Toronto Star Praises Hemp Seed
Snacks,
But Warns About "Contamination" From The "Hallucinogen"
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November 22, 1998
From the Toronto Star
lettertoed@thestar.com
http://www.thestar.com/
By Patty WinsaHEMP SEED: PERFECT FOR THE MUNCHIES
Hemp seed, long a food source in Europe and Asia, has undergone a
resurgence in North America in the last five years.
Outlawed in Canada in 1938 because of its association with marijuana, the THC-loving
plant of the same species, hemp has made a comeback thanks in part to Health Canada, which
put new regulations in place in March this year that allowed for its commercial
cultivation.
Mama Indica’s, a division of the B.C.-based Northern Lights Hemp Co., makes seven
different hemp seed treats and distributes its products throughout Canada and the U.S.
Roasted hemp seeds taste a little like sunflower seeds with the shell still on.
That’s why it’s probably best that the company makes them with different
flavourings including sea salt, cajun, and an eastern mix.
They’re also small, and so don’t make for the best finger food, apt as they
are to slip through your fingers. You may want to try the company’s granola-type
bars, which contain hemp seed and other nuts and are held together with honey and brown
sugar.
Ron Shaul, the company’s owner, says his business is growing
in leaps and bounds. It’s increased 75 per cent each year since he’s owned it.
Part and parcel of the hemp rebirth is the fact that hemp seed is good for you. The
seed, which is 22 per cent protein, produces much higher quality oil than flax seed and
contains essential fatty acids.
Hemp oil is one of the best balanced and most nutritional for human use.
It’s also THC-free. (THC is the active ingredient in marijuana.)
But during harvesting, the seed can sometimes be contaminated
by the parts of the plant that do contain the hallucinogen.
Copyright: 1998, The Toronto Star
(Marijuananews note: This is good article except for the last
sentence, which demonstrates how decades of prohibitionist propaganda have
"contaminated" our ability to talk about a seed. Marijuana is commonly referred
to as a "hallucinogen." Alcohol is also a hallucinogen. Back in my drinking days
I sometimes even imagined that I was smart enough to be a newspaper editor.)
The Hemp Page of Marijuananews.com is edited
by John E. Dvorak, Hempologist &
Managing Editor, Hemp Magazine.
John was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but is an eight year resident
of Allston/Brighton, MA, where he is the proprietor of the Boston Hemp Co-op and Managing
Editor of Hemp Magazine. He is a member of the Hemp Industries Association, the
International Hemp Association, and Mass/Cann NORML.
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