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Controversy Over Hemp Clothing?

2010-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:00

Hemp clothing is made from hemp fiber that is taken from plants of the cannabis family. Cannabis is a dioecious plant that can produce fiber cloth. The plant, of technological importance as fiber and one of the most influential psychoactive plants in human culture, most likely a key trade item from a very early date.

Now, hemp is difficult to grow in the United States, even for industrial use because of its association with marijuana. Both plants belong to the same species, but have been bred to achieve different purposes, and industrial hemp does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol enough to be a psychoactive substance.

The first cultivation of hemp in America seems to have been in Nova Scotia in 1606 and subsequently it became widely cultivated in North America for use as fiber. Hemp clothing was most apparel products in the 1920's. Until that time it made up almost 80% of the clothing market.

The Chinese are currently the largest producer of this web of controversy. China hemp clothing manufacturers use a chemical process to create fabrics, while their contemporaries in Europe use cleaner, biological enzyme technology to produce similar fabrics for hemp clothing. Thousands of years ago, the cultivation of hemp for industrial use were tried and used for the manufacturing of ropes, canvas, paper, textiles and clothing until alternative for these purposes were discovered.

The typical hemp fabric used is not as white as cotton. It does not have the same softness that cotton has. To manage this, manufacturers use a blend of cotton and hemp. Advances in plant breeding and fiber processing have also resulted in a much finer, softer fiber, which is ideal for weaving clothes. In Canada, manufacturers have developed a process to make a softer product known as crailar, which is a lot more similar to cotton. The cultivation of industrial hemp in the United States is heavily regulated, although Canada its neighbor, is growing commercial quantities of cannabis.

This fabric is much stronger than conventional clothing. Is about three times the strength of regular cotton products. Hemp clothing is also lighter and more absorbent. It is ideal for outdoor use due to its resistance to ultraviolet rays and mildew.

Andrew Seaton http://www.haswesh.com/ 416.300.4027

Hemp Clothing in Canada

2010-12-21T00:29:00.000-08:00

Cultivated with industrial and commercial purposes, Cannabis Sativa, more widely known as hemp, is known for his versatility. Can be used as fuel, food, soap, cosmetics, building materials, paper and clothing. Although Canada is growing this plant, mainly for seeds, their use as a garment wear is increasing in popularity. Consequently, the production of hemp in this country has more than doubled in the last decade.

In 1999, Canada allocated 2,400 hectares specifically for the production of hemp. In 2009, the area increased to 5,600 hectares. This new type of clothing commands a steady increase in demand. This has ultimately led Canadian farmers to show a growing interest in the development of hemp and its uses. Hemp generates more income per acre than cotton.

Clothing materials made of this valuable plant is often mixed with cotton to make smoother the final product compared to its natural characteristic, which is hard and thick. While cotton consumes more resources in general, Canadian Natural Resources Council or NRC may partly innovative patented an enzymatic process that transforms industrial hemp in white cotton cloth, Canada. This fabric is now popularly known as Crailar. This has led and prospered the fashion industry in Canada.

Local retailers of clothes, of course, showing their competitiveness, have appealed to the environmentally friendly society and emphasized the ethics of fair trading in Canadian-made garments, so there were problems that the apparel industry Hemp Canada had to face. First, its association with marijuana has led to the assumption that the materials used in this fabric are produced illegally. Hemp products are wrong then have been favored by hippies and only made it look inappropriate to use as everyday clothes.

Also, when originally sold to a relatively high cost. To overcome this, Canadian wholesalers have embarked on discount programs, with the promise of lower shipping, customs and brokerage fees for all customers who buy in bulk. Similarly, retailers in Canada have different clothing on sale, while putting an emphasis interested in the benefits of hemp clothing present, especially those sensitive to chemicals and environmental allergens .

Andrew Seaton -- www.haswesh.com -- 416.300.4027

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2010-12-20T15:52:00.000-08:00

We would like to take this time to wish you the very best of the Holiday Season and a Happy New Year.

We thank you for having been in our lives this past year and hope that we may be of service to you and yours in the coming year.

