Andrew Mellon, the richest man in America and Secretary of the Treasury, appointed his own nephew-in-law to run the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. DuPont patented nylon the same year hemp was banned. Hearst ran racist propaganda to protect his timber empire. Follow the money.
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Hemp isn’t some trendy new “superfabric.” It’s the oldest textile material in human history. We wore it, sailed with it, wrote on it, and built with it for thousands of years — until we collectively forgot. Here are seven facts about hemp fiber that should make you question everything you thought you knew about textiles.
In 2008, a team led by Jürg Gertsch at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that should have rewritten how we think about spice racks, salad dressings, and cannabis. They demonstrated that beta-caryophyllene (BCP) — a terpene found in black pepper, cloves,
Harry Anslinger didn’t just ban cannabis — he weaponized it against Black and Latino Americans. He targeted jazz musicians, used racist slurs in official government documents, and sent agents to arrest a dying Billie Holiday in her hospital bed. Prohibition was never about drugs. It was about racism.
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This article was originally published on ineedhemp.com by Divine Tribe. We’re sharing it here on Marijuana Union because we think it’s a valuable resource for the concentrate and vaporizer community. You’ve decided you want to vaporize concentrates. Smart move. But now you’re staring at dab pens, eRigs, mod-based atomizers, and a dozen other options —
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The cement industry has a dirty secret — actually, it’s not even a secret. Cement production is responsible for approximately 8% of all global CO2 emissions. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter on Earth, behind only China and the United States. Every new building, every new road, every
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Here’s a number that should keep you up at night: 400 to 1,000 years. That’s how long a single petroleum-based plastic bottle takes to decompose. Every plastic fork, every grocery bag, every shampoo bottle you’ve ever thrown away still exists somewhere on this planet. It will exist long after you, your children, and your grandchildren
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Most UV glass jars on the market are just painted regular glass. Three quick tests to check if yours is real, and why it matters for cannabis storage.
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By Matt Macosko — March 11, 2026 If you drive a truck, operate heavy equipment, fly planes, work on railroads, or hold any other DOT-regulated safety-sensitive job, listen up: the federal government just made it crystal clear that your state medical marijuana card means absolutely nothing when it comes to drug testing. The Department of
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