Community effort builds hempcrete ‘Miracle’ house

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Photo: Friends, neighbours and strangers put hempcrete on the walls of the house being built for the Read family at Canowindra. (Supplied: David Bullock)
 
Bucket by bucket, a hempcrete house is being constructed by volunteer labour in a small New South Wales town to provide an accessible and clean-air environment for triplets with muscular dystrophy.
Putting the hempcrete on the walls is a labour-intensive process and therefore could be very expensive, but the Read family of Canowindra in central-west New South Wales has been overwhelmed by help from friends, community members and complete strangers.
“It’s pretty humbling and pretty exciting at the same time,” said Jemimah Read, mother of the triplets and with her husband Ben, owner of the project dubbed the ‘Miracle’ house.
 
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http://oianews.com/community-effort-builds-hempcrete-miracle-house

Cannabis use among Americans 55 and older, as an alternative to pharmaceutical drugs, is rising – and the stigma is shrinking

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Kerry Stiles taking cannabis. CBS NEWS

 
Can it really be true that so many older people nowadays will “Just Say Yes”? Yes to using marijuana, that is? Our Cover Story is reported by Barry Petersen:
Sue Taylor works hard to stay fit, and stay healthy. This 68-year-old is a regular at the gym, eats kale to keep her cholesterol down, and at home, “homemade” is her motto.
But there’s one thing in her healthy lifestyle that may come as a surprise: she includes MARIJUANA in her quest to stay youthful.
She showed Petersen her Gummi Cares: “It has the consistency of a gummi, and I use it for sleep and pain when I need to.”
Taylor was a high school principal, preaching the dangers of drugs. But after her son got into the pot business, and as she began to learn more about marijuana, she changed her mind. Now she is a convert — make that an ADVOCATE — for aging Americans using marijuana.
She speaks at community meetings, explaining why pot may be good for them.
 
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/seniors-and-marijuana/
 
 

In search of a healthier puff

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Thailand Tobacco Monopoly is making an unprecedented move: it is considering planting hemp and processing it for use in consumer products.
The state enterprise is particularly interested in producing the byproduct hemp seed oil, as well as rolling papers, the materials used for hemp cigarettes.
For hemp rolling papers, Thailand Tobacco is seeking a partnership with the private sector, Daonoi Suthinipaphan, the enterprise’s managing director, told the Bangkok Post in an interview.
Hemp seed oil can be mixed into cigarettes to reduce the quantity of nicotine and tar residues, and its flavour is similar to that of traditional cigarettes. Hemp rolling papers do not burn when they are lit, which reduces the dispersion of harmful cigarette smoke.
 
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1245774/in-search-of-a-healthier-puff

Future Farmers of America want to grow hemp


FFA State Officer Team
The new 2017-2018 Minnesota State FFA officer team. Top row (L-R) Maddie Weninger-State Sentinel, Eleora DeMuth-State Reporter, Kylee Kohls-State Secretary. Front row (L-R) Katie Benson-State President, Emily Pliscott-State Vice President, Spencer Flood-State Treasurer.
 
The 2017 State FFA convention came to a close on Tuesday April 26, following the fourth general session. For many FFA members, the convention is always a memorable high school event.
“I would have to say that this convention was probably one of the most successful as a FFA member. The sessions were so well planned out and that is in huge part due to the state officers from this past year as well as Mr. Joel Larsen, Ms. Rada and Ms. Tolosky,” said FFA member Maddie Weninger during a recent phone interview.
 
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http://www.minnesotafarmguide.com/news/another-successful-year-for-minnesota-ffa/article_9f8d7db2-31c4-11e7-b98b-0b5b49676cc2.html