I took a college course on the Civil War a few years back and I remember a class discussion about how important cotton was. My professor told the class with a straight face that everything from shoes and ropes to hats and sails were made with cotton. I raised my hand and pointed out that ropes and sails were made with hemp. The entire class looked at me like I just pooped on the floor and called everyone the N-word, then moved on to the next topic without acknowledging me. Does anyone else see a problem with cotton ship sails and ropes or is it just me?
CARBON NEGATIVE MATERIAL
Like other plant products by photosynthesis, hemp absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere as it grows, retaining the carbon and releasing the oxygen. This process is called carbon sequestration, and involves the capture of carbon and the long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. It has been proposed as a way to slow the atmospheric and marine accumulation of greenhouse gases.
Even when the hemp shiv is mixed with concrete (80-90% of hemcrete composition as hemp shiv), it is able to still sequester CO2. The lime-based binder absorbs carbon from the air continuously over time, petrifying the hemp shiv. Each tonne of lime-based hempcrete is estimated to absorb and sequester 249 kg of CO2 over a 100 year lifecycle. Generally, hempcrete is estimated to sequester 110kg per cubic meter (depending on transportation use) which means large-scaled projects have the capabilities of drawing tonnes of CO2 out of the atmosphere.
The last time I checked, books on hempcrete, used books, were going for several hundred dollars. That is how you can generally judge what you're not supposed to know.
Paper and clothes too.
Hemp is a wonder material that would have put multiple industries/special interests out of business. And made cheaper, healthier, better products.
Last year in Kentucky thousands of hemp farmers lost everything because the state wants to refuse to acknowledge smokable CBD as an acceptable crop. Many farmers were also kept out of the loop on proper drying and curing methods ruining hundreds of thousands of pounds of material state wide.
I know of a large local farmer who invested $65000 and finally made $500 bucks after a year of sitting on almost 10,000 lbs of material.
The Farm Bill of 2018 made all cannabis under .3% thc of dry weight federally legal. I am no fan of big govt but the state of KY had no business in the matter.
I thought they used "pesticides" to keep bugs off "pot"??? DON'T SMOKE...NEVER DID so am clueless about this....however, hilarious about the "air quality" that... POT-ENTIALLY WOULD BE INSIDE....LOL
Not all "pot" (as youbso eloquently put) gets you high. The main reason itv was ban is because it would have ended logging and the need to use lumber. Which is and was a huge industry
I heard it was for another reason : It makes for some resistant and cheap fabric for textiles in general, and this is why cartels of southern cotton plantation owners joined forces with the textile industry and got hemp fabric kicked.
Also true, hemp cloth is much like linen for toughness. It is scratchier. Half hemp/half linen can be almost silky and hemp/cotton makes a strong soft cloth. Hemp/wool is strong, warm, soft, and doesn't shrink or pill much. Hemp is mold and odor resistant.
Wouldn't be surprised if they also had their hand in it. Hemp can do all that and more. It is a multifaceted plant, that is easy to grow and doesnt damage soil in the ways other plants do.
Pot has to be heated to get any sort of effect, hempcrete is made from the shredded fibres of the roots and stem of hemp. Its not made from the flowering tops
I took a college course on the Civil War a few years back and I remember a class discussion about how important cotton was. My professor told the class with a straight face that everything from shoes and ropes to hats and sails were made with cotton. I raised my hand and pointed out that ropes and sails were made with hemp. The entire class looked at me like I just pooped on the floor and called everyone the N-word, then moved on to the next topic without acknowledging me. Does anyone else see a problem with cotton ship sails and ropes or is it just me?
Having spent a little time messing about with boats--you are right, cotton disappears like the dew compared to hemp or even jute.
Isn't that the origin of Levi's?
and he used it for paper
you forgot to mention that the paper the constitution was written on was made out of hemp
My professor would try to convince you it was also made of cotton...produced by slaves!
You're correct, the Revolutionary War would probably have been lost without the tons of hemp rope used by the Continental naval ships.
The CO2 in the hemp wants to escape but can't due to the lime its mixed with, after 50 years or so it petrifies to be as hard as rock.
Diamonds aren't forever but hempcrete is.
Yes!!!
https://www.mindfulwellness.us/community/hempcrete-carbon-negative-building-material
The last time I checked, books on hempcrete, used books, were going for several hundred dollars. That is how you can generally judge what you're not supposed to know.
on the bright side.. if the house did catch on fire... or at least smolder for a while.. the home owner could really enjoy it!
No THC???? Then ban it until there is THC in it!!! :-P
Paper and clothes too. Hemp is a wonder material that would have put multiple industries/special interests out of business. And made cheaper, healthier, better products.
Money and corruption always.
Powerful publisher William Randolph Hurst had access/contracts/ownersip to millions of acres of trees = a big reason why hemp was banned.
Insert joke about college teens lighting their homes on fire in the replies
Crazy qanon conspiracy theorist suggests teens burn down their homes! Lol!
Last year in Kentucky thousands of hemp farmers lost everything because the state wants to refuse to acknowledge smokable CBD as an acceptable crop. Many farmers were also kept out of the loop on proper drying and curing methods ruining hundreds of thousands of pounds of material state wide.
I know of a large local farmer who invested $65000 and finally made $500 bucks after a year of sitting on almost 10,000 lbs of material.
The Farm Bill of 2018 made all cannabis under .3% thc of dry weight federally legal. I am no fan of big govt but the state of KY had no business in the matter.
I already have meth heads stealing my catalytic converters. I don't need pot heads trying to chip my house into their bongs!
So you could get high off the wall lmao
Truth.
I thought they used "pesticides" to keep bugs off "pot"??? DON'T SMOKE...NEVER DID so am clueless about this....however, hilarious about the "air quality" that... POT-ENTIALLY WOULD BE INSIDE....LOL
Not all "pot" (as youbso eloquently put) gets you high. The main reason itv was ban is because it would have ended logging and the need to use lumber. Which is and was a huge industry
I heard it was for another reason : It makes for some resistant and cheap fabric for textiles in general, and this is why cartels of southern cotton plantation owners joined forces with the textile industry and got hemp fabric kicked.
Yes, this and the nylon industry helped bury hemp
Also true, hemp cloth is much like linen for toughness. It is scratchier. Half hemp/half linen can be almost silky and hemp/cotton makes a strong soft cloth. Hemp/wool is strong, warm, soft, and doesn't shrink or pill much. Hemp is mold and odor resistant.
Wouldn't be surprised if they also had their hand in it. Hemp can do all that and more. It is a multifaceted plant, that is easy to grow and doesnt damage soil in the ways other plants do.
Textiles, and fibrous materials in general.
where I live, the whole area was once planted in hemp to support tall ship construction.
Cotton and fossil fuel money stopped hemp.
Pot has to be heated to get any sort of effect, hempcrete is made from the shredded fibres of the roots and stem of hemp. Its not made from the flowering tops