#hemp news | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

hemp-co · 2 years

Text

What’s So Great About Hemp Plastic?

The use of plastic is one of the most damaging habits we have as humans… Just take a look at the great pacific garbage patch for example.

But it’s not like it all goes there. That’s just where the current takes a lot of it. Unfortunately, our plastic addiction has contaminated all but 13% of all fish in the great barrier reef in our very own home in Australia. Isn’t it just tragic?

As if this isn’t bad enough, commercial plastics used in most packaging all require fossil fuels to be manufactured. A lot of energy goes into making plastics, and the byproducts after making them also take a toll on the environment. So not only are we destroying our oceans, but also contributing to the draining of resources and polluting the rest of the environment around us.

The nail in the coffin?

Most plastics will take at least 500 years to break down. Even then, the microplastics will continue to pollute marine life all over the ocean…

As it is, it’s said the average person consumes around a whole credit card worth of microplastics in food and drink every single week – that’s about 20 grams!

But rest assured, as small batches of composites called ‘bioplastics’ are starting to pop up all over the world, which can offer temporary solutions to our plastic habits as we start to change the way we use them.

Enter hemp – One of the newest kids on the bio-plastic block.

Recently, companies have started to develop hemp plastics and that do not contain any of the toxic chemicals that can cause harm to both humans as well as the rest of the ecosystem we exist in.

Basically, hemp plastic offers a non-toxic, biodegradable, earth-friendly solution to one of humanity’s greatest problems. To top it off, it’s much stiffer and 2x as strong as what we like to call ‘plastics from the past’.

Hemp… what can’t it do?

The Making of Hemp Bioplastics

Hemp is very easy to grow and grows extremely quickly. It’s one of the fastest-growing crops on earth, with an average turnaround of around 3 months. As a fast-growing weed, it outgrows competing weeds before they have the chance to break through the canopy, which virtually eliminates the need for herbicides. Chemical pesticides are also rarely required, as hemp is a very pest-resistant crop.

One of the coolest things about hemp is something we talk about often… Hemp consumes a LOT of Co2 through a process called carbon sequestration, which can then be locked into the plastics that are made.

Yep, it requires so much Co2 to grow that it cleans our atmosphere. A similar process called phytoremediation also cleans the soil. You can read more about these in our blog about 7 ways that hemp is helping us build a sustainable future.

Once grown, it is harvested and processed, the stems are usually separated and further refined into hemp biomass. Stems are used because they contain anywhere between 70-80% cellulose. From the biomass, the cellulose can then be processed further and used as the basic building block for hemp bioplastics.

Simple – kind of…

Are Hemp Bioplastics Currently In Use?

You may ask when this concept of hemp plastic was made popular in the public eye. It might take you by surprise to hear that it was not a recent development!

In 1941, a pioneer in the automotive industry by the name of Henry Ford went public with a car prototype called the ‘Model-T’. There are unconfirmed stories of this running on hemp fuel, but what is widely known is that the body of the car was made from hemp-based plastic.

Unfortunately, it was made sure that this was never mass-produced. A couple of years later, hemp went from one of the most predominant crops in society, to being outlawed completely. Could you imagine what the world would look like if Henry Ford got this out to the masses? (Read more about Ford’s Model T, and his ideas for Biofuels here.)

However, the period of prohibition in the United States is over. We can grow hemp here in Australia now. And even Thailand just legalised cannabis and started educating their youth on it. But what does all this mean? It means there’s more progress towards this reality every single day.

Finally, over the last 10 years, there have been new developments in the field of hemp bioplastics

Notable companies implementing hemp plastics

Entwined™ Hemp 3d Printing Filament:

3D printing technology is stirring quietly in the background, quietly making leaps and bounds towards viable, commercial printing options. “But what about eco-friendly options?” you may ask. Well, now there is one – and it’s made from hemp! Entwined™ offers a 3d printing filament that’s based on hemp. It still uses a poly-blend, but we think it’s a massive step forward in this field.

Sana Packaging

Made from a blend of 30% hemp and 70% other plants, Sana packaging offers hemp packaging solutions to relevant medical and recreational marijuana industries. They also make plastics using 100% reclaimed ocean plastic. Packaging is a huge issue in the marijuana industry in the U.S.A, which Sana hopes to help address by utilising the very plant that is being sold inside the packaging. We hope that one day, this technology will be adopted by the Australian market in one way or another!

