The secret to a good night's sleep: Fresh wool and hemp...yours for just £4K in Horley

By Surrey Mirror
Source: surreymirror.co.uk




WANT a good night's sleep? How about a £4,000 mattress stuffed with a form of cannabis plant.
Tucked away in the Yorkshire Dales, a flock of 1,000 sheep are calmly grazing a field while nearby, acres of hemp standing 12 feet high are guarded by police to avert any unsavoury harvesting of the crop.

But this is not the start of a Jane Austen novel, it is the birthplace of a Harrison Spinks mattress and bed set, available at Horley's iconic Collingwood Batchellor store for just a few thousand pounds.
Staff at the family-run department store, which carried out a £300,000 revamp last year to become a specialist homeware shop, say the hand-made mattresses have become popular at the store.

The contents of a Harrison Spinks mattress – hemp, wool and unique springs designed by the firm – are all grown and made on-site at the company's factory in Yorkshire, where the mattresses are put together and hand-stitched.

Last week, two Collingwood Batchellor staff made the trip north to visit the site and see the process in action – no man-made materials are included in the product and the wood from the hemp is given to nearby farmers as bedding for horses.

Guy Collingwood, who runs the department store, in Victoria Road, Horley, with his brother Tom, hailed the unique nature of Harrison Spinks.

He told the Mirror: "They are British, they are hand-made and all the stuffing and fillings are grown by them. It's fantastic.

"They grow the hemp and, for the wool, they have sheep on the farm.

"There is a lot to talk about with them, when customers ask about the product, and they have been selling really well."

The staff from the Collingwood Batchellor furniture department who visited the farm admitted they were surprised to find police guarding the hemp, but they are there to ward off visits from people hoping to put the hemp to an illegal recreational use.

Helen Weaver, marketing manager for Harrison Spinks, added: "Our products are unique in that we don't use any man-made fibres.

"We are a traditional Yorkshire company. If we can find a way to make something ourselves and make our product unique, then we will."

Geonovus Establishes Uruguayan Hemp Farm and Receives "De Alta" Licence for Importation and Development of Medicinal Hemp Products

Press Release
Source: marketwired.com

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - October 30, 2014) - GEONOVUS CORP. (CNSX: GNM) ("GeoNovus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has now established an active heirloom hemp farm for the cultivation of hemp plants with original levels of THC and Cannabinoids that are currently restricted and unavailable in North America. This farm is growing heirloom hemp plants without genetically altered structures with naturally high levels of cannabinoids, unlike the genetically modified hemp plants found in North America due to government restrictions on THC levels.

The production heirloom hemp allows GeoNovus to grow, crop and sell these unique and valuable plants that can be used to create new high potency CBD medicines in world class Uruguayan labs or to generate immediate revenue through sales of seeds and hemp fiber to North American and European markets. These genetically unaltered hemp plants require far fewer pesticides, herbicides and fertilization then their genetically modified counterparts found in North America. Current Canadian hemp production statistics are based on low THC plants that require far more intensive farming systems and produce far less cannabinoids, seeds and hemp fiber -- creating a far more profitable and less cost intensive farming operation in Uruguay.

As well as the establishment of the hemp farm GeoNovus has received two important licences:

1. The Uruguay Growers Co-Op Contract for Operations and AdministrationThe only grower's co-op permit issued in Uruguay at this time for Research and Development of natural level THC and Cannabinoid hemp and marijuana. This permit is mandatory to operate within the current Uruguayan hemp & marijuana framework.

2. "De Alta" Licence issued by Inase Uruguay (Instituto Nacional De Semillas)This licence issued to GeoNovus' exclusive SA partner in Uruguay run by Enviro Consultores under the supervision of the former Uruguayan director of the environment -- Daniel Sztern allows for importation and export of heirloom (natural levels THC & Cannabinoid) hemp seeds and officially accept the company as an agricultural R&D hemp producer.

