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This video explores the potential of hemp building materials, including hemp blocks and hempcrete, as sustainable and fire-resistant alternatives to traditional concrete. It discusses the advantages ...

Hemp was never all that rare. Long before it was banned and stigmatized, this ancient plant was already part of daily life, used in textiles, ship sails, ropes, paper, and even building materials.