Merry Hempsters

Merry Hempsters

Type	Private
Industry	Hemp
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Eugene, Oregon
Products	Bodycare
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.^{[citation needed]} 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. ^ http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=248529&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE
2. ^ http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/sb0600.dir/sb0676.a.html
3. ^ http://www.votehemp.com/vhr/vhr_v4no2.html
4. ^ http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june292009/hemp_passage_6-29-09.php

External links

• Merry Hempsters (official website)