[NV Greens] hemp
charleslaws at att.net
charleslaws at att.net
Sat Oct 8 03:09:46 PDT 2005
Greetings from a country that neighbors two in which hemp is not only legal but finding growing markets.
France and Germany both produce --"chavre" in France, "Hanf" in Germany.
In looking for insulations here I found that hemp is listed in a variety of thicknesses and lengeths. Swiss law requires a flame retardant, otherwise the stuff is nice to work with, sort of like cuddling up to a thick mat of cotton wool. Alas, the only hemp I could find in stock was in batts which didn't fit my spaces and I'd have a lot of cutting and waste.. so I had to settle for the cousin.. linen! A French company makes a mix of chopped chavre and plaster or cement, that when mixed with water makes a glop that works like an insulation, and wall finish - looking like stucco..Isochavre.
There are lots of other items.. I bought a ball of twine, looked better than a polysomething. Turned out to be hemp. It's been used for fabrics, since..? -a 5000 yr old mummy in Denmark supposedly still in hempfiber clothing-. It's very much like linen, long fine fibers, that don't work well in the usual textile machinery evolved to use shorter fibers.
This country is a republic, and each canton creates its own laws for the most part. I'm in Neuchatel, which has more "conservative" views of the more volitile hemp products. The only head shop in the canton was about a block away, [no, we didn't try his products]. He moved about 50 miles away because of the police "Harassment" -he said.. A few months ago cops chased a burgler across some roofs, and happened to look in skylights of one.. Further investigation discovered one very large indoor agricultural operation.. Seven facilities were finally found in "our little valley". These guys were on a Humbolt Co. scale, but all under roof. In Switzerland the fed law says you can use, but neither buy nor grow.. it must be something like immaculate conception and a visit by angels to be graced with weed.
The thought of drug policy leads me to thoughts of a Green program and platform.. and another post.
best to all
Charles and Eva.
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> Subject: [NV Greens] Art Show to Highlight Frightening Aspects of War
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> FROM: American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU)
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> CONTACTS: Laura Mijanovich, 884-9089; Erik Holland, 322-3582
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> HEADLINE: Art Show to Highlight Frightening Aspects of War on Terror and
> its Effects on Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 America.
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> RENO, NV - The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU) is
> sponsoring an exhibition of political art: “1984 + 20: Art for post-9/11
> America.” The exhibition is being hosted by the City of Reno at the
> McKinley Art and Culture Center in Reno, where an opening reception for
> the artists will be held on October 7, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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> "Halloween aside, this is a frightening topic - the loss of fundamental
> rights in post 9/11 America" said Laura Mijanovich, of the ACLU of
> Nevada. “In the name of national security, Congress has passed
> legislation that vastly expands government secret and increases domestic
> surveillance powers. The erosion of fundamental rights, including due
> process, privacy and free speech has created a climate of fear that is
> seriously impacting one of America's core principles—intellectual
> expression. Numerous reported stories of exhibitions under federal
> investigation show that how art is made, displayed and discussed is now
> under close governmental scrutiny. In an array of media, the art pieces
> included in the show bring powerful interpretations of this political
> climate.”
>
> WHAT: Artist Reception for, 1984 + 20: Art for post-9/11 America - an
> art exhibition sponsored by the ACLU of Nevada and hosted by the City of
> Reno.
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> WHEN: Friday, October 7th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. (The art exhibition runs
> 9/26 through 11/2, and is open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.)
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> WHERE: McKinley Arts and Culture Center
> 925 Riverside Dr.
> Reno, NV 89503
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> ADMISSION: Free, light refreshments and hors d’oeuvre will be served
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> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 05:37:32 -0700
> From: "Barb Ewing" <nieceofjr at cox.net>
> Subject: [NV Greens] Fw: SOS-SAVE ORGANIC STANDARDS-Action Alert
> Update October 6, 2005
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> SOS-SAVE ORGANIC STANDARDS-Action Alert Update October 6, 2005
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> From: "Barb Ewing" <nieceofjr at cox.net>
> Subject: [NV Greens] Resurgent Industrial Hemp in The Age of Cosmic
> Genealogy on Earth
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> Green Party of Nevada -
>
> Vastly increased worldwide production (re-introduction in the USA) of industrial
> hemp - locally grown, processed and manufactured into locally consumed products
> (and exported/imported where in order) - is a realistic response among others to
> "Peak Oil" in The Age of Cosmic Genealogy on Earth.
>
> Any product made from petroleum (including high octane gasoline) can be made
> from industrial hemp. Industrial hemp seeds can produce food such as bread,
> hempburgers, milk and ice cream. Industrial hemp fiberboard has been
> demonstrated to be twice the strength of wood fiberboard. "Hempcrete" blocks,
> "lighter, stronger and easier to work with than masonry concrete," have been
> manufactured from industrial hemp at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
> (start-up costs were under $10,000.00).
>
> "Microbiology may be said to have had its beginnings in the nineteen-forties. A
> new world of the most astonishing complexity began then to be revealed. In
> retrospect I find it remarkable that microbiologists did not at once recognize
> that the world into which they had penetrated had of necessity to be of cosmic
> order. I suspect that the cosmic quality of microbiology will seem as obvious
> to future generations as the Sun being the centre of the solar system seems
> obvious to the present generation." (Sir Fred Hoyle, 1980, concluding a
> University lecture at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff with the title "The
> Relation of Biology to Astronomy").
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> The Age of Cosmic Genealogy on Earth, beginning with human cognition of the
> oneness of all life and culminating in the coming of age of humankind (as a
> conscious participant in the infinite continuum of life), highlights the role
> and promise of education keyed to forelaws of human empathy and compassion.
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