Anybody Else Eating Hemp Seed?

[JohninCT]

I know from previous threads that a number of people have been using flax seed or flax oil in their diet to maintain their health. I recently discovered hemp seed and have begun using it in my diet. I'm fascinated by the nutritional and other useful properties of hemp.

I always knew that it was used for making fiber and rope but didn't know about all of its other uses. One of the other things that I learned is that despite it being legal to purchase and consume it is ILLEGAL for farmers to grow is the US.

Anybody else using it?

Pure Healing Foods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VakzRI8-hl4

 

[cqaigy2]

My Wife started me on hemp seed and milk. I don't know of any special attributes but the taste is really good! She uses the hemp milk in place of cow's milk, it adds a nice richness and it's pretty low in calories.

 

[MacLawn]

Yep, me doc says it lowered me cholesterol. Flax oil, that is.

 

[sweettractors]

Ky and several other states have legalized the growing of hemp pending approval from the feds. Ken Sweet

 

[jinman]

Is hemp seed like poppy seeds? Will it make you fail the 'pee in the bottle' test?

 

[EE_Bota]

I am using pressed hemp seed oil. I have a buddy in Canada who eats the seeds directly. They are good for you.

 

[CobyRupert]

"pending approval from the feds"
-ha ha. Yeah, that will happen . Sort of like how the Pope eventually recognized Galileo's assertion that the Earth revolves around the Sun- in 1992!

 

[JohninCT]

Is hemp seed like poppy seeds? Will it make you fail the 'pee in the bottle' test?

No hemp seed is not marijuana and has no drug (THC) in it. In fact based on what I've learned hemp will pollinate a marijuana patch and ruin it. Seems to me that if DEA was concerned about marijuana growing they would encourage the growing of hemp.

Some states have approved growing of hemp again. It's only been illegal to grow since the 1930s. I understand that the DEA must approve and the farmer must be background checked, licensed, and put razor wire fence around the entire field. Ridiculous.

If you watch the video that I linked it makes the case that hemp farming has turned into a significant cash crop for farmers in Canada and other countries. The US is missing the boat.

 

[JohninCT]

Yep, me doc says it lowered me cholesterol. Flax oil, that is.

That's great. You might want to try hemp seed oil too.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I know the birds like it. I put it in my bird seed mix when I can get it.