industrial hemp

30. Dezember 09

Google Books

30.12.2009 00:00:00 | Books, cannabinoids, Cannabis, cannabis sativa, Endocannabinoids, Future, Google, GoogleBooks, Health, hemp, industrial hemp, marijuana, medical marijuana, Medicine

Billion Dollar Crop - The history and advantages of hemp as an industrial fiber

Billion Dollar Crop - The history and advantages of hemp as an industrial fiber.
Directed by Barbara Ann Chobocky Produced with Michael Cordell and Jeffrey Bruer
This surprising video explains the environmental interest in the non-drug variety of hemp as a versatile industrial fiber, and documents the history of its prohibition.
Backed by years of worldwide research, BILLION DOLLAR CROP exposes the political and industrial manipulations, which outlawed one of the most valued plants in history.
Hemp once provided the paper on which US banknotes were printed, the cloth for the original Levi jeans, as well as the sails and rigging of ships. During World War II it was of such strategic importance that the US Government encouraged farmers to convert to hemp cultivation.
BILLION DOLLAR CROP shows how the recently developed, non-drug variety of hemp is being researched and cultivated internationally because of the plant's versatile qualities and environmental friendliness. This program takes the audience on a world tour from Australia to the United Kingdom, and from The Netherlands to France and the US. It illustrates how hemp is being cultivated as an industrial fiber for use as an alternative to wood for paper production, to cotton for clothes, and to plywood for construction. We all benefit, especially our forests and topsoil.
Blogspot: http://qnbs7.blogspot.com/2010/02/billion-dollar-crop.html
30.12.2009 00:00:00 | Billion, Bullfrog, cannabis sativa, Crop, Dollar, hemp, History, Industrial, industrial hemp

Jack Herer: Hemp can save the planet

If all fossil fuels and their derivatives, as well as trees for paper and construction, were banned in order to save the planet, reverse the Greenhouse Effect and stop deforestation;then there is only one known annually renewable natural resource that is capable of providing the overall majority of the world's paper and textiles; meet all of the world's transportation, industrial and home energy needs, while simultaneously reducing pollution, rebuilding the soil and cleaning the atmosphere all at the same time...
and that substance is the same one that has done it before ...
CANNABIS HEMP!
30.12.2009 00:00:00 | Atmosphere, Cannabis, cannabis sativa, Construction, Energy, Fuels, Greenhouse, hemp, Industrial, industrial hemp, medical marijuana, natural, Paper, renewable, Resource, Soil, Textiles, Trees

The Hemp Revolution

[blip.tv ?posts_id=2195006&dest=-1] The Hemp Revolution tells the amazing and little known story of the Hemp plant. Hemp, probably the first plant ever to be cultivated, was among the world’s largest agricultural crops until the 1800’s. This feature documentary explores the plant’s facinating history, it’s thousands of uses, the economic and cultural forces behind its prohibition, and its modern potential to solve major environmental problems. Hemp, together with bio-technologies presented in this film, offer a visionary yet practical solutions that could help solve many of our current environmental problems including energy, medicine, food and clothing, etc. Featuring top scientists, academics and professionals from around the world. - globalhemp.com/video-p/the-hemp-revolution-dvd.htm GoogleVideo: Veoh: browse/videos/category/educational_and_howto/watch/v18547375nw7WqE5W blip.tv: file/2184177
30.12.2009 00:00:00 | Clothing, Documentary, Food, hemp, industrial hemp, Medicine