Hemp Plastic Company

The Hemp Plastic Company is a Canadian R&D company that aims to develop commercially viable hemp-based bioplastics that can be used in place of traditional plastics. Currently, they have a range of options available to cater to the needs of customers around the world.

You can check out their whole range here! You’ll be glad to know that they stock a 100% hemp bioplastic, that you could buy today!

Conclusion

So, hemp plastics are starting to look like quite the breakthrough, aren’t they?

The main reason we wanted to write this was to bring some awareness to the fact that our abuse of single-use plastics is causing exorbitant amounts of damage to our planet. But before leaving on a note of doom-and-gloom, we also want people to know there are solutions!

It’s not just hemp bioplastics offering solutions. Another great example of high-cellulose crops is sugarcane and corn. Basically, anything high in cellulose can be used to make cellulose-based bioplastic. On top of that, you have other bases like bio-resins. It’s all pretty nitpicky stuff, but if it’s what you want to learn more about, we encourage you to do so!

There are also people like Boylan Slat, who are making breakthroughs in cleaning up the plastics currently residing in our oceans! The Ocean Cleanup Project recently completed their first successful prototype, which they will eventually scale, and use to clean up their goal of 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years.

So, it’s not all doom and gloom. And there are lots of solutions – Hemp is one of them.

Do you think hemp bioplastics will take off? What do you think the commercial biggest use of hemp bioplastics will be in the future? We’d love to hear from you!

Learn more about whether Hemp can help solve plastic pollution here.

7 notes · View notes

agricultureclub · 6 months

Text

#hemp news industry #hemp news #times of hemp #hemp cultivation india #cannabis sativa

0 notes

romanijuva · 1 year

Text

Cannabis News UK & Worldwide New Study Confirms Safety Of CBD..

Hello lovelies as we know CBD otherwise known as Cannabidiol is one of hundreds of cannabinoids that have a therapeutic and medicinal effect on the consumer. Whether you are consuming CBD as part of your daily regimen or taking CBD as part of a pain management routine for people with chronic medical conditions. Or relaxing after a stressful day at work and/or as a busy homemaker. We have a long…

View On WordPress

1 note · View note

sharontheganja · 1 year

Photo

#weedmaps #Indica #hemp smoking #Fertilizers & Nutrients #marijuana news #marijuanaplants #ganjababe #legalizepot #gethighwithme #cannabisfact

537 notes · View notes

hope-for-the-planet · 1 year

Note

have you seen this?? https://reasonstobecheerful.world/hempcrete-construction-us-building-code-sustainable/

Thank you for sharing this!

Although hempcrete is used in many other countries, it was banned in the US building code for a long time due to the association between hemp and marijuana.

Now that ban has been lifted, which paves the way for this more sustainable building material to be used widely in the states.

"It requires three times less heat to create than concrete, weighs about one-eighth as much as concrete (leading to fewer transport-related emissions), and actively sequesters CO2 — according to one Cambridge University researcher, hemp absorbs between eight to 15 metric tons of carbon per hectare, significantly more than the two to six metric tons typically captured by forests."

#good news #environment #sustainable building #green building #sustainability #climate change #carbon dioxide #hope #sustainable concrete #green concrete #submission #ask #anonymous #tw marijuana #hemp #carbon emissions #environmental despair #ecoanxiety #global warming

901 notes · View notes

charlotte-of-wales · 4 months

Text

3 lionesses have been honored in the 2024 New Year Honours List: Mary Earps and Lauren Hemp have received MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire) while Millie Bright has received an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services provided to football.

#new years list 2024 #sports #mary earps #lauren hemp #millie bright

40 notes · View notes

pernillecfcw · 1 month

Text

New kit unlocked 🔓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

23 notes · View notes

kris-mage-fics · 3 months

Text

Hey y'all, here's my recipe for Apple Blackberry Crisp! It's great warm or cold, by itself, or with ice cream or yogurt. Somehow I managed to make it sweet enough to please my partner's massive sweet-tooth, but not make it too sweet for me. Link to recipe, and it's under the cut. (Both imperial and metric measurements are given.)

