Halal Hemp

This is what we’re talking about: All of us working together to normalize cannabis. Meet Halal Hemp, whose mission is to reclaim the cannabis, hemp, and plant medicine movement to empower Muslim and globalized communities via their Five Pillars: Education, Policy, Economic Decolonization, Community Collaboration, and Sustainability. They are doing this through the widely recognized halal certification. An Arabic word, halal translates into English as permissible.

According to their website, “In order for this audience to feel confident in consuming a product, Muslims typically want to see that it has been verified by a religious council, and vetted to be safe and in line with their religious beliefs.” Not to mention the growing halal market is estimated as a $3trillion market. Since cannabis products can’t be certified USDA Organic (thank you Schedule 1), halal certification shows certain standard, such as vegan as animal proteins are forbidden (haram in Arabic) in halal certification. Ask about halal-certified products on your next dispensary visit. www.halalhemp.

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