Australian Primary Hemp company has sealed a deal with the supermarket chain Woolworths, which will now be stocking hemp-based baking products in its stores, such as hemp protein bars. CEO Neale Joseph is “really pleased about it’.
Hemp seed in food has been legal in Australia since 2017, but people are still questioning whether it can actually make you high, being from the same plant as cannabis. With Aussie chefs now using hemp in their menus, it is leaving consumers wondering.
The demand for the industrial hemp industry is growing, with the commercial hemp area increasing 15 percent in the past year. 80 percent of Australian hemp is grown in Tasmania, and that may be soon to increase too.
Hemp has been legalised for consumption in Australia since 2017 but many people are confused with the difference between cannabis and whether hemp actually provides any health benefits when consumed. This article explains.
Even though Hemp contains extremely low concentrations tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is an eco-friendly material, historically used for construction and textiles, the industry has been impacted by old anti-marijuana campaigns.
Read how one woman changed her entire beauty regime to only include CBD-infused products or hemp products. She even filled her bath with hemp milk and used CBD-laced bath bombs. Read on for the results.
Industry experts in Queensland suggest that more education between the differences of cannabis and hemp needs to be communicated to the public. It comes as we are seeing an increasing demand for hemp seeds.
