Myles Twete wrote:
Maybe some day they'll ban nettles, hops and flax
because they're just too closely related to evil weeds.
Don't give them any ideas.
The Religious Right is always looking for new things to prohibit.
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From: Alan S. Petrillo
Not necessarily entirely true. The morality of the American public (oddly
enough with a predominat inclination towards religious affiliiation per
capita) was openly preyed upon by self-interests.
While no Pat Robertsons, Jerry Falwells or Brother Jeds of the era
come immediately to mind, this
Hemp was banned because Harry Anslinger wanted job security after his
earlier job of Prohibition leader ended. Harry and Hearst (with his vast
yellow journalism newspaper chain) succeeded in lying to the American
people about crazy marijuana youth and particularly using racist portrayals
of
Hi Myles,
After a discussion with Todd about hemp, I became wiser and
do normally stay away from this hemp subject. I am surprised that
Anslinger did those statements, but understand it better after
listening to Bush and the reasons for war against Iraq.
The fact is that marijuana is pacifying
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Alan S. Petrillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Myles Twete wrote:
Maybe some day they'll ban nettles, hops and flax
because they're just too closely related to evil weeds.
Don't give them any ideas.
The Religious Right is always looking for new things to
Hemp and flax are quite different plants, although they both can be used for
oil and for fibre.
Hemp is a fairly close relative of the common nettle, and will cross with it in
the wild. I have seen hemp-nettle grow to 6 feet.
Flax can be selectively bred to produce long stalks for fibre,
On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:44:09 -, you wrote:
Murdoch,
is this hemp the stuff we know as flax?
I don't know. Maybe Todd can answer.
Hemp = Cannabis sativa L., Cannabis indica Lam., Cannabinaceae
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Cannabis_sativa.html
Flax = Linum uistatissimum
Flax is grown for its fibre, when it is grown for oil, varieties of linseed are
used, same plant but different breeding and purpose. Both will produce oil and
fibre but it is the amount and quality of the two products which vary.
If the sails were white they must have been bleached as hemp
I wonder if this stuff can legally be grown in the US, it might provide a
alternative to hemp ( seed oil and fiber ) if it can. Does anyone know?
Greg H.
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From: bratt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 21:11
Subject: Re:
I doubt if there would be any legal problems growing hemp-nettle.
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/galeopsistetr.html
Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit)
http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/plants/magnoliophyta/magnoliophyt
ina/magnoliopsida/lamiaceae/galeopsis/
Galeopsis
Except that it is considered a pest for the most part, I could probably get
in trouble for growing a noxious weed. Everything that I've seen so far
says that it only gets about 1 1/2 -2 ft. tall.
Greg H.
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From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Wow, hemp is related to nettles---I didn't know that---though it makes sense
when you look at the leaves. However, Hemp's closest relative is the Hop
plant---though it its not clear whether crossing the two is mythology or
just difficult---old 60's marijuana books suggested doing this to grow
For what it's worth, I've had mixed success with hemp clothes, just as
I have had mixed-success with other clothing fabrics, but on balance I
would buy them. The tentative conclusion I've reached is that it
depends on large part if the garment is manufactured by a
quality-minded manufacturer who
Murdoch,
is this hemp the stuff we know as flax? If so the product is linen, much
valued over hear for table wear and bedsheets. Not sure about Tee shirts ,
though. It really is lovely stuff to handle. If it is inbleached it will
last centuries but will be a natural creamy colour. Bleached, it is
On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:44:09 -, you wrote:
Murdoch,
is this hemp the stuff we know as flax?
I don't know. Maybe Todd can answer.
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No.
Cannabis hemp, often referred to as industrial hemp, is technically
classified by US Customs as true hemp. All other natural fibers of the
general applications as cannabis hemp once predominantly was are generically
called hemp.
This generic hemp classification includes ramie, jute, sisal,
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