Apple Blackberry Crisp Significantly modified from the apple crisp recipe in The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon Filling: about 4 cups / 1 L peeled and chopped apples about 3 cups / 750 ml cut blackberries (In total you need 6–7 cups / 1500–1750 ml of fruit, but it doesn’t need to be exact. I used 2 granny smith, 1.5 gala apples, and 2.5 packages (½ pint / 170 gm) of blackberries to get the amounts above) 1 tablespoon / 15 ml cornstarch or arrowroot powder 1 teaspoon / 5 ml ground cinnamon ¼ cup / 60 ml brown or raw or coconut sugar (or ⅓ cup / 75 ml if you want it sweeter) 1 tablespoon / 15 ml lemon juice

Topping: 2 cups / 500 ml rolled oats ½ cup / 125 ml almond flour/meal (you can also use regular flour, I just like how almond flour tastes in the topping) 1 teaspoon / 5 ml ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon / 1.75 ml fine grain sea salt ¼ cup / 60 ml butter or margarine or coconut oil, melted (they all work well, so pick whatever you have on hand or prefer) 3 tablespoons / 45 ml maple syrup (or ¼ cup / 60 ml if you want it sweeter)

Instructions: 1) Wash and dry the fruit.

2) Preheat oven to 375 F / 190 C.

3) Grease an 11 x 9 inch / 2.5 L baking dish with butter, margarine, or coconut oil.

4) Measure out the dry ingredients for the filling and the topping in two separate bowls. Put whatever fat you’re using for the topping in a heat-proof bowl and set it by or above where the oven vents to melt it. (Or melt it in the microwave just before you mix the topping.)

5) Peel and chop the apples, cut up the blackberries, and place them in a large bowl. I cut the apple pieces fairly small and the blackberries in two to four parts, depending on how big they are. But go with whatever size you want as long as it’s fairly consistent.

6) Add part of the dry filling ingredients and part of the lemon juice to the fruit and mix, repeat a couple more times until it’s all thoroughly mixed together, then put into the prepared baking dish, spreading evenly.

7) If you haven’t set the fat for the topping to melt by where the oven vents, then melt it in the microwave. Thoroughly mix the maple syrup, and the fat into the dry topping ingredients. Spread overtop the fruit mixture in your baking dish.

8) Cover with aluminum foil with some holes poked in with a fork or knife. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the apples are just fork tender. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the topping is a nice golden brown.

9) Once removed from the oven, let it stand for 10 to 20 minutes before serving so the juices firm up some and it’s not so runny.

10) Keeps well in the fridge for a few days, though it probably won’t last that long! It tastes good cold, but you can always rewarm it in the microwave, or cover it with foil and put it back in a 375 F / 190 C oven for 10 to 20 minutes, until warmed through. Note: Play around with other fruit combinations, or just go with classic apple. Though you probably want to use a little more cinnamon if it's just apple. Try cardamom or ginger instead of cinnamon. If you try apple cranberry, I suggest you use less cranberries than the amount of blackberries I called for, and use the larger amounts of sweeteners. The larger amounts of sugar and maple syrup are what the original recipe called for, but I have a low tolerance for sweet so I reduced it a bit. My partner, who has a huge sweet tooth, still loved it.

#I made this New Year's Eve and typed up the recipe but forgot I was going to post it lol #ngl when we fished this off a few days after I made it both my husband and I were sad!#I've served this to guests a few times and it's always a hit!#sometimes I have it for breakfast with plain yogurt and some hemp hearts which is delightful #apple blackberry crisp #recipe #dessert recipe #baking #vegan recipes

21 notes · View notes

gunsatthaphan · 2 years

Photo

11/06/22.

#between us #hemp rope #winteam #bounprem #boun noppanut #prem warut #studio wabi sabi #thai bl #bl drama #upcoming bl #trailer #sigh #is this gonna slap or is it gonna blow?#we shall find out soon #please dont make this a vanilla fish fest @ new #im begging #i need something to look forward to after the eclipse ends #PLEASE #🥺

311 notes · View notes

hemp-co · 2 years

Text

Hemp Seed Oil For Pets | Health Benefits And Uses

First things first: Anything with an endocannabinoid system can benefit from hemp.

