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Conde & Seber: Building Toward The Future With Hemp
Conde & Seber: Building Toward The Future With Hemp
So when High Times learned that Bill Conde, a longtime hemp activist who once ran for governor of Oregon, was researching making an alternative to plywood utilizing hemp, we decided to look into it. What immediately stands out when going to see Conde is the huge billboard for Conde's Redwood Lumber on the side of Interstate 5, just outside of ... |
Back during Prohibition there used to be a sign along I-5 between Harrisburg and Coburg calling for it's end.
Bill Conde worked on hemp particleboard but he was a purist and wanted the resins to come from hemp as well. Mercedes-Benz took it up for backing in their door panels, but — times being what they were — Lane County hounded him until he sold out and moved to Belize.
Hempcrete, hemp particle board and canvas. ...and wallpaper.
The other plant that is as versatile is bamboo.
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