{"id":838,"date":"2012-07-07T07:15:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T07:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=18827"},"modified":"2012-07-07T07:15:06","modified_gmt":"2012-07-07T07:15:06","slug":"hemps-rich-legacy-may-be-showcased-soon-in-kentucky-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/hemps-rich-legacy-may-be-showcased-soon-in-kentucky-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp\u2019s Rich Legacy May be Showcased Soon in Kentucky Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/hemps-rich-legacy-may-be-showcased-soon-in-kentucky-museum\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/hemp-museum-pic.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"hemp museum pic\" title=\"hemp museum pic\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18828\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/hemp%e2%80%99s-rich-legacy-may-be-showcased-soon-in-kentucky-museum\/attachment\/hemp-museum-pic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18828\" title=\"hemp museum pic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/hemp-museum-pic-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>As cannabis buds continue to impress the medical field as an all purpose medicine, it is important that we do not forget that the entire plant has so many benefits.\u00a0 Hemp is the all purpose fiber and it is no surprise that another part of the cannabis plant would offer as much variety as the medicine.\u00a0 Here at marijuana.net we have spoken about how hemp can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationdistillery.com\/hemp.htm\" target=\"_blank\">used in rope, building materials, paper, jewelry, clothing, fuel, medicine and food <\/a>(this list can go on for quite a bit).\u00a0 With many historians believing that hemp has been cultivated<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hemphousemaui.com\/resources\/history.php\/\" target=\"_blank\"> since approximately 8000 B.C.<\/a>, we have had a long time to appreciate and learn more about this natural wonder (with new uses constantly being discovered).<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to bring awareness to the varied uses and long history of hemp, Katie Moyer plans on opening the Kentucky Hemp Museum.\u00a0 She has amassed a collection of items that include agricultural equipment and historic memorabilia.\u00a0 The collection is currently in Lexington but Ms. Moyer would like to transport it to its new home in Hopkinsville, where the museum is planned.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has a long history with hemp and at one point produced 96% of the nations supply before it was outlawed.\u00a0 Katie said recently about hemp that \u201c It\u2019s as much a part of our history as horses, or bluegrass, or anything and we don\u2019t realize it. And the goal of having the museum is to educate people about Kentucky\u2019s history.&#8221; We at marijuana.net agree and would love to see a resurgence in the hemp industry.\u00a0 Kentucky could certainly use the economic boost as they, like most states, have been hit hard with the bleak economy over the past few years.\u00a0 Also embracing the state\u2019s history could help people to see this plant is not evil and would remind people of all of it&#8217;s benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The moral objection to hemp is confusing at best.\u00a0 Hemp cannot produce any of the psychedelic \u00a0effects associated with smoked cannabis and in an age where we can use cost efficient but quality solutions, hemp can re-emerge at the perfect time.\u00a0 In this digital age, it would be great to remind people how much we can accomplish with traditional farming.\u00a0 Keep checking back with us as we will soon revisit hemp and its under represented brilliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/hemp-museum-pic.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"hemp museum pic\" title=\"hemp museum pic\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18828\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/hemp%e2%80%99s-rich-legacy-may-be-showcased-soon-in-kentucky-museum\/attachment\/hemp-museum-pic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18828\" title=\"hemp museum pic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/hemp-museum-pic-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>As cannabis buds continue to impress the medical field as an all purpose medicine, it is important that we do not forget that the entire plant has so many benefits.\u00a0 Hemp is the all purpose fiber and it is no surprise that another part of the cannabis plant would offer as much variety as the medicine.\u00a0 Here at marijuana.net we have spoken about how hemp can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationdistillery.com\/hemp.htm\" target=\"_blank\">used in rope, building materials, paper, jewelry, clothing, fuel, medicine and food <\/a>(this list can go on for quite a bit).\u00a0 With many historians believing that hemp has been cultivated<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hemphousemaui.com\/resources\/history.php\/\" target=\"_blank\"> since approximately 8000 B.C.<\/a>, we have had a long time to appreciate and learn more about this natural wonder (with new uses constantly being discovered).<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to bring awareness to the varied uses and long history of hemp, Katie Moyer plans on opening the Kentucky Hemp Museum.\u00a0 She has amassed a collection of items that include agricultural equipment and historic memorabilia.\u00a0 The collection is currently in Lexington but Ms. Moyer would like to transport it to its new home in Hopkinsville, where the museum is planned.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has a long history with hemp and at one point produced 96% of the nations supply before it was outlawed.\u00a0 Katie said recently about hemp that \u201c It\u2019s as much a part of our history as horses, or bluegrass, or anything and we don\u2019t realize it. And the goal of having the museum is to educate people about Kentucky\u2019s history.&#8221; We at marijuana.net agree and would love to see a resurgence in the hemp industry.\u00a0 Kentucky could certainly use the economic boost as they, like most states, have been hit hard with the bleak economy over the past few years.\u00a0 Also embracing the state\u2019s history could help people to see this plant is not evil and would remind people of all of it&#8217;s benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The moral objection to hemp is confusing at best.\u00a0 Hemp cannot produce any of the psychedelic \u00a0effects associated with smoked cannabis and in an age where we can use cost efficient but quality solutions, hemp can re-emerge at the perfect time.\u00a0 In this digital age, it would be great to remind people how much we can accomplish with traditional farming.\u00a0 Keep checking back with us as we will soon revisit hemp and its under represented brilliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[666,52,55,667,151,668,56,9,51,70,1,3,61],"tags":[3239,2632,2635,3240,2729,3241,2636,2631,5,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}