Hemp Housing Us
World- Hemp is derived from different kinds of cannabis sativa and has less than .3 percent of THC. Now you can find shoes, clothes, jewelry, candles, paper products, furniture, and skin care products made from hemp. But can hemp be used to build houses?
According to the NCSL (National Conference of State Legislatures) “The 2018 Farm Bill changed federal policy regarding hemp, including the removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and the consideration of hemp as an agricultural product.” https://www.ncsl.org/research/agriculture-and-rural-development/state-industrial-hemp-statutes.aspx. Most states have their own laws regarding the growing of hemp. The Hemp Foundation has a list of states and their laws on their site: https://hempfoundation.net/a-list-of-legal-hemp-states-in-the-usa/. In 2019, The Ministry of Hemp listed the 6 top countries growing hemp are Canada, the United States, China, France, Chile, and North Korea https://ministryofhemp.com/blog/hemp-growing-countries/.
Hempitecure, a United States company based in Idaho, resourcing hemp from the U.S. and Canada, is now creating building materials from hemp. On their website one amazing product listed is HempWool insulation. The insulation is 92 percent hemp fiber, hypoallergenic, biobased, and non-toxic. They have another product listed on their site as well, called Hempcrete, a plant-based binder which is “a specifically formulated mineral based binder that is ideal for bonding hemp core both in spray applied and cast in place methods.” Their website can be found at https://www.hempitecture.com/.
Big Weed in Africa
Lesotho- Halo Collective, a marijuana producing company in the United States, bought a large company in a country surrounded by the country South Africa, a country with 200 days of sunshine a year, called Lesotho. When they bought the company, called Bophelo Biosciences and Wellness for $5.6m dollars, they also got a nine-year license to export and grow about 494 acres of medical cannabis. This could be the largest cannabis farm in the world. Thus far of the strains growing, more than half have THC levels above 20 percent, which is the number needed to produce medical cannabis. The company is pledging 10 percent of pre-tax profits back to Lesotho, is also running programs in the community to reduce gender-based violence and is hoping to add plenty of jobs to the country. You can read the full article at: https://cannabiswealth.co.uk/2021/04/30/halo-bophelo-lesotho-world-biggest-medical-cannabis-farm/
Ontario's Pot Retail Booming
Ontario, Canada- In May it was reported by MJBiz Canada that Ontario might have 1,000 licensed cannabis retailers by the fall of 2021. Currently, Ontario has the most marijuana locations in Canada. Competition is a concern amongst business owners.
George Smitherman, president and CEO of the Cannabis Council of Canada said in the article, “I think overall, companies are pleased to see, at long last, the growth in access at the retail level in Ontario” The article states that Smitherman “hopes Ontario’s increasingly competitive retail landscape “will help tip the balance towards the regulated market,” and “…that situation of this strong number of stores does create … competitive tensions that can be very beneficial to consumers.” https://mjbizdaily.com/retail-shakeout-expected-as-ontario-heads-toward-1000-cannabis-stores/.
Positive News for CBD and Breast Cancer
World- Medical marijuana and medicinal mushrooms, when combined, worked on destroying HER2+ breast cancer cells. These specific cells, according to a CannabisWealth article published in May 2021, cause 20 percent of all breast cancers.
The Jamaican subsidiary of a United Kingdom based company called Apollon Formularies, along with Canada’s Aion Therapeutic Inc found when the Apollon Jamaica’s cannabis and Aion’s medicinal mushrooms were combined “…nearly 100 percent of HER2+ breast cancer cells in 3D cell cultures were killed.” https://cannabiswealth.co.uk/2021/05/24/breast-cancer-breakthrough-for-medical-cannabis-company-appollon-formularies/.
According to the article, Apollon Jamaica grows its own medical cannabis specifically for cancer treatments by using artificial intelligence analysis of genetic strains. Always consult a doctor before using any substance as a part of a treatment plan.
