By the 1930s, the struggling cotton and timber industries saw hemp as a threat to their interests, and the unscrupulous newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, who had lots of his […]
Capitalism made hemp, pot illegal Read More »
INTERVIEW: Ian Pritchett Managing Director/Greencore Construction – UK Ian Pritchett is managing director at Greencore Construction Ltd. in the UK. A physics graduate from Durham University with over 25 years experience in
‘Holistic view’ brings hemp’s value proposition into focus Read More »
INTERVIEW: MONIKA BRUMMER Designer & Builder/Cannabric – Spain Monika Brümmer is an architect specialising in hemp building, ecological and bioclimatic buildings, historic restoration and rehabilitation of traditional cave dwellings. She
Despite entrenched lobbies, ‘green building is on the rise’ Read More »
INTERVIEW: STEVE ALLIN Founder/International Hemp Building Association Steve Allin pioneered the International Hemp Building Association (IHBA). An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, Steve has promoted the use of
‘Acceptance by mainstream builders’ is key to growth Read More »
INTERVIEW: Henri Puttonen Hampakompaniet/Sweden Henri Puttonen is the initiator of “Hemp for Green Industrial Revolution,” a crowdfunding campaign on fundedbyme.com aimed at encouraging more growth of hemp in Europe, which,
‘The demand… is there. The supply is simply not. Why?’ Read More »
