Republican Candidate Wants To Make Nebraska The Hemp Capital Of America

By James McClure
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Nebraska could become the hemp capital of America if Republican candidate Krystal Gabel becomes the next governor of the Cornhusker State.
Gabel — a resident of Omaha — has pledged to usher in major marijuana reforms in the midwest state if she wins the 2018 gubernatorial election. Her campaign promises include decriminalizing marijuana, pardoning non-violent cannabis offenders and legalizing medical marijuana as well as industrial hemp production.
If Nebraska embraced hemp legalization, it could become “the country’s primary manufacturer of hemp bioethanol and biodiesel,” Gabel said, adding that the crop could “generate billions in property, sales and income taxes via industrial hemp production.”
 
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https://www.civilized.life/articles/republican-candidate-nebraska-hemp-capital-of-america/

7 Ways to Launch Your Own Anti-Plastics Movement

By Bibi Farber

 
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Exciting developments are on the horizon for one of the strongest fibers known to man. Plastic can now be derived from plant cellulose. At least 16 U.S. states have legalized industrial hemp production for commercial purposes and 20 states have passed laws allowing research and pilot programs. Hemp is an extremely efficient crop that grows up to 60 feet in just 90 days. It requires few pesticides and no herbicides.
The company Hemp Plastic has a composite material that can be molded for any number of plastic items. Hemp plastic is said to be 5 times stiffer and 2.5 times stronger than polypropylene plastic, which is used in everything from packaging, to lab equipment and textiles. There are thousands of plastic replacement hemp products on the market right now, including for furniture, electronics, fiberglass and other construction materials. Even door panels of some BMW’s, Mercedes and Bugatti are manufactured using a hemp fiber basis.
 
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https://www.ecowatch.com/toward-a-plastic-free-future-2519406874.html

This nifty little machine makes cannabis butter as easily as a pot of coffee

Rob Hoffman

 
Weed edibles are fun to eat, but not so much to make. You have to be a virtual chemist to get the temperature right: hot enough to decarboxylate, but not hot enough to burn the bud. Then, half of the product gets stuck on the spoon. Until you perfect the technique, the result is almost always sad and uninviting.
A new product called LEVO believes it can eliminate the struggle of making cannabutter and weed-infused oils altogether.
 
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https://herb.co/2017/12/25/weed-infuser-cannabutter-easily-levo/

Lego-Inspired Fireproof Hemp House

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A unique home that generates more energy than it uses, is rising above the trees on a hillside property in Sooke, just outside of Victoria.
“We tried to create the most sustainable, safest, most energy-efficient and least toxic home possible,” owner Arno Keinonen said.
The walls are being built using Lego-like building blocks made essentially of hemp, lime and water.
 
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3784330/sooke-home-lego-green-fireproof/

Maverick Farmer Grows Hemp Today, Marijuana Tomorrow

By Chris Bennett  Farm Journal  Technology and Issues Editor

Chris and Kelsey Adams, alongside daughters Audrey, left, and Olivia, grew 300 acres of hemp in 2017 and hope to begin marijuana production in 2018.
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North Dakota – Chris Adams was shooting for 1,500 lb. of hemp seed per acre, but the final tally was significantly higher: “The average yield is 800-1000 lb. per acre in Canada, but we came closer to 1,800 lb.”
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