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Ode to a Vanishing Handcraft

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At first glance, Cannabis Textiles is a quiet, unassuming book, without slick, staged photos or superlative descriptions of indigenous cultures. Such simplicity reflects the book’s inner beauty, which documents the history of a disappearing handcraft, that of traditional hemp cultivation and fabric production.

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The Plant, the Whole Plant & Nothing But the Plant

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The earliest reference to the therapeutic use of cannabis dates back to 2700 BC in ancient China, “ the land of hemp and mulberry.” It turns out that cannabis seeds (commercially available as hempseed oil, hemp hearts or hempseed protein powder) are gifted with an excellent balance of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids.

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History of the medicinal use of cannabis

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Although the first traces of the use of hemp date back to about ten thousand years before Christ, the first written reference to its medicinal use is found quite later, around the year 2737 BC. Still, it isn’t difficult to imagine that the therapeutic traits of cannabis had been discovered discovered rather earlier.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Hemp, Inc. Adds Distributor, Ecowellness, to its Expanding List of Stores and Distributors Carrying its King of Hemp Brand

Cannabis Law Report

29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Hemp, Inc. (OTC OTC PINK: HEMP), one of the global leaders on the forefront of the industrial hemp industry, is pleased to announce that its King of Hemp® full product line is now represented by Ecowellness, LLC, a long-time distributor of health and wellness products.

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Tales Of Brave Ulysses

Cannabis Law Report

We’re only relating this hemp story because it allows us to use a retro pop-culture reference ! Ulysses upstate New York has a hemp history. The current debate has centered on regulating the medical application of extracts from this plant or about making marijuana legally available for recreational purposes.

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Hemp, Inc. Adds Florida Retailer, Circle K (Pompano Valero), to its Expanding List of Stores to Carry its King of Hemp Brand

Cannabis Law Report

13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Hemp, Inc. (OTC OTC PINK: HEMP), one of the global leaders on the forefront of the industrial hemp industry, is pleased to announce Florida retailer, Circle K (Pompano Valero), now carries the full King of Hemp® product line. Both Circle K and Hemp, Inc.

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