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Trump signed the farm bill this afternoon, so hemp is now once again legal to grow in the USA. It's now a "state's right" issue, so each of the 50 will have to decide for themselves if they want to legalize it. Hopefully Hawaii fast tracks this if they haven't already.
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hemp ?? pfft
you should all know that the strongest natural fiber in the world is a plant ONLY found in Hawaii...
8 times stronger than hemp! ... eight times!
Olona
Touchardia latifolia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchardia_latifolia
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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Cool stuff. Seems like there's a niche there for some Hawaiian clothing company to boast of native fiber that is amongst the worlds strongest. And soft too according to the reading below.
https://www.primitiveways.com/olona.html
It doesn't contain CBD though.
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CBD is just another expensive placebo, the hype won't last long.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/opini...xiety.html
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"it alters the brain’s serotonin receptors and may interfere with the breakdown of anandamide — a cannabidoid that is produced naturally in the brain — it could well affect feeling and thinking"
Placebos don't do that. The article is a really poorly written hit job opinion piece. The biggest takeaway I got from it is that not all CBD products contain the levels of CBD they claim and that makes studying the effects difficult. That doesn't make it a placebo.
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When something comes along that supposedly cures everything and has no side effects, well then you know it's a placebo. Same old story.
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Aspirin?
I need some Pirin tablets, quickly!
https://youtu.be/R4PON6Chgug
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
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