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Industrial Hempsandy said May 20, 12:42 AM: |
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HIA the Industrial Hemp Association - |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said May 22, 1:37 AM: |
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Why can new Zealand sell hempseed oil for human consumption, when Australia can’t? New Zealand Food Standards joined FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand) in 1999. Before this, New Zealand followed the FSNZ and in 1996, FSNZ gave the ok to allow hempseed oil for human consumption to be sold in stores but not the meal, powder or flour. This has given the New Zealand hemp industry a kick start ahead of Australia, still the last western country in the world to allow hemp food for human consumption.Due to the increased demand for hemp oil and food, the NZ hemp industry increased their hemp crops and processing facility.They could also market the hempseed oil for human consumption, whereas we cannot.We are only being allowed to sell hempseed oil and food because we state on labels “for pet food only in Australia, safe and suitable for human consumption where legal”.Of course, this causes confusion and consternation, especially for those people who are just finding out about the benefits of hemp foods and are not aware of the Australian legislation. (A lot of our customers have pets.)All the more confusing when people know or find out that overseas, hemp comes in all forms of food—burgers, milk, butter, pasta, bread, cakes, bags of hemp nuts, flour, protein powder etc.Happy Planet and the Industrial Hemp Association Qld, Inc., are two of the forces establishing a National Hemp Association in Australia and will be asking the NZ Association to join forces with Australia to change the hemp food legislation and establish guidelines, standards and a lobby group for the industry.It is still a risk to Happy Planet to market hemp foods, and it has been with immense difficulty and obstacles in our way. But we continue to do so for a number of reasons: the owners, their families and staff of Happy Planet are firm believers in the benefits of hemp foods and want the food to be available to them and any member of the public; the government is dictating what a person can/cannot consume—in this case, hemp food, proven safe, nutritious and does not contain THC. It’s not just about fighting for the right to consume hemp food, but the freedom of choice for the individual to make their own decision about what they consume. Bizarre, isn’t it, that cigarette packs have a warning “smoking causes lung cancer”, yet they are legal and people can choose to smoke or not.We thank all those who continue to support the industry by writing letters to government members asking them to change the legislation. from the “Happy Planet ” Newsletter - |
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Re: Industrial Hempelford-gnofleas said Jul 3, 5:41 PM: |
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Sandy, I realize this is an old post, but I vote for returning hemp to recreational use, everywhere and think it is cool that pets are using it for food! I have a dog named George, pictured elsewhere who ocassionally appears to be depressed. Please let me know where I can find an alternative to prozac. |
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Re: Industrial HempChaparral said Jul 5, 3:28 AM: |
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In my chicken run !! |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Jul 6, 6:38 PM: |
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Loved your replies, eflord-gnofleas and Chaparral!!!! |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Jul 20, 12:12 AM: |
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Latest Industrial Hemp Information and Advocacy from VOTE HEMP http://www.votehemp.com/ |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Jul 25, 6:36 PM: |
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16th Annual Hemp Convention to be held in Washington DC |
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Re: Industrial HempChaparral said Jul 26, 3:53 AM: |
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Hemp is definately a victim of a “false morality”. |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Jul 26, 6:19 PM: |
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Oh yeah -ain't that the truth !! |
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Re: Industrial HempChaparral said Jul 27, 12:26 AM: |
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Also, all that bull affects the price! we tried to source organic hemp fibre products for our business but they ended up too expensive because there are so few producers and little competition. I've not seen all the comparisons, but I know that cotton uses a massive amount of the worlds artificial fertilisers, and hemp is harder wearing so lasts longer before it wears out. |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Jul 27, 5:12 PM: |
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Good point Chaparral -for the REAL reason;s ! |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Aug 11, 6:58 PM: |
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Oregon Hemp Farming Bill passed - |
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Re: Industrial Hempsandy said Oct 19, 5:57 PM: |
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Hemp activists in trouble for digging…. |
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