GeoNovus Uruguay advisor and former Director of the Enviroment -- Daniel Sztern comments, "We have now cleared many political hurdles and licencing requirements to become a full spectrum farming and R&D operation in the best jurisdiction in the world for hemp and marijuana. Our political, educational and technical expertise are unmatched in Uruguay and we are in the process of establishing contracts with world class laboratory facilities in Uruguay."

About GeoNovus in UruguayWhile Canada has allowed limited use of industrial hemp and medical marijuana in recent years and certain states in the US have moved toward legalization, Uruguay recently became the first nation in the world to fully legalize the sale, cultivation, distribution, research and consumption of cannabis. GeoNovus announced it has signed definitive agreements with a private Uruguay "SA" company actively working in multiple areas of the cannabinoid sciences, industrial hemp and medical marijuana industries in Uruguay. Recently GeoNovus has added significant political and technical Uruguayan cannabinoid expertise to its advisory board in anticipations on commencement of operations.

GeoNovus' initial operations in Uruguay include:

• Established Hemp farm and advanced growing systems for export from Uruguay
• Cannabinoid sciences and IP product development (CBD/THC)
• Testing and trials to prove efficacy of cannabis-based therapies 
• Third party cannabis research for international companies
• Bio and nano-tech alternatives focusing on hemp fibre for research and development

This emerging global multibillion-dollar industry is in the process of significant regulatory and legal reform that offers participants an explosive growth opportunity.

For further information please contact: 604-683-3995 or info@geonovusminerals.com

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We'll Try Anything: Cannabis beauty products

By McKenna Grant
Source: usatoday.com



With marijuana dispensaries (both medicinal and recreational) popping up throughout the country, cannabis is smoking hot — and it's seeping into different types of products.


USA WEEKEND's McKenna Grant tried beauty products called Cannabis Beauty Defined (starting at $50). Though they don't claim any mind-altering effects, they are made with hemp oil. Her report:

In cleansers I look for two things: (1) Fresh-looking skin. (2) The easy removal of all makeup. The Cannabis Beauty Defined Cleanser almost effectively removed all makeup, but fell a bit short. I also would have preferred a more soapy texture as opposed to the lotion-y consistency. However, my skin wasn't too oily or too dry as a result, which is a hard balance to obtain!

Who doesn't want super smooth skin? The Cannabis Beauty Defined Exfoliant, which vows to remove excess surface oil without drying your skin, produces just that. The product wasn't too rough and wasn't too gentle – exactly what I look for in an exfoliant.

Last was the Cannabis Beauty Defined Moisturizer. A big no-no with moisturizers is leaving skin oily and shiny. The moisturizer did not disappoint my usually sensitive skin -- my skin was super smooth and looked great. The scent was another matter. I want a refreshing, clean scent – not an earthy odor.

Cannabis Beauty Defined also offers toner, salve and an anti-aging therapeutic soak. Bottom line – Cannabis Beauty Defined works just as well as skin-care lines you'll find in your pharmacy -- only with hemp among the ingredients.

Measure 91 would also legalize hemp in Oregon

By Ryan Basile
Source: capitalpress.com

Besides marijuana, Oregon voters will also decide whether to legalize growing hemp in the upcoming election. The prohibition of marijuana in Oregon is having unintended consequences that a lot of people aren’t thinking about. Take, for example, our senseless approach to hemp, which underscores how our marijuana laws overreach.

 

Go into specialty groceries in Portland and Eugene and you can buy hemp seed for $13 a pound to put onto your cereal or bake into your bread. My wife has even seen hemp available for sale at Costco. Hemp in Oregon is easy to buy.

But it’s illegal for Oregon farmers to grow it. Why? Because hemp is closely related to marijuana and considered a dangerous narcotic.

That does not make sense. Hemp is not a drug. Its THC content is less than 0.03 percent, too low to get you high. Instead, hemp is a useful plant that can be turned into food, oil, wax, rope, cloth, paper and pulp.

Oregonians are paying the consequences for our strange approach to hemp. Canadians have a 20-year lead on us in hemp research. They make half a billion dollars a year, and most of the product from Canada — about 90 percent — is exported to the United States.

