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hemp

[hemp] / hɛmp /


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A county judge has even complained that Paxton’s office is not responding in a timely manner to queries about how the state wishes to proceed in court, now that multiple hemp businesses have filed lawsuits.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

Joe Gerrity, the CEO of Crescent Canna, which sells hemp-infused seltzers, told Salon that from the hemp side of things, there’s the perception that “Republicans are a lot stronger.”

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

A November 2025 post documented some of the elements that would go into the property, including hemp blocks and old oyster shells.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The earliest passenger elevators were powered by steam engines and used hemp ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Even in funeral clothing, she looked as if she had been carved of ivory, the flower-petal fineness of all her features undiminished by the rough hemp robes.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin


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