Hemp seed oil for pets is a fascinating topic, especially considering its incalculable benefits. But even though it has such an impressive array of advantages, pet owners are often oblivious to this amazing natural herb… and fair enough, it’s been illegal and misportrayed for so long!

But this is no longer the case, so we want to help spread the word of how everything on this planet can benefit from hemp – not just humans.

…So don’t worry if you haven’t heard much about it yet. In this article, we’re going to bring you up to speed on all the benefits of hemp seed oil for your pets – dogs and cats alike!

Hemp Oil Vs. Hemp Seed Oil For Pets… What’s The Difference?

Hemp oil (also known as CBD oil) is a medicinal product that’s manufactured from the flower of the female Cannabis sativa plant. It’s quite high in cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids and can contain THC, the compound that is reported by Wikipedia to be the principal psychoactive in cannabis.

This is one of the main ‘medicinal cannabis oils’ that we’ve been hearing so much about recently! As it seems, it’s becoming widely used for pain relief for humans and pets across the world. Hemp Oil is essentially a concentrated extract of the medicinal compounds of the cannabis plant, and therefore contains high amounts of cannabinoids.

Hemp seed oil, on the other hand, is the oil extracted by cold-press from the seeds of the same cannabis plant. Legally speaking, hemp seed and hemp seed oil in Australia should have less than 0.3% THC to be sold. This oil contains only slight traces of THC and CBD.

Therefore, you can legally use hemp seed oil without a prescription for yourself or your pet animals in Australia. The composition of the hemp seed oil is perfect for pets. In fact, it’s one of the only natural food in the world that has Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) like Omega 6 and Omega 3 in the optimum ratio of 3:1.

But that’s not all. With a newfound interest in this often-neglected plant, researchers seem to be finding more about the diversity of its benefits every day. Let’s take a look at a few ways that pets can benefit!

Benefits Of Hemp Seed Oil For Pets

Hemp seed oil can truly be a life-saver for your pet. But that doesn’t mean you need to use it only in times of distress and sickness. In fact, hemp seed oil could – and should – be used in your pets routine diet. Here are a few reasons why!

Improved Skin And Coat

Hemp seed oil can improve skin health in both dogs and cats, leaving them with a fluffy, irresistibly cuddly coat. As mentioned above, hemp seed oil has the perfect composition of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) like Omega 6 and Omega 3 in the ratio of 1:3.

Omega fatty acids are one of the most important factors for skin and coat health in animals.

Hemp Out Agency mentions in their article that the unbalanced composition of Omega 6 and Omega 3 in your pet’s diet can cause major upsets in its health. With extra Omega 6, your pet’s body would further reduce its Omega 3 levels.

Similarly, with an excess of Omega 3, the body would cut back on Omega 6. This can lead to serious instabilities in your pet’s body. As a result, other unbalanced sources of Omega fatty acids like fish oil can not be relied upon.

The fact that it is a perfectly balanced source of Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids further magnifies the importance of incorporating hemp seed oil in your pet’s diet.

Treating Skin Allergies

Any oil that is so perfectly balanced with Essential Fatty Acids would certainly work well for skin allergies and diseases. A 2005 research noted that Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) patients experienced reduced allergic symptoms with the dietary use of hemp seed oil.

…And that’s just getting started! There are many other notable benefits of hemp for pets, which you can read more about here

Safe Use And Dosages Of Hemp Seed Oil For Pets

We often hear questions like, “how much hemp seed oil should I give my dog?”

Hemp seed oil is comparable to sunflower oil – and is perfectly safe for your pets. It does not contain any psychoactive compounds like THC and includes minimal amounts of CBD as well.

So, you can even incorporate hemp seed into your cat or dog’s meal without fear. The general rule of safe dosage is 1ml – 5ml depending on your furry friend’s weight.

On the other hand, CBD oil (or hemp oil) is used as medicine and only a vet can prescribe a proper dosage for it. Unfortunately, not much research has been conducted on safe levels of concentrated CBD oil for pets.

Will Hemp Seed Oil Get My Pet High?

