Hemp

Psychedelics

Hemp-fed cows get high and produce THC-laced milk

New research has reported on the consequences of feeding dairy cows commercial hemp. Despite the hemp containing negligible levels of psychoactive THC the researchers detected significant behavioral changes in the animals and levels of THC in their milk.

Researchers have developed a high-performance electrode material for supercapacitors from hemp inner bark fibers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Science

Hemp-derived carbon nanosheets help build cheap, high-performance supercapacitors

Using waste hemp fibers as the starting material, researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have developed a high-performance electrode material for supercapacitors at one thousandth the cost of the more commonly used graphene.

OATS Shoes is launching a line of fully compostable sneakers

Environment

Compostable sneakers make a dirty fashion statement

OATS Shoes is launching a line of fully compostable sneakers.

Environment

The house made of hemp

America's first house made primarily of hemp has been built.

Researchers at University of Connecticut have found that industrial hemp has properties that make it attractive as a raw material for biofuel production

Environment

Hemp biofuel blazes competition

While the food versus fuel debate continues to put viable biodiesel production on the back burners it might just be Cannabis sativa that blazes the competition.

Greenbutts LLC has created natural cigarette filters that break down in the environment to sprout grass shoots or flowers

Wellness and Healthy Living

Greenbutts cigarette filters sprout flowers when planted

Greenbutts manufacturers cigarette filters made from natural products that breakdown quickly in the environment and have no nasty chemicals like traditional filters.