Month: March 2015
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PROCEDURE FOR GETTING LICENSE OF CULTIVATING INDUSTRAIL HEMP
Govt of Uttarakhand issued a GO number 639/XXIII/2016/04(02)/2016 dated 05 Dec 2016. This can be downloaded from the web site of Uttarakhand excise department. There is separate order for cultivation of medicinal and scientific purposes i.e. GO number 348/XXIII/2018/04(11)/2012 TC dated 18 Apr 2018. Eligibility for Application : Commercial and medical institutes having land…
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PACKAGES OF PRACTICE FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP
Package of practices of Industrial Hemp Biological Name : Cannabis Sativa INTRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS ONE OF THE SPICES OF CANNABIS AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CULTIVATED PLANTS IN THE WORLD. FOR CENTURIES, ITS FIBERS HAVE BEEN USED TO MAKE ROPES, SAILS AND CLOTHING. PRESENTLY IT CAN BE USED FOR MAKING 2500 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS FROM…
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FAQs about hempFAQs about hemp- CANNABIS
FAQs about hemp Why is hemp banned in the first place? The reason hemp was made illegal in the first place was largely due to the association with marijuana, its psychoactive cousin. This conflation led to widespread misconceptions and fear, ultimately resulting in hemp being unjustly prohibited. There are several theories as to why hemp…
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INDUSTRIAL HEMP (OPPORTUNITIES FOR UTTARAKHAND)
About the legality of Industrial hemp till date, only one state is giving license for cultivation of Industrial hemp in India. Uttarakhand passed a Government Order in 2015 for the legal cultivation of Industrial Hemp, with THC of 0.3% or less. However first license was only issued in June 2018, since then there has not been…