Hemp can save the world

[Large Sarge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rpY-8u8_Iw&feature=player_embedded#!

[vacuum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rpY-8u8_Iw&feature=player_embedded#

[madfranks]

I would say "freedom can save the world".

[Shami-Amourae]

I'm in the process of getting a crap load of American made hemp clothing. I mean, the hemp isn't GROWN here since it's ILLEGAL (the only country where it is ILLEGAL to grow), but you can still import it and make it into things. It's like importing bricks from a foreign country, really stupid but that's our gov't. It's a bit on the pricey side, but I'll let you guys know what I think of it. I got basically everything but underwear (which I still haven't been able to find any hemp underwear/boxers.)

I was doing research about how cotton these days is all Monsanto GMO and has tons of chemicals and cancer causing agents sprayed all over it. Whats worse is most clothing now has polyester mixed in which is just as carcinogenic. Polyester is plastic too pretty much. I had a hoodie with polyester one day and was holding a hot pan up against my belly for support, and guess what happened? The polyester fibers MELTED out of the weave of the rest of the fabric. Basically I saw a large mesh of cotton fabric and all the gaps filled in with plastic, and this was sold to me as a high end clothing too and I didn't pay a low price for it. Your clothing is fake! I'm really terrified of polyester now.

If you want to use cotton, get 100% organic cotton. That is available if you look for it and still relatively not TOO expensive. I'm going to try out the hemp clothing first though...

[Libertytree]

I'm in the process of getting a crap load of American made hemp clothing. I mean, the hemp isn't GROWN here since it's ILLEGAL (the only country where it is ILLEGAL to grow), but you can still import it and make it into things. It's like importing bricks from a foreign country, really stupid but that's our gov't. It's a bit on the pricey side, but I'll let you guys know what I think of it. I got basically everything but underwear (which I still haven't been able to find any hemp underwear/boxers.)

I was doing research about how cotton these days is all Monsanto GMO and has tons of chemicals and cancer causing agents sprayed all over it. Whats worse is most clothing now has polyester mixed in which is just as carcinogenic. If you want to use cotton, get 100% organic cotton. That is available if you look for it and still relatively not TOO expensive. I'm going to try out the hemp clothing first though...

Next year you should be able to buy hemp from Colorado, made in the USA.

[Shami-Amourae]

Next year you should be able to buy hemp from Colorado, made in the USA.

That would be nice if there was competition to drive prices down. I've heard a lot of good things about the quality, but the prices is what scares off most people. There's alternative safe materials to make clothing like 100% organic cotton (http://eartheasy.com/wear_orgcot_clo.htm), hemp (http://eartheasy.com/wear_hemp_clothing.htm), bamboo (http://eartheasy.com/wear_bamboo_clothing.htm), flax, jute, and tencel (http://eartheasy.com/wear_tencel.htm). I just started researching all this stuff yesterday, but I'm quickly becoming aware of it. I mean the Elite control us through fucking EVERYTHING. You basically have to research and rediscover how to get out of every part of that control. In the process you support small business people and hurt the big mega corps.

[Libertytree]

Well, next year was jumping the gun but it depends on when the Co legislature gets the ball rolling. I'd also add that I think this will be the start of a flood of initiatives from other states as they watch Co blossom from their new found crop.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10117618.htm



Industrial Hemp Legalized in Colorado - EnviroTextiles, Glenwood Springs, CO “Make the most of the hemp seed. Sow it everywhere.” George Washington, 1794

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado (PRWEB) November 14, 2012
Colorado Amendment 64 passed, allowing for the cultivation of industrial hemp. Most of the current buzz about the amendment is about legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes in the state. What has not made the national headlines is that Amendment 64 also included legalizing industrial hemp.


Some key excerpts from Amendment 64 concerning hemp:



In the interest of enacting rational policies for the treatment of all variations of the cannabis plant, the people of Colorado further find and declare that industrial hemp should be regulated separately from strains of cannabis with higher Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations.
“Industrial Hemp” means the plant of the genus cannabis and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths percent on a dry weight basis.
“Marijuana” or “Marihuana” does not include Industrial Hemp, nor does it include fiber produced from the stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of the plant, sterilized seed of the plant which is capable of germination, or the weight of any other ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product.
No later than July 1, 2014, the general assembly shall enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing and sale of Industrial Hemp.

Hemp is truly a wonder plant. There are over 25,000 confirmed uses for industrial hemp that include clothing, paper, plastic alternatives, building materials, and much more. Most products made from plastic, wood, or cotton can be made with hemp.


