In Japan, the fiber of hemp plants has long been used for clothing, fishing equipment and sacred “shimenawa” ropes for shrines. In 1948, the Cannabis Control Law was enacted, requiring a ...

to a 350-year-old Japanese minka frame in Texas. Hempcrete blocks are composed of hemp hurds (the woody cores of the plant’s stalk) and a lime-based binder—the two materials can be mixed and ...