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Hemp Legalized In US By 2018 Farm BillA hand holds a hemp lead up against a partly cloudy blue sky. The 2018 Farm Bill fully legalizes hemp in the USA, taking it out of reach of the DEA.
A hand holds a hemp lead up against a partly cloudy blue sky. The 2018 Farm Bill fully legalizes hemp in the USA, taking it out of reach of the DEA. (Pixabay / TinaKru, public domain)
December 20, 2018
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Hemp Legalized In US By 2018 Farm Bill

Posted in Journalism, and Ministry of Hemp

The United States just legalized hemp.

Pres. Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill, earlier today. This omnibus bill includes numerous programs and policy changes, not all of which are related to agriculture. For hemp supporters and industry professionals, it’s a cause for celebration. Hemp is now out of reach of the Drug Enforcement Administration and, with a few notable exceptions, closer to being treated like any other crop.

“It’s been a long time coming and a lot of people have put a lot of effort in to get [legal hemp] to happen,” said Courtney Moran, founding principle of Earth Law, LLC, a firm that specializes in hemp law.

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Fascist Journalists Attack The Poor: Laura Loomer & The Project Veritas CycleA broken, abandoned doll with blonde hair covered in dirt with a broken face in the ruins of Bosnia.
Laura Loomer: A candid photo. (Pixabay, public domain)
November 17, 2018
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Fascist Journalists Attack The Poor: Laura Loomer & The Project Veritas Cycle

Posted in Creative Commons, and Journalism

It’s happened again. Fascist wannabe journalists attacked the most vulnerable, and as a result poor people will probably die.

Laura Loomer, a talking asshole fringed in blonde hair, is the latest to engage in a punch-down “sting operation” that’s targeted to hurt people with the most to lose.

In an investigative report that’s the talk of nazi rallies everywhere, Loomer went undercover in a refugee camp to expose the “shocking” fact that camp workers help refugees apply for aid in a way that minimizes.trauma and maximizes the likelihood that they’ll get help. Previously best known for spreading Islamophobic conspiracies about her Uber drivers, she’s now trying to graduate to the next level of far right pundit.

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Kit Reviews The Best CBD Capsules Of 2018
Supplements in softgel capsules spill from a white plastic bottle onto a featureless white surface. Ministry of Hemp selected the best CBD capsules and softgels available for sale online. (Pixaybay / stevepb, public domain)
November 17, 2018
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Kit Reviews The Best CBD Capsules Of 2018

Posted in Journalism, and Ministry of Hemp

In this article, we help you select the best CBD capsules and softgels available for sale online.

While there are hundreds of CBD products on the market, they’re not all created equal. Not all brands use high quality CBD or are accurately labeled. Even among the top CBD capsules, there’s variation in strength and whether they include additional ingredients.

All this makes it confusing to choose the right CBD product. That’s where Ministry of Hemp can help: by picking the top CBD brands and helping you understanding the difference between these products. We’ll lay out some important considerations when it comes to choosing CBD capsules and softgels, and then share our favorites.

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U.S. Hemp Industry Thriving In 2018 Despite Legal BarriersRepresentatives of U.S. Hemp Roundtable and Hoban Law Firm discussed hemp's legal future at the 2018 Hemp Industries Association Conference in Los Angeles.
Representatives of U.S. Hemp Roundtable and Hoban Law Firm discussed hemp's legal future at the 2018 Hemp Industries Association Conference in Los Angeles. (Ministry of Hemp / Kit O'Connell)
November 7, 2018
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U.S. Hemp Industry Thriving In 2018 Despite Legal Barriers

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The 2018 Hemp Industries Association Conference revealed a thriving industry that’s growing rapidly and passionate about the future of hemp.

Ministry of Hemp just returned from the Los Angeles Airport Hilton, where “HIACON 2018” took place from November 2 through 5. Hemp will be a billion dollar industry soon, even though this plant still exists in a legal gray area in the United States. Industry leaders and newcomers alike gathered at the conference to share their newest ideas, and get a better understanding of hemp’s future as those laws shift.

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November 2, 2018
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VIDEO: An Introduction To Ministry Of Hemp

Posted in Journalism, Ministry of Hemp, and Video

After decades of prohibition, hemp is back in a big way in America.

In 2017, sales of hemp products reached a record-breaking $820 million, and that’s just the beginning. Currently legal under state programs, hemp could soon be fully legal from coast to coast, transforming American agriculture.

From hemp food to hempcrete homes to textiles, the uses of hemp are almost limitless.

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Threat Modeling For Activists: Tips For Secure Organizing & ActivismThreat modeling helps activists anticipate and respond to police repression. A line of SFPD officers in riot gear block Occupy SF Protesters after clearing them from Market Street in San Francisco.
Police block a roadway during Occupy SF protests, December 7, 2011. Threat modeling helps activists anticipate and respond to police repression. (Flickr / Thomas Hawk, CC-BY-NC license)
October 22, 2018
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Threat Modeling For Activists: Tips For Secure Organizing & Activism

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Threat modeling is a fancy term for “knowing how to protect yourself in different situations.”

The idea of “threat modeling” originated in the military before being adopted by security experts. While the field includes many advanced concepts that don’t interest us here, threat modeling can help us get a handle on our personal security choices. In an age of mass surveillance, choosing what steps to take can feel overwhelming. For a lot of people, it may be easier to do nothing at all than worry about protecting yourself online.

Unfortunately, even if you feel like “you’ve got nothing to hide,” many of us are still vulnerable: to government repression, to police brutality and surveillance, and to threats from fascist forces. Even if you’re completely safe, your social networks might be used to target other people close to you. You might not even be aware that someone near you is taking actions that make them a target for surveillance.

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