The Hemp Revolution

[seemslikeadream]

Run time: 09:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KYyYC5zaQI   Posted on YouTube: September 09, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 04, 2009 By DU Member: seemslikeadream Views on DU: 572

 

[Karenina]

1. . .

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[seemslikeadream]

2. the rest of the series

Making a hemp advocacy documentary is an uphill cinematic battle because of the unintentional humor that surfaces. It is difficult to keep a straight face when you're told that hemp can be used to build "anything from a 2x4 to the body of a stealth jet bomber"; or how hemp packaging would allow you to "eat the container for dessert" in fast-food joints; or that commercial hemp could be "the greatest economic engine in the history of the human race." Of course, the truth is that these assertions are perfectly legitimate. Unfortunately, hemp has become so marginalized in our society that the myriad benefits of the substance appear as ridiculous pipe dreams, when in fact they are achievable realities.

Australian producer-director Anthony Clarke does a commendable job in researching and outlining hemp's numerous strengths. He loosely divides his work into six sections--hemp for paper, textiles, fuel, medicine, and "inspiration" and the U.S. government's role in squelching all of these uses--supplying substantial and convincing evidence throughout. Clarke also puts hemp in its proper historical context and examines the combination of dubious forces--DuPont, Hearst, racist groups, and a commissioner of narcotics named Harry Anslinger, who had time (and idle employees) on his hands because of the repeal of prohibition--that led to hemp's criminalization in 1938. Clarke talks with a range of people to illustrate his points, from well-known authorities such as Dr. Lester Grinspoon and Dr. Andrew Weil to the head of the Netherlands' drug policy to Everyman hemp-seed chefs and hemp outfitters.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDfErEU04_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxlFAjlxgQw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ0QuruDzM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LILMxgfEsNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_qvcyFuOIg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhRwpiZty70

[angstlessk]

3. dosen't ANY country grow hemp? and if so, where is their mega billions

I would like to see hemp grown by some small country to prove it is a way to improve the economy and have industry use said hemp for production of whatever is the most valuable, at least to begin? Where are the countries willing to put their land to the production of hemp?

[seemslikeadream]

4. These are great Part C is about growing

NORML National Marijuana Forum Part B - Dr. Robert Melamede - CU Boulder 2009


Filmed by Christopher Pezza of April 19, 2009. World-renowned Medical Cannabis Research expert Dr. Robert Melamede has a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the City University of New York. Dr. Melamede is a retired Chairman of the Biology Department at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2005, where he continues to teach and research cannabinoids, cancer, and DNA repair. Dr. Melamede is recognized as a leading authority on the therapeutic uses of cannabis, and has authored or co-authored dozens of papers on a wide variety of scientific subjects. Dr. Melamede's current focus is on integrating far from equilibrium thermodynamic physics with the biology of life and health and the unique evolutionary role played by the endocannabinoid system in these processes. Dr. Melamede also serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal of the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine, the Scientific Advisory Board of Americans for Safe Access, Sensible Colorado, Scientific Advisor for Cannabis Therapeutics as well as a variety other of state dispensaries and marijuana patient advocacy groups. Dr. Melamede frequently serves as an expert witness in cannabis-related trials. Dr. Melamede's testimony was critical in the recent trial of growers for the Vancouver Island Compassion Society that resulted Canadian Court's ruling that their current medical marijuana laws were unconstitutional.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlndKmlmWSg

part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzNM96rPd90

part3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiLq0-UT9q4

part4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YUmxg5L-sI





NORML National Marijuana Forum Part C - Hemp - CU Boulder 2009


Filmed by Christopher Pezza on April 19, 2009. Until the end of World War II, hemp was a vital resource in the American industrial textile industry. Hemp refers to the non-psychotropic cannabis strains that can produce various products including oil, fabric, and food. This panel will present the history of the American hemp industry, its current legal status, and possible solutions to climate disruption and economic recession.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxOicaEcn2A

partC2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUoow06DShU

partC3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzEo92VZgDo

partC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfWme2yNvI



NORML National Marijuana Forum Part D - Prohibition - CU Boulder 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJThqi7JIgA

partD2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzxZVOZp42Q

partD3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP06AjN_vw8

partD4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzxZVOZp42Q

[reggie the dog]

5. we grow hemp here in France

they do not grow too much for food, most of it is used for high quality paper and some of it is used in textiles or building materials such as concrete or insulation.