The market for hemp is rapidly expanding, says Will Hall, owner of the Hemp Guy on Durham St, which opened at the beginning of August. "Hemp, a crop known for its excellent fibre, is growing on a global basis," Halls said. "More companies are getting involved with it, those already on board are seeing major expansion underway into the global marketplace." This isn't the first time Hall built a business on hemp. In 2003, he ran a store in the Rainbow Centre but decided to shut it down to find a new location. [continues 503 words]
Do you think our government can be trusted? If you do, you haven't been paying attention. Let me cite a few recent examples where government officials have shown that they have no regard for the truth. First we have the twisted half-truths in the government sponsored drug advertisements run on TV during the Super Bowl. These ads, now being run in newspapers across the country, claim that people who use illegal drugs are financing terrorism, because some terrorists sell drugs to make money. [continues 641 words]
