Merry Hempsters

Merry Hempsters
Private
Industry Hemp
Founded 1994
Headquarters Eugene, Oregon
Products Bodycare
Number of employees
 10
Website www.merryhempsters.com

The Merry Hempsters is a manufacturer of certified organic and vegan hemp seed oil-based products located in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

History

The Merry Hempsters started in Eugene, Oregon in 1994, and became an Oregon corporation in 1997.[1] It was one of the first hemp companies in the United States. The name was created as a play on words on The Merry Pranksters.

The Merry Hempsters produce herbal medicinal products such as lip balm and salves using hemp seed oil from Canada.

Hemp seed oil comes from the Cannabis sativa plant. Cannabis sativa has not been grown legally in the United States since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act. All hemp products are currently produced from plants grown outside the United States.

On May 13, 2009, Gerry Shapiro, president of The Merry Hempsters, and Christina Volgyesi of Living Harvest testified in favor of Oregon Senate Bill 676.[2][3] The bill allows for the cultivation of low THC varieties of hemp to be grown in Oregon. The bill won support in both the Oregon House and Senate, and went on to be signed into law on August 4, 2009, by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Business Name Search". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/sb0600.dir/sb0676.a.html Archived July 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "The Vote Hemp Report". Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Oregon Passes Hemp Bill: Sixth US State to Say Yes to Hemp in 2009". Salem-News.com. Jun 29, 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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