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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lunkerslayer" data-source="post: 93771" data-attributes="member: 217">Forum editorial: ND hemp will make historyNorth Dakota, which has one of the most diversified crop bases in the nation, will further diversify this spring with the introduction of an industrial hemp crop on small acreages managed by five growers. It’s a first for the state, and it’s historic in that growing hemp, a cousin of marijuana, has been illegal since 1970. Hemp does not contain the levels of THC (the psychoactive compound) of its famous and notorious cousin, but it does have properties that can make it a viable, profitable crop in North Dakota and other states.Ten members of Milnor (N.D.) High School's 1958 graduating class recently met at one of their favorite haunts while growing up: Broadway in downtown Fargo. In front is Audrey Gaukler, Valley City, N.D. In back from left are: Janice Winkels, Watertown, S.D.; Alice Wehlander, Milnor; Nancy King, Valley City; Helen Busche, Bismarck; Sharon Tschakert, Abercrombie, N.D.; Joanne Johnson, Battle Lake, Minn.; Violet Mahler, Milnor; Marilyn Worner, Mayville, N.D.; and Betty Schoephoerster, Fargo. Submitted photo.  Neighbors: Milnor women celebrate 75th birthdays at favorite stomping ground: Broadway in FargoThe pilot program underway this spring is being strictly policed, so much so that seed entering the country from Canada will be escorted to farms by the N.D. Highway Patrol. While that seems like an overreaction, sensitivity about marijuana taints hemp, even as the hemp plant is not an illegal drug threat. Nonetheless, the state that approved the program, growers and law enforcement are being especially responsible about introduction of the crop to North Dakota.Hemp indeed has great potential. It does well in northern climates. Its varieties produce either a seed for crushing into oil and meal, or a versatile fiber that can be used to make cloth and other materials. The market for hemp-based products is good.The hemp introduction has been a long time coming. It took North Dakota and other states to mount a push back to federal prohibitions on marijuana and related plants. The states have had some success, in part because of the experience of Canada, where industrial hemp is grown and marketed. The seed stock for North Dakota will come from Canada.North Dakota farmers know how to grow crops. They are innovative, resourceful and willing to try new things. The opportunity hemp offers could be significant if the initial small acreages produce as expected. It’s been a good collaborative effort thus far among state officials, potential growers and law enforcement. It’s a small start, but a promising one.<a href="http://www.inforum.com/opinion/editorials/4007017-forum-editorial-nd-hemp-will-make-history" target="_blank">http://www.inforum.com/opinion/editorials/4007017-forum-editorial-nd-hemp-will-make-history</a>- - - Updated - - -Hemp Sports Car Rides High On Cross-Country TourThe list of benefits about the miraculous marijuana plant is seemingly endless. But in case you were looking for yet another entry in your “Pros” column about pot, go ahead and add “hemp sports car!” to the list.The amazing thing about cannabis is that it’s both a textile and a medicine. “One version gets you high. The other version you can make a car out of. They’re both cannabis,” observes Renew Sports Car President Bruce Dietzen.If you happened across Renew Sports Cars candy-red whip, little would tell you the car was made of molded, interwoven hemp fibers covered in a super-hard resin.Your only clue would be a little logo of George Washington blazing a joint on the side panel. (Something to keep in mind if you’re road-trippin’ across state lines in your flashy hemp sports car!)<img src="https://greenrushdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hemp-sports-car-800x416.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />- - - Updated - - -[h=1]Hempcrete Could Change The Way We Build Everything[/h]Cannabis gets a lot of press as a recreational drug and medicine, but there’s an industrial side to the plant few know about. Hemp is a remarkably strong and versatile industrial product that comes from the cannabis plant. In fact, it’s so strong, you can build your house out of cannabis bricks made of Hempcrete.Hempcrete is the concrete of cannabis. Made from the cannabis plant and mixed with limestone, Hempcrete bricks make a durable substance that can be an alternative to traditional concrete. Even though wet Hempcrete has a different consistency than concrete, it dries into a super-strong material capable of holding up houses. Strength isn’t the only thing Hempcrete has going for it either. Hempcrete has a high degree of thermal insulation, and it is also fire resistant.Walls made from this material are actually breathable which regulates humidity within the structure. These insulating properties regulate temperature as well.<img src="https://greenrushdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hempcrete-future-of-building-800x416.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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