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Used plastic + hemp = lumber
A UNC Charlotte researcher with a passion for sustainability is creating a new building material out of recycled plastic bottles and an ancient grass. Dr. Na Lu, an assistant professor at UNCC’s Department of Engineering Technology, has created a material … Continue reading
From the Family of Jack Herer: The Hemperor would Support Prop 19
From the Family of Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes Van Nuys, California, August, 2010 Dear Friends of Hemp and Cannabis, Our father, Jack Herer, was a man of leadership, compassion and idealism. He worked relentlessly for decades … Continue reading
Has the time come to legalize drugs?
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER, Miami Herald Legalization of drugs — long an issue championed mainly by fringe groups — is rapidly moving to the mainstream in Latin America. Last week’s surprise statement by former Mexican President Vicente Fox in support of … Continue reading
Mexico’s drug war
More than 28,000 people have died in Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s nearly four-year war against drug cartels. The government of Mexico says a majority of those killed were traffickers, dealers and their associates, including kingpins Arturo Beltran Leyva in 2009 and Ignacio … Continue reading
California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2012
Help California re-legalize hemp for industrial, medical, nutritional and personal use (for persons 21 or older). The first step is to place the initiative on the November 2012 ballot. This is important because the current proposed initiative (tax and regulate) … Continue reading
