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Hemp in NZ : Hemp Harvest time in Nelson Posted by drstuey on Friday, March 10 2006 (3546 reads) The Nelson Mail has a really cool story about this year's legal (low THC) hemp harvest. They are growing for seeds, and the mature plants have seed heads with a strong, hops-like aroma. "The range of smells in this crop's incredible, but it makes your fingers black with the sticky residue," commented Mr Mears. (Read More | 1825 bytes |    | Score: 5)

Hemp in NZ : Hemp Bill back in Parliament Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, August 25 2004 (3446 reads) Green MP Nandor Tanczos' bill to make it legal to grow low-THC hemp was finally back in Parliament today for its' Second Reading. The member's bill was drawn from the ballot in 2001 and sent to the Primary Production select committee. The committee refused to hold hearings to consider Nandor's proposed bill. Nandor gave a great speech during the second reading debate outlining what has happened with industrial hemp in New Zealand in the last three years and how silly it is that the Ministry of Health is responsible for regulating industrial hemp, not the Ministry of Agriculture. 25/08/04 Nandor Tanczos Second Reading speech in Parliament Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Amendment Bill Ministry of Health Regulatory Framework for the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp in New Zealand (Read More |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : The Independent: Turning Hemp Into Profit Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, June 16 2004 (4153 reads) Turning hemp into New Zealand's next big export industry could see Auckland-based Hemptech list on the NZX reports XtraMSN Business. The company, which began exporting hemp-based fabric to Australia last year, is seeking advice on its capital-raising options. (Read More | 4137 bytes |    | Score: 4.8)

Hemp in NZ : Hemp Trials in Southland Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, August 27 2003 (3869 reads) Some details of the current NZ Hemp trials emerged today in the Otago Daily Times when some of the scientists and farmers involved in the trials spoke to the paper. Some locations have proven unsuccessful due to lack of water or too much wind, but overall the trials have gone well and the main problem is the uncertainty created by the legal status - no-one knows what is going to happen when the trial period ends. (Read More | 2893 bytes |    | Score: 4.25)

Hemp in NZ : Hemp trials extended Posted by norml on Tuesday, July 29 2003 (3600 reads) The Hemp industry welcomed a government decision to extend its field trials by one year. The original two-year trial period ended earlier this year and growers were pushing the government to provide approvals and a regulatory framework that would enable industrial hemp to be grown commercially. The Hemp Industry Association’s chairman, Mac MacIntosh, says the extensiongives the primary production select committee more time to work on the legislation, and means the hemp research that is underway at Lincoln, Waikato and Massey can continue. MacIntosh says the 19 licensed growers will start planting seed from September. Copyright © 2003, NZoom.com. All rights reserved. (Read More |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : The Hempstore challenges NZ Customs over seized hemp shipment Posted by norml on Wednesday, July 02 2003 (6900 reads) 2 July 2003: The Hempstore Aotearoa today filed papers in the Auckland District Court against the New Zealand Customs Service following their refusal to release a shipment of imported hemp products. The Hempstore had received Customs clearance for previous shipments of identical products. The shipment included hemp tea and "Knaster" hemp smoking blend imported from Germany. Simon Williamson from NZ Customs explained to the media that "all hemp is cannabis and cannabis is a controlled drug. The amount of THC that is present is irrelevant." 03/07/03 Tanzcos' Hemp Import Seized 02/07/03 Customs opinion on hemp ‘bizarre’ (Read More | 2373 bytes |    | Score: 4.42)

Hemp in NZ : Hemp Harvest 2003 Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 01 2003 (5929 reads) By Chris Fowlie NORML News Autumn 2003 These plants may look like a good smoke, but they’re actually low-THC hemp grown right here in Aotearoa. This harvest season brings with it the second crop of legal Kiwi cannabis. This year the government has issued about a dozen permits to grow industrial hemp, to organic and regular farmers, community groups and iwi. Our intrepid Norml News team, somewhat dazed and confused from a weekend at the Womad festival in New Plymouth, made a stop at Atutahi - the “valley of the fish” - to check out some hempy goodness. We were pleasantly surprised by the “primo” condition of the Kompolti strain of hemp. (Read More | 3065 bytes |    | Score: 4.42)

Hemp in NZ : NZ Hemp trials first year report Posted by drstuey on Thursday, September 19 2002 (3328 reads) A report on the first year of NZ Hemp trials was presented to the Primary Production select committee on Thursday, 19 September. The briefing was from officials of the Industrial Hemp Inter-Agency Working Group. It found there had been good liaison between police and growers and that there were no security breaches. The report identified some problems, including the lack of horticultural expertise among some growers, which resulted in an inappropriate application of fertiliser and inadequate pest control - many seed crops were lost to birds! 20/9/02 Hemp Trials 'Have Wider Agenda', Says Heatley 19/9/02 Nats can’t tell difference between jeans and a joint - Nandor (Read More |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : Secrecy Too Much For Hemp Farmer Posted by drstuey on Monday, September 02 2002 (3448 reads) New Zealand Herald, Mon, 02 Sep 2002 A Matamata farmer trying out legal hemp has left his first crop to rot in the field, saying the secrecy is not worth the effort. (Read More | 1501 bytes |    | Score: 4)

Hemp in NZ : Wow Man, Hemp Reaches For The Sky Posted by drstuey on Monday, February 11 2002 (3875 reads) New Zealand Herald, Mon, 11 Feb 2002 Some of New Zealand's experimental commercial hemp crops are approaching 4m in height, says one of the researchers. Hemp Industry Association research team leader Mac McIntosh, of Wellington, said that on most of the experimental sites the hemp was growing magnificently. (Read More | 1798 bytes |    | Score: 4)