May Peace, Prospertiy, Happiness and Health be yours every moment forward.

Hemp Seed

2010-12-18T23:45:00.000-08:00

Human tissues require nourishment every morning with good balance of proteins, Omega Fats, Vitamins, Minerals and enzymes -- Essential Nutrients -- NOT sugar, starch and saturated fats.
People, who eat significant sugar, starch and saturated fats, as well as significant essential nutrients, unless they are very active, gradually become obese. They eventually experience high blood pressure, diabetes, joint failure, etc. -- the inevitable result of improper excessive intake. People who are not extremely active but eat significant sugar, starch and saturated fats, without becoming obese always deprive themselves of sufficient essential nutrients for maintaining tissue health. Their veins and arteries lose elasticity. Their hardened blood vessels are unable to expand and contract with each heartbeat and do not clean themselves of cholesterol deposits or assist the heart with circulation.

Poor tissue health also results in arthritis, prostate and other inflammatory problems as well as poor resistant to diseases.

People who continue to eat significant sugar, starch, and saturated fats while reducing their total food consumption enough to lose weight, necessarily deprive themselves of the essential nutrients required to restore tissue health. The veins and the arteries do not recover elasticity; their inflammatory diseases do not become less painful; their excess skin accumulates in wrinkles and folds and they continue to depend on blood thinning and anti-inflammatory medicines for survival. They may lose weight, but they certainly do not restore their health.

HEMP HEARTS are the most concentrated source of essential nutrients known. Those who consume at least four, but probably five heaping tablespoons (55 grams) of HEMP HEARTS every morning, preferable with long fiber fruit and vegetables topped with yogurt, notice from the first day that they have enough energy for the entire day, that they expel waste after every meal, and that they are not hungry until mid afternoon. On days when they desire to lose weight, they can restrict themselves to a pot of tea in the afternoon when they first become hungry and to a large salad with insignificant dressing in the early evening - losing up to one pound per day.

Those who "fuel up" with HEMP HEARTS and long fiber foods early each morning have significant nutrients for tissue health, significant long fiber roughage for colon health, and significant energy for success and good mental health.

A 55g (5 tablespoons) serving of our HEMP HEARTS contain:

314 calories of Energy from 20g protein (30%), 23.2g of unsaturated fat (14.9g omega 6, 4.7g omega 3 and 3.5 g omega 9), 2.7g of saturated fats, 5.9g carbohydrates, 3.3g fiber, 2.6mg Iron, 40.6mg calcium, 5mg sodium, 5mg Vitamin E, .55mg Vitamin C, .07mg Vitamin B6, .18mg Vitamin B2, .76mg Vitamin B1, 1200 IU Vitamin D, 2.2 IU Vitamin A, .38 g Potassium, .4g Phosphorus.

Hemp Seed #1 Nutritional resource on the Planet

Treating Yourself Medical Marijuana & Hemp Expo 2010

2010-07-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

Ha-Swësh Hemp Company would like to personally thank Marco Renda and all of the wonderful volunteers from Treating Yourself Magazine for putting on the first Medical Marijuana and Hemp Expo ever to be hosted in Canada and to have had the opportunity to present the Hemp Fashion Show. We would also like to express thanks to everyone who made Hemp Fashion show a success; and a special thanks to our fantastic models who came from all areas of our community to make our Hemp Movement that much stronger.

After many years of envisioning change in this Community, it was great to see Toronto hosting such an event where we had a large number of passionate, enthusiastic International and Local attendance.

Educate and Medicate...looking forward to seeing you all for next year’s show!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEB9v1sc_2A

Treating Yourself Medical Marijuana - Hemp Expo

2010-06-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

40 Days to go and on July 16 The Treating Yourself Medical Marijuana-Hemp Expo Starts at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. http://www.medicalmarijuana-hempexpo.com/ Make sure to visit Ha-Swesh Hemp Company at BOOTH #300

Toronto's Premier Eco-Friendly Clothing Line.

2009-09-10T12:17:00.000-07:00

Ha-Swesh Hemp Clothing

2009-09-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Ha-Swesh Hemp Clothing

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