Oregonians shouldn’t be forced to buy hemp from Canada or China when Oregon farmers could be growing that sustainable cash crop right here, producing jobs and money for our economy. I’ve advocated for years to allow hemp to be grown in Oregon. Now we have a chance to finally make it happen.

In addition to legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana, Measure 91 would compel the state Department of Agriculture to start handing out permission to farmers to get into the hemp industry. It would be a lot better to pay farmers in Oregon than to fine or arrest them.

Plus, it’s not just farmers. There is an entire hemp economy sitting on the sidelines waiting for voters to pass this law.

I work as a sales and distribution manager at a textile and burlap company near Woodburn. Once farmers grow hemp, people like us would process the fibers. We would sell it to the next users who would turn it into clothes people pay top dollar for in boutique shops.

BMW has recently begun using hemp fibers in its cars because it’s cheaper and more sustainable than fiberglass. China is moving away from cotton in favor of hemp because it takes half the water to grow the same amount. There is a lot of entrepreneurial spirit in Oregon and the old way of doing things is holding us back.

Prohibition means no research into growing hemp. We can’t figure out what strains would grow best in our climate. No test crops are being considered. We are falling further behind. The sooner we change that, the faster we can get to work driving the Oregon economy, instead of feeding foreign economies.

When I tell people there are 20,000 uses for hemp, they always ask me, “Why aren’t we growing it here?” I can’t see a good reason. I want my two young boys to grow up in a place with more opportunities, not a place that history passed by. Join me in voting “yes” on Measure 91. Let’s lead the nation in this new economy.

Ryan Basile lives in Silverton and works for a textile manufacturer and horticulture supply company located in Woodburn, Ore.

New hemp law interests Tennessee area farmers

By CAMERON TAYLOR

Source: wate.com

 

 

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - It could be about a year before farmers grow their first hemp crops in Tennessee. Until then, the bill's sponsor, state Republican Senator Frank Niceley, is trying to answer questions farmers might have about the new law.

When Governor Bill Haslam signed the bill into law, it specified that the crops would only be used for research and development purposes. Niceley told 6 News it's up to the Department of Agriculture and universities, like the University of Tennessee, to hash out the details before farmers get thrown in the mix.

Will Coley owns a specialty farm in Maryville where he raises rare chickens, rabbits and ducks. Coley is looking to expand what his farm offers by growing hemp, which is known as “marijuana's cousin.”

It's a crop that was grown more than half a century ago in Tennessee.

"If hemp is going to start in Tennessee, why not have my family be part of those first hemp farms?," he said.

Coley wants to know how he can get his hands on the now legal crop. Niceley told 6 News he believes hemp will bring in money and jobs to the state.

"If farmers will make money, they'll raise it. If they can't make money, they won't raise it, but there's no taxpayer money subsidizing it, so it's just free market," said Niceley.

That market could include clothing, jewelry and rope, but it's not that easy to grow yet.

According to Niceley, farmers will most likely need to partner with universities, like UT and the Department of Agriculture for now.

They are also required to pay a permit fee of $500. For eager farmers like Coley, he's willing to invest in what he calls a “future cash crop.”

“The new farmers that are getting in on the ground level really have the ability to have a huge impact on the society in our entire state," said Coley.

Niceley mentioned to 6 News that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the Justice Department are working to separate industrial hemp and marijuana into different laws. Right now they are grouped together.

It's expected that the first hemp crops will be grown by next spring.

 

FutureWorld (FWDG) Subsidiary FutureLand Properties, LLC Closes on 237 Acres South of Denver

News Release
Source: globenewswire.com

Company to Build Cutting-Edge Grow Facilities for Colorado Licensed Growers

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, Nov. 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FutureWorld Corp. (OTCQB: FWDG), a leading provider of advanced technologies and solutions to the global cannabis industry, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FutureLand Properties, LLC, closed on 237 acres in southern Colorado on October 30th, 2014 for the purpose of leasing to licensed Cannabis and Hemp growers.  The decision was made based on increased demand for medical and recreational cannabis and loosening of some restrictions in Colorado.  We believe the future of cannabis grows will belong to large state-of-the-art facilities much like agricultural industry.  In Colorado and other legal states, only few large cannabis grow facilities will remain which would allow for easier supervision and administration by the State and Federal government.

