US primary consumers of hemp, but don’t profit from hemp production.
Roger Johnson with a clear, selfish argument for growing hemp in USA.
Roger Johnson with a clear, selfish argument for growing hemp in USA.
I just found an interesting article that might be of interest. There’s not much to add, but it might be worth considering the effects of cheap gas being available again.
I rarely see hemp talked about in major media outlets. Maybe it’s a conspiracy, or maybe hemp isn’t all it’s made out to be. I mean, hemp is uncomfortable, it’s terribly itchy on the skin, and it’s a drug! And when you think of a hemp dress, this is what comes to most people’s minds:
However [...]
The hemp industry had a resurgence in the mid 90’s and hasn’t made it fully into the mainstream yet. Most mainstream sources that offer solutions to climate change and the depletion of petroleum resources look elsewhere than hemp.
However, since 1994, Stemergy (www.stemergy.com) has used technology to find ways to use hemp fibers instead of petroleum [...]