COASTAL RESOURCES COMMISSION N.C. considers hemp sand bags Hemp among materials that could help state's sacks of sand fade away As the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission wrestles with what to do about the proliferation of sandbags along the state's coastline, one idea that's been floated is to make the bags biodegradable. And one of the materials under consideration is hemp -- the industrial, nonhallucinogenic cousin of marijuana. In short, that would be one way to make sure the sandbags get rolled up instead of becoming semi-permanent structures along the N.C. coast. "If we did adopt this, we'd be dictating the temporary nature of the bags by making them biodegradable," said Courtney Hackney, CRC chair and a marine biologist at UNC Wilmington. [continues 542 words]
Panel Looks for Biodegradable Coastal Policy Call it the Cheech and Chong bag. As the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission wrestles with what to do about the proliferation of sandbags along the state's coastline, one idea that's been floated is to make the bags biodegradable. And one of the materials under consideration is hemp - the industrial, non-hallucinogenic cousin of marijuana. In short, that would be one way to make sure the sandbags get rolled up instead of becoming semi-permanent structures along the North Carolina coast. [continues 590 words]
