Let them eat hemp

Updated May 13 2014 - 10:11am, first published April 14 2014 - 3:42pm
Protein source: humble hemp seeds won't make you stoned. Photo: Alasdair Thomson
Protein source: humble hemp seeds won't make you stoned. Photo: Alasdair Thomson

Food regulation in Australia can be baffling sometimes. It’s so easy to walk into a supermarket and fill your trolley with foods that can potentially undermine your health like litres of soft drink and cheap doughnuts. Yet if you want to buy hemp seed, a source of vitamins and minerals and a rich source of protein and healthy omega-3 fat, it’s still officially banned for use as a food.