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...different races within that species can have widely varying amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the merrymaking chemical in pot. Marijuana will typically have anywhere from 3% to 20% THC. Hemp is bred to contain less than 1%. You could roll and smoke every leaf on a 15-ft. hemp plant and gain little more than a hacking cough...
...really save U.S. farms? That's unclear, but legislators in more than 20 states have asked for research. They know that a year after Canada allowed hemp cultivation in 1998, its farms were already growing 35,000 acres. The U.S. has taken a different, more tangled approach to the plant, one that reflects the quick assumptions of the war on drugs. The farmland around leafland, a once commanding estate east of Lexington, used to provide a rich bounty to the Graves clan. Jacob Hughes, a Welshman, first planted in this part of Kentucky in the 1770s, but now his great...
Your article "10 Foods That Pack A Wallop" illustrated the benefits of a vegetarian diet [STAYING HEALTHY, Jan. 21]. With the exception of salmon, all the foods listed that have powers to prevent ailments are from the plant kingdom. And, by the way, organic flaxseeds are a rich vegetarian source of the healthy fat omega-3, without the possible contaminants from pollution that can be present in fish. Science is finally learning what vegetarians have known for years. STACEY I. JEMISON Lauderdale, Miss...
...Taxi Biennale - a garishly airbrushed comic strip presenting the adventures of "Curatorman, the young CEO of the global player ?uratorman Inc." - Thailand's Navin Rawanchaikul offers a labored reworking of another hoary old chestnut: the relationship between art and commerce. American Naomi Fisher photographs herself doggy-style with plant stems transpiercing her underwear, while Japanese artist Jun'ya Yamaide transforms a white wall into an oversized coloring book complete with crayons...
Higher labor costs at Haier's Camden plant are partially offset by savings in shipping and logistics charges. Materials costs are similar to those in China. And the plant can deliver a just-in-time shipment to U.S. retailers and distributors...