Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -

    The Commercialisation Of Cannabis – The New Homefront

     

    By Victor Hamilton

    Now that we have broken the ice and raised the question of the commercialisation of cannabis, as far back as 2000 I presented a document to the government titled “The New Homefront”.  It was to show the government the levels of revenue that could be collected from the legalised sale of cannabis and to highlight the revenue that could be gained from the widespread cultivation of hemp.

    I registered three company names and submitted a business idea to the politicians.The company names are Canniderm, Environ Biofuels and The Happy Hog Coffeeshop Company.

    Canniderm is about producing an alternative method of medicating with cannabis via a transdermal patch

    Environ Biofuels aims to make British farmers aware of the full potential of hemp cultivation as a source of biofuel and to produce a superior building material that is truly environmentely friendly.

    Last but not least, The Happy Hog, a place where like minded adults could enjoy using their cannabis in a clean, safe environment.

    All of these ideas collectively could result in a very substantial ammount of jobs being created and also safeguard many exsisting ones. The potential to create up to 100,000 new jobs around the UK is not an overstatement, it is very real.  It only needs the government to wake up to the reality of it.

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    • Anonymous

      Beside biofuel and building material we may add Reforestation.  Cannabis, fast-growing invasive annual which can root deep, find water, quickly deposit large amounts of good annual bio-litter on previous-desert lands, etc., is an outstanding PRECURSOR crop for big trees (which manage our CO2 and fresh water economy worldwide). 

      After a couple of years letting cannabis stalks grow and accumulate, depending on climate sow seeds of fast-growing perennials such as Weepy Long Leaf Watertree (WLLW), Shaky Quaky Spadeleaf Watertree (Cottonwood), Tangy Tokeleaf Deserttree (Eucalyptus), etc.  After 20-30 years start the heavy oak, beech etc.– our descendents will have magnificent canopy to reside under in 2222.

    • Anonymous

      And as I understand it, hemp has no THC. so what ARE the reasons for it being banned? Let’s face it politicians have their hands tied and have no will or power to act in ways which benefit the public. After reading a bit about hemp, I find this situation utterly unbelivable. I want to buy hemp products… but prices for paper for example are just prohibitive at the moment. I can’t believe that under normal conditions, one sheet of A4 paper would cost 10p! Is this good business sense? how long can we afford this insanity to go on? Surely people up there, in their seats of power can be that stupid…

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dan-Ford/1450969824 Dan Ford

      Thanks for this informative post maxwood. I did not know about using Cannabis to reverse desertification, sounds absolutely marvellous. Cannabis to the rescue once again!

    • Anonymous

      The ordinary people are more often than not,better informed when it comes to cannabis issues here in the UK.Many of us take the time to research,and to learn about cannabis and all its uses.Politicians just take the word of some lacky whos more worried about his own position.What the politicians dont want the country to hear is the truth,and the truth of the matter is this.The country is in a mess financialy,and the future is looking not to good either.Hemp,offers Britians farmers the best lifeline they could ever have if they could be persuaded to grow Hemp.The uses and applications for this plant cannot be beaten by any other product.Dureing the wars,farmers where made to grow hemp,for the benefit of the nation and to aid the war effert.There is a different war being fought today,and that is a war of survival for not just the farmers,but for businesses all over the country.Hemp has a rescue plan for all of them,they only have to want it,and stop bitching and moaning about how hard it is for the to survive.Wakeup and tell the government to remove the restrictions on Hemp cultivation,and grow youselves a crop that will make you money to keep your businesses alive.