innovation in the food industry. Starting in 1980, Richard Rose invented, produced, and marketed dozens of products based on tofu, and was the only small or natural food company to be … Continue reading "“Seedy!”...

What happens when a prolific pioneering hemp entrepreneur retires and starts teaching for free? Seedy! is what happens, revealing secrets from 44 years of innovation in the food industry. Starting in 1980, Richard Rose invented, produced, and marketed dozens of products based on tofu, and was the only small or natural food company to be … Continue reading "Seedy! How To Start A Hemp Food...

Colorado’s Attorney General continues to crack down on hemp companies, settling claims for $495,000 against one while filing suit against another. He appears to be using a consumer protection act to do so, similar to how one would use the state unfair competition laws in California. It appears that the main issue here was lack … Continue reading "Colorado Compliance Theater"...

Therapeutic potential of minor cannabinoids in psychiatric disorders: A systematic review A B S T R A C TInterest in cannabinoids’ therapeutic potential in mental health is growing, supported by evidence of the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and addiction. While the major cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol...

Jumping on the Tofutti boom, starting in 1984 I developed, produced, and marketed frozen desserts in the U.S., Japan, Australia, and Europe. Dozens of different types, almost all were nondairy . The only dairy product, New Zealand Milk Products was a client because I developed a dry instant frozen yogurt mix that they liked. Fruit … Continue reading "Hempseed Foams"...