The Company will finance and build cutting-edge grow facilities for qualified licensed participants using HempTech technologies.  Currently the Company has one firm contract and two other interested parties.  Due to the large available acreage on the purchased land,  we foresee multiple multi-million dollar large grow facilities and vast agricultural space available for farming hemp.  The Company will grow Hemp for its own production in the near future.  FutureWorld also plans on similar policies in other legal cannabis states.

"Sometimes when you enter a market there can be some trepidation about the quality of the decision and the timing," said VP of FutureWorld, Cameron Cox, "But in this case, we couldn't be clearer on the certainty and efficacy of the pursuit."

The next step for FutureWorld is to firm up contracts, getting all the necessary materials together to build/finance the greenhouses and finally, showcasing all of HempTech Corp's technology.  "This is going to be a turn-key solution that marks the beginning of a long era of prosperity and innovation for FWDG.  We will build cutting-edge indoor and outdoor grow facilities never seen before in our industry", said CEO of FutureWorld, Sam Talari, "We truly are very excited about the direction of the Company".

About FutureWorld Corp
FutureWorld (Other OTCQB: FWDG), a Delaware corporation, is a U.S. Diversified Holding Company formed to capitalize on the burgeoning Cannabis markets globally.  FutureWorld, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the identification, acquisition, development, and commercialization of cannabis related products, such as industrial Hemp.  FutureWorld, through its subsidiaries such as HempTech and CB Scientific, provides personal and professional THC and CBD test kits, pure CBD oil solutions, smart sensor technology, communication network, surveillance security, data analysis for smart cultivation and consultation for the industrial hemp and legal medicinal cannabis.  Our wireless agricultural smart sensor networks offer precision to the agriculture, irrigation systems, and greenhouses for the global cannabis and hemp industry.  FutureWorld and its subsidiaries do not grow, distribute or sell marijuana. To request further information about FutureWorld, please email us at info@futureworldcorp.com, log onto our website at http://www.futureworldcorp.com or visit us at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/futureworldenergy.

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Yasheng Group and Meng Yuan Agriculture Company's Industrial Hemp Crop Successful

Source: cnn.com

Yasheng Group (OTCQB: HERB), a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural conglomerate with U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California, today announced the success of its first industrial hemp crop grown with joint venture partner Meng Yuan Agriculture Company in Inner Mongolia.

This season Yasheng and Meng Yuan experimentally grew one thousand mu of industrial hemp, making full use of favorable local natural conditions and organized technical personnel to guide field management using modern large-scale development technology. Inner Mongolia's Bayinnaoer region has a long history of hemp cultivation. The local variety of hemp has tough skin and large seeds which are efficient for producing oil.

Next year Yasheng and Meng Yuan management will continue to work together to substantially expand the plantation, which is expected to grow to an area of 5,000 acres. The companies also plan to invest in the construction of a high-technology industrial base to process hemp medicine, food, health care products, fiber, and clothing in the period of 2015-2020.

Yasheng Group
Yasheng Group, founded over 30 years ago, is a US holding company that conducts primarily agricultural operations in the Northwest of China. Today it is one of China's leading producers and marketers with six major product segments including field crops, vegetables, fruit, specialty crops, seeds and poultry. Yasheng is a supplier of high-quality agricultural products to world-famous conglomerates such as McDonald's, KFC, Tsingtao Beer, and Pepsi. The company is led by a highly qualified management team and has total assets of over $2 billion, over 15,000 employees, and a history of strong sales and earnings growth. Please visit our website www.yashenggroup.com and register to receive future press releases directly.

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