When I was first approached about this topic, I can honestly say it was difficult to contain my excitement. I come from a very long line of musicians and have grown up around music my entire life. Within this topic, we are going to take a deep dive into the...
Narcotic Use of Cannabis in the Americas In its early days, cannabis as a narcotic in the Americas was used in Brazil and Jamaica by the Portuguese and British to subdue their enslaved populations. At the 1876 World’s Exposition in Philadelphia, the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II gifted Americans with cannabis...
Outside of medical, recreational, and ritual use in the ancient world, cannabis —oftentimes referred to as "hemp" — held a long standing in textile production. The Romans, along with many other ancient cultures, used hemp fiber for clothing as well as maritime necessities such as sails and rope. This tradition...
Cannabis became one of the earliest cultivated plants in the world during the Neolithic (circa 1900 BCE) in Eastern Asia. With a spread spanning Eurasia and the Americas, humans have used cannabis for 10,000+ years according to historical research. A study published in Science Advances found fourteen plant samples and...
Why are Delta 9 edibles legal? The 2018 Farm Bill defines hemp as: The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more...
Tennessee has a few different hemp and cannabis bills being discussed in 2022 and the TN hemp & canna communities need your help! Contact your representatives to let them know you support the bills that will be most impactful for hemp's future in Tennessee. SB0694/HB0715 Representative Chris Hurt and Senator...
