Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...

Uptown Smokes on Chicago’s North Side is a spacious and friendly place to shop, with colorful, inviting packages lining its ...

The yarn used to be created on the site too and in a room just above the ropewalk raw fibres of hemp and flax were combed and spun. The rope made here has been used on the Cutty Sark and the HMS ...

The opposite, however, has happened. Post-legalization, the market for hemp rope, fabric and other non-ingestible products was slow to develop. Even sales of CBD products were stymied by a lack of ...