Anyone here wear hemp?

[iamlowsound]

Does anyone primarily wear hemp clothes? Where is a good online resource for buying hemp products? I really like the idea of hemp and how it is such a renewable resource. Also, no drug talk, this is about HEMP not marijuana, there is a big difference.

lowsound

[MakiSupaStar]

I have quite a bit. I got married in hemp slacks and flip-flops actually.

[MakiSupaStar]

Did anyone else see those cabs made with hemp cones at NAMM? I was curious how they sounded.

[jady]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Did anyone else see those cabs made with hemp cones at NAMM? I was curious how they sounded.

They sounded ok. Really big sounding, I played an 8 string fretless through them and they were full throughout the whole range.

It is just a matter of time before you scrape you speakers though

[Marcury]

Originally Posted by jady

It is just a matter of time before you scrape you speakers though

LOL!

[FL Knifemaker]

I have a hemp lanyard on one of my knives. No hemp clothes. Do they have hemp camo??

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

I have a hemp lanyard on one of my knives. No hemp clothes. Do they have hemp camo??

Yeah, I have found lots so far.

lowsound

[SnoMan]

I would like to own some...preferably a good deal, but most that I find tends to be above what I consider to be my normal clothing budget range.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

A hemp shirt. A little charred, but that's a long story.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Did anyone else see those cabs made with hemp cones at NAMM? I was curious how they sounded.

Details?
I googled it, but I'm wondering if someone here has more info.

[dryheatbob]

Is hemp cheaper to produce or more environmentally friendly to grow than cotton?

Not wanting to start an argument, just curious to know if there is an advantage to hemp vs the ol' standby, cotton. If it is cheaper/easier on the earth, I'd like to see a bit more of it around.


Bob

[spade2you]

heheheh huhhhhhh huhuhuhuh. BRB, need to get some snackems.

[skaliwag66]

I wear it on my lungs.

[Kruton]

Originally Posted by dryheatbob

Is hemp cheaper to produce or more environmentally friendly to grow than cotton?

Not wanting to start an argument, just curious to know if there is an advantage to hemp vs the ol' standby, cotton. If it is cheaper/easier on the earth, I'd like to see a bit more of it around.


Bob

I believe it is, but I am unsure I will check on that. I believe though that one of the biggest reasons politicians fought to illegalize marijuana so hard is because the large cotton industry paid them to do so

[dryheatbob]

Originally Posted by Kruton

I believe it is, but I am unsure I will check on that. I believe though that one of the biggest reasons politicians fought to illegalize marijuana so hard is because the large cotton industry paid them to do so

Man and I thought the reason pols wouldn't legalize it was the hemp=pot argument. Actually, cotton lobbyists running interference makes more $ense.

Bob

[steve21]

Originally Posted by dryheatbob

Is hemp cheaper to produce or more environmentally friendly to grow than cotton?

Not wanting to start an argument, just curious to know if there is an advantage to hemp vs the ol' standby, cotton. If it is cheaper/easier on the earth, I'd like to see a bit more of it around.


Bob

It's much cheaper & much more environmentally friendly.

It's the cotton lobbyists, purely.

And, more fun facts, the paper made from hemp not only lasts longer than paper made from trees, but is less of a drain on ole' mother earth.

[Basshole]

Actually, it was logging (paper) that funded the hit job on cannabis, although clearly cotton barons weren't great fans either. Friends of Kellogg and Harry Anslinger funded a movie. The movie, now known as "Reefer Madness", then titled "Tell Your Children", was circulated through PTAs and Church Groups in order to spread fear.

In the scramble to make cannabis illegal in any way that they could, they eventually masterminded the 1937 Marihuana Tax act, which taxed it, and made transporting untaxed hemp illegal. However, the mere act of bringing it in to get weighed for tax stamps (which were printed at the time, and still turn up on Ebay every so often), meant admitting to transportation without taxation, and instantly made you a criminal.

Neat trick in lieu of doing it honestly, and drafting valid legislation, I suppose.

It was also considered to be partially racially motivated, as cannabis use was more common among blacks and Mexicans.

Frankly, it wasn't hard to convince a lot of people to find harm in it. There are a lot a interests it served at the time, and arguably far more that it feeds today to keep it supressed.

[realdeal]

http://www.marcelhemp.com/page/page/4189905.htm

Great stuff- especially the pants.
Very comfortable, feels great on gigs too!

Plus, you'll never meet a cooler guy than Marcel-
Please patronize if you want some awesome stuff.
(No business relationship; just great products!)

[steve21]

Originally Posted by Basshole

Actually, it was logging (paper) that funded the hit job on cannabis, although clearly cotton barons weren't great fans either. Friends of Kellogg and Harry Anslinger funded a movie. The movie, now known as "Reefer Madness", then titled "Tell Your Children", was circulated through PTAs and Church Groups in order to spread fear.

In the scramble to make cannabis illegal in any way that they could, they eventually masterminded the 1937 Marihuana Tax act, which taxed it, and made transporting untaxed hemp illegal. However, the mere act of bringing it in to get weighed for tax stamps (which were printed at the time, and still turn up on Ebay every so often), meant admitting to transportation without taxation, and instantly made you a criminal.

Neat trick in lieu of doing it honestly, and drafting valid legislation, I suppose.

It was also considered to be partially racially motivated, as cannabis use was more common among blacks and Mexicans.

Frankly, it wasn't hard to convince a lot of people to find harm in it. There are a lot a interests it served at the time, and arguably far more that it feeds today to keep it supressed.

Doesn't hurt that the DuPont paper deal that killed cannabis paper was run by Andrew Mellon, who appointed his nephew-in-law Henry Anslinger as the FBNDD head.

That isn't to say America hasn't used hemp since the 30's. When it's necessary (WW2) Uncle Sam can bypass those crazy tax laws and start up hemp projects in California and Kentucky.

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by Basshole

Actually, it was logging (paper) that funded the hit job on cannabis, although clearly cotton barons weren't great fans either. Friends of Kellogg and Harry Anslinger funded a movie. The movie, now known as "Reefer Madness", then titled "Tell Your Children", was circulated through PTAs and Church Groups in order to spread fear.

In the scramble to make cannabis illegal in any way that they could, they eventually masterminded the 1937 Marihuana Tax act, which taxed it, and made transporting untaxed hemp illegal. However, the mere act of bringing it in to get weighed for tax stamps (which were printed at the time, and still turn up on Ebay every so often), meant admitting to transportation without taxation, and instantly made you a criminal.

Neat trick in lieu of doing it honestly, and drafting valid legislation, I suppose.

It was also considered to be partially racially motivated, as cannabis use was more common among blacks and Mexicans.

Frankly, it wasn't hard to convince a lot of people to find harm in it. There are a lot a interests it served at the time, and arguably far more that it feeds today to keep it supressed.

Yep. Logging backed and supported by the publishing tycoon William Randolf Hearst who also had lots of money tied up in the cotton industry and a couple of small chemical company that supplied the chemicals for debarking, bleaching, and for treating cotton. That chemical company was Dow and Dupont. Hearst created and sustained the campaign against marihuana in his publishing empire.