Currently, it’s illegal to grow industrial Hemp, Marijuana’s close cousin, in the U.S.–despite the fact that it’s a non-psychoactive home building materialthat’s saved one homeowner from Asheville, NC 75% on heating and cooling costs.
The Hemp house is featured in the documentary Bringing It Home, which is about the battle for industrial hemp, the history of hemp, and how it could drastically cut the energy and money spent heating and cooling homes.
SEE VIDEO:
Sustainable Hemp Buildings Provide Healthier Living:http://www.hemp.com/2012/07/
Steve Allin of Ireland has a great book on this -
ReplyDeletehe gets his hemp locally - boosting the Irish economy. But the US has to buy its hemp from China, Canada or the EU!
Time to change that, if anyone cares about the US, sign the petition to the White House - already got great support from people like Cynthia McKinney - it's at www.minawear.com/about-us/
Also check out her brother's site: www.hempforvictory.blogspot.com