Forbes: “Industrial Hemp Is The Answer To Petrochemical Dependency”
In concept – what’s not to like?
“The crop can be used to make everything from biodegradable plastic to construction materials like flooring, siding, drywall and insulation to paper to clothing to soap to biofuels made from hemp seeds and stalks.”
In concept – what’s not to like?
In practice – there are a number of obstacles to ramping up production of hemp, as referenced in the article.
And there’s inbred resistance, of course – from the petrochemical industry to packaging companies to shippers to retailers to consumers.
Let's face it: single use plastic is incredibly convenient.
Ah, but horrible for the environment. As Hamlet said: “Ay, there’s the rub.”
We as a world now face the phaseouts of many forms of petro-plastics. Hemp will be but one solution.
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