What does this mean for Colorado farmers? For starters, hemp requires very little water and no pesticides and herbicides. With drought conditions in the state, hemp is the most viable cash crop to plant under these conditions. In addition to ease of growing, one acre of hemp can provide the same amount of fiber as four acres of cotton. While hemp cultivation has been outlawed in the US, manufacturers of hemp products in the US have been thriving in recent years. Given the difficulty of importing raw hemp for manufacturing, our farmers already have immediate demand for their new crops in existing and expanding domestic markets. Simply put, farming industrial hemp will provide the US with manufacturing jobs, expand green initiatives, and provide our struggling agriculture industry with a cash crop that can be grown across the country.


EnviroTextiles is a pioneer in the Industrial Hemp industry, having overseen hemp cultivation and textile manufacturing in Romania, China, South Korea, Hungary, and Poland over the past 22 years. Conveniently located in Colorado, EnviroTextiles is poised to take full advantage of the ability to grow industrial hemp and is currently completing a vertical operation to produce hemp products in Colorado.

[Shami-Amourae]

For starters, hemp requires very little water and no pesticides and herbicides.

I think I know why it's illegal now. Monsanto.

[steel_ag]

I'm in the process of getting a crap load of American made hemp clothing. I mean, the hemp isn't GROWN here since it's ILLEGAL (the only country where it is ILLEGAL to grow), but you can still import it and make it into things. It's like importing bricks from a foreign country, really stupid but that's our gov't. It's a bit on the pricey side, but I'll let you guys know what I think of it. I got basically everything but underwear (which I still haven't been able to find any hemp underwear/boxers.)

I was doing research about how cotton these days is all Monsanto GMO and has tons of chemicals and cancer causing agents sprayed all over it. Whats worse is most clothing now has polyester mixed in which is just as carcinogenic. Polyester is plastic too pretty much. I had a hoodie with polyester one day and was holding a hot pan up against my belly for support, and guess what happened? The polyester fibers MELTED out of the weave of the rest of the fabric. Basically I saw a large mesh of cotton fabric and all the gaps filled in with plastic, and this was sold to me as a high end clothing too and I didn't pay a low price for it. Your clothing is fake! I'm really terrified of polyester now.

If you want to use cotton, get 100% organic cotton. That is available if you look for it and still relatively not TOO expensive. I'm going to try out the hemp clothing first though...

Is there any possibility of THC entering one's bloodstream from wearing hemp clothing? i.e. drug testing by employers

[sirgonzo420]

I think I know why it's illegal now. Monsanto.

Originally it was in part because of DuPont, but Monsanto benefits today.

[Libertytree]

Originally it was in part because of DuPont, but Monsanto benefits today.

Yep, DuPont made a fortune supplying the Navy, Army etc with rope made from synthetics, of course that was after they helped instigate the war on weed.

[Libertytree]

Is there any possibility of THC entering one's bloodstream from wearing hemp clothing? i.e. drug testing by employers

None.

[Old Herb Lady]

I absolutely love 100 % natural/organic clothing .
We are actually NOT supposed to wear synthetic clothing, or have it up against our skin like we do . Not even sheets, blankets, pllowcases, etc.

Natural fibers feel so good to wear & are comfortable & healthy for us.

I would really like to have somethng made out of hemp or at least be able to go buy the fabric at the fabric store & make something out of it.

[Terry853]

I know some folks that have hemp clothing..one guy told me the clothing lasts so long he expects to pass it on to his grandkids.

[vacuum]

Next year you should be able to buy hemp from Colorado, made in the USA.

I believe industrial hemp is legal in like 5 - 10 states, they just never give permits out to grow it because of federal law.

[joboo]

Very illuminating documentary.

https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7471469/The_Union_-_The_Business_Behind_Getting_High_%282007%29_DVDRI P_BEST_

http://image.bayimg.com/eaadiaaee.jpg

[Shami-Amourae]

I'm currently wearing all hemp clothing. The pants and socks are great. I'm also wearing a shirt and hoodie, though they are a little itchy. I see what happens after I wash it the first time.

[BillBoard]

Very illuminating documentary.

https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7471469/The_Union_-_The_Business_Behind_Getting_High_%282007%29_DVDRI P_BEST_

http://image.bayimg.com/eaadiaaee.jpg

Joboo, Here is the link to the Youtube complete movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jO_ncXj7RE

[vacuum]

I'm currently wearing all hemp clothing. The pants and socks are great. I'm also wearing a shirt and hoodie, though they are a little itchy. I see what happens after I wash it the first time.

Does it seem like it's stronger than cotton?

[Shami-Amourae]

Does it seem like it's stronger than cotton?


Hard to tell. It does seem to insulate heat a little better. The shirt part is getting more comfortable. It definitely feels "earthy" to me. It doesn't feel synthetic. I absolutely love the socks though: Light weight, and warm.