Hemp in NZ : Hemp Crop For Catlins Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, February 06 2002 (3525 reads) Otago Daily Times, Wed, 06 Feb 2002 By Glenn Conway A one hectare hemp crop, for research and development purposes, is to be planted in the Catlins later this year. Former Catlins residents and hemp advocates Mac and Donna McIntosh are behind the project. (Read More | 2814 bytes |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : Grower has high hopes for hemp crop Posted by drstuey on Thursday, January 10 2002 (3958 reads) The Daily News. An abridged version appeared in the New Zealand Herald 10 January 2002 (NZ Herald: 12 January, 2002) By Avalon Willing Elwyn Powell has the good oil on growing hemp. This week farming editor Avalon Willing takes a look. When it comes to growing crops Elwyn Powell will give just about anything a go. Over the last 20 years he has combined agricultural contracting in the Waverley area with growing the likes of wasabi, radishes and squash for the Japanese seed market, as well as the usual grain crops. So the opportunity to grow cannabis legally was just too good to miss. Mr Powell is one of handful of people throughout the country who has granted a licence to grow hemp as part of a national trial. (Read More | 7771 bytes |    | Score: 3)

Hemp in NZ : Farmer gets dopey calls over hemp crop Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, January 09 2002 (4159 reads) NZPA (Wire), 09 January 2002 The grower of Manawatu's first hemp crop continues to get phone calls from people associating the plant with marijuana. But Bulls farmer Hew Dalrymple said the "strange" phone calls would not put him off planting another crop next year. The first industrial hemp crop to be grown in Manawatu will be harvested at the end of February, with the seed then pressed for oil. (Read More | 2111 bytes |    | Score: 3.5)

Hemp in NZ : High hopes for industry Posted by drstuey on Friday, November 09 2001 (3150 reads) The Dominion, 09 NOVEMBER 2001 By JON MORGAN Hew Dalrymple has been planting cannabis . . . four hectares (10 acres) of it. But he's not going to smoke it, he wants to press the seeds for oil - and he's allowed to. The cannabis he and about a dozen other New Zealanders are planting as part of a national trial does not have marijuana's high levels of the hallucinogen THC. He is planting industrial hemp which has a THC level of about 0.15 per cent, way below marijuana's 9 per cent. And he has bad news for dope-growers: "Don't try and hide your plants among my crops because they will cross-fertilise and reduce your THC levels to nothing." (Read More | 3571 bytes |    | Score: 4)

Hemp in NZ : First Industrial Hemp Crop On Track For Seed Pressing Posted by drstuey on Tuesday, November 06 2001 (3216 reads) The Nelson Mail, Tue, 06 Nov 2001 By Dave Williams Nelson's first trial crop of industrial hemp is in the ground and growing at an undisclosed location near Motueka. The seeds were planted on October 21 and the seedlings emerged four days later. ``So far so good,'' a spokesman for the project said. He expected seeds from the plants would be ready for pressing for seed oil at the end of February. (Read More | 2773 bytes |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : Otago likely to benefit if hemp trial pays off Posted by drstuey on Friday, September 14 2001 (2963 reads) Otago Daily Times, Friday, September 14, 2001 By John Stirling After plugging away for more than a decade to set up a hemp industry in New Zealand, former Otago fisherman-farmer Mac McIntosh has been given the green light. While the Government has only given approval for hemp trials, it is estimated up to 60ha could be planted out this season if enough seed can be obtained. (Read More | 3105 bytes |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : Cannabis seed dealer gets legal approval Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, August 22 2001 (7514 reads) The Dominion, 22 August 2001 By CHRISTINE LANGDON Mac McIntosh, of Wellington, is the first dealer to legally order imported cannabis seeds for growing industrial hemp in New Zealand. The Health Ministry signed off Mr McIntosh's licence to deal in hemp seed for industrial use yesterday, and last night he placed his first orders for 14 varieties of hemp with curious names like Felina 19 and Fedora 34. (Read More | 3369 bytes |    | Score: 4.77)

Hemp in NZ : Government approves industrial hemp trials Posted by drstuey on Tuesday, August 21 2001 (2547 reads) NZPA (Wire), 21 August 2001 Legal hemp crops should be ready for harvest shortly after Christmas, for the first time since cannabis cultivation was declared illegal in New Zealand in 1933. The Government will today issue 11 licences to people who want to grow industrial hemp. It is the same plant species – cannabis sativa – as the illicit drug crop, but bred for a low drug content. (Read More | 4434 bytes |    | Score: 5)

Hemp in NZ : NZ Hemp Trials to be Allowed! Posted by drstuey on Friday, April 27 2001 (2521 reads) Health Minister Annette King announced today that cultivation of trial plots of industrial hemp could commence under strict guidelines - these include security arrangements, random searches and background checks on growers. 28/4/01 Many Jobs If Hemp Trials Approved 28/4/01 Nod For Hemp Trial Under Tight Security 28/4/01 Hemp Decision Welcomed 27/4/01 Industrial hemp trials at last! (Read More |    | Score: 0)

Hemp in NZ : High Time For Hemp To Have Its Chance Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, March 28 2001 (2389 reads) New Zealand Herald, Wed, 28 Mar 2001 By MATHEW DEARNALEY Promoters of a hemp industry are holding their breath for Government permission to sow their first crops next spring. (Read More | 9821 bytes |    | Score: 5)

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