No. Hemp seed oil will not get your pet high. The psychoactive chemical in Cannabis that gives the sensation of being “high” is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). With that said, there’s virtually no THC in hemp seed oil. Therefore, our furry friends would have to get into a lot of hemps to get high – just like humans!

All in all, hemp seed oil for pets is not just safe – but highly beneficial as well.

Check out our Hemp Doggie Treats by clicking here.

3 notes · View notes

420farts · 1 month

Text

#me #my face #myself #shuswap #bc babe #seattle #washington #pnw #fresh hemp #old girl #new tricks

18 notes · View notes

reasonsforhope · 1 year

Link

“IsoHemp’s blocks, and alternatives made by many others, are made of hempcrete, a mix of hemp fibers, water, and lime or clay, which acts as a binder. Despite the simplicity of those natural ingredients, hempcrete — which consumers, businesses and governments around the world are growing to view as a sustainable building block of the future — has a dizzying array of benefits: it is fire resistant, provides soundproofing, insulates or stores heat (depending on external temperatures), repels mold and pests, and is malleable enough to allow for various aesthetic styles. Plus, hemp itself is a sustainable crop that needs few pesticides, is ideal for rotation, and has quick-growing roots that prevent soil erosion.

But most importantly of all, hempcrete has a very low carbon footprint. It requires three times less heat to create than concrete, weighs about one-eighth as much as concrete (leading to fewer transport-related emissions), and actively sequesters CO2 — according to one Cambridge University researcher, hemp absorbs between eight to 15 metric tons of carbon per hectare, significantly more than the two to six metric tons typically captured by forests.” -via Reasons to Be Cheerful

#architecture #concrete #hempcrete #hemp farming #good news #climate change

125 notes · View notes

idollete · 2 months

Note

simón carioca que não vale nada incorpora 100% o "comi sua amiga me desculpa" e o pedido de desculpa é te dar mais pirocada

NOSSA SIM!!!!!!! e ele confessaria isso na maior cara de pau tipo "pô, linda, deixa eu consertar as coisas contigo, vai. se eu te comer do jeitinho que você gosta, tô desculpado?" LITERALLY depois de comer uma amiga sua mas você não resiste pois estamos falando de simón carioquinha hempe

#simon hempe red flag is my new obsession #simon hempe #papo de divas

6 notes · View notes

ecrisettaistoi · 8 months

Text

Hips

.

Sale fumeur de joint

dégénéré

laisse-nous boire

notre vin quotidien

notre binouze d'Alsace

notre cognac VSOP

nos vendanges tardives

notre merde sans sulfates biodynamisée

Laisse-nous rouler sous la table

pisser sur nos pieds

vomir notre trop-plein

et recommencer

C'est la tradition, vois-tu

d'être si bourré qu'on gueule, insulte, viole,

tue sur la route, assassine

une inconnue ou

une copine

après maintes chopines

quand on ne pousse pas Bobonne

à écarter les jambes

et à tourner les yeux pour éviter en plus

notre haleine à trois grammes

C'est culturel, vois-tu

les cinquante-mille morts de l'année,

les cirrhoses carabinées,

les poivrots du petit matin,

blanc sec, calva et pousse-au-crime

mais va pas nous emmerder

avec ta plante étrangère,

ton hasch de moudjahidine

ta Marie-Jeanne de pédé

comme Verlaine et Baudelaire

C'est nous qu'on est les vrais

nous, les bons Français

au foie roti

aux artères gonflées

à la couperose déclarée

alors ton pétard, tu peux te le fourrer

là où tu sais

pendant qu'on prépare l'apéro,

le petit coup,

le dijo,

la poire, le shot et le ratafia

.

8 notes · View notes

phinilez · 1 year

Photo

#edibles #buy seeds online #health benefits of marijuana #seed oil #weedporn kw%#hemp protein #cbd #marijuana news #ganja smoke

17 notes · View notes

nemesia-cookie · 8 months

Text

if Nemesia actually had a Tumblr blog i feel he would have like 9172928 tags and his tag directory would be MASSIVE but thats ok he likes the things organized and it makes him happy :]

#nem speaks #nem would #←also new tag HEMP

3 notes · View notes