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	Carbon Negative Hemcrete® Building Material
BartendingBear
8-25-2009 6:35 PM
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BartendingBear says:
7x Stronger than concrete. US law forbids the growth of the hemp needed for production. I'm sure that zoning laws would hinder its use, too.
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8-25-2009 10:56 PM
antoniomilkbud
Not actually stronger than concrete (see posts following article) but an interesting material anyway. Need to change silly US hemp laws.
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