A house made of hemp is planned to be built by Tallinn resident Lilian Hankevits. The Estonian owns the only 2.5 hectare hemp field in Harju County.
The plant grown by Hankewitz resembles the cannabis used in drug production. But the difference lies in the content of the psychoactive substance tetra-hydrocannabinol (THC).
Her field is registered with the Harju Bureau of Agricultural Registers and Information Department (PRIA), which has allocated her a subsidy of 500 kroons per hectare for cultivating the field. Hankewitz bought a small amount of hemp seeds in Estonia, and after a long search, found the rest in Poland and Germany.
It is worth noting that the European Union allows the cultivation of hemp with a THC content of less than 0.2 percent. The certificates for the hemp varieties "Bialobrzeski" and USO 31 grown by Hankiewicz indicate a THC content of 0.0052. "The actual amount of THC content will be shown by the PRIA test, which will be conducted in August," Hankiewicz said.
In any case, Hankewitz says she hasn't met any drug addicts hanging around her field yet. "If they tried it, it was only once, and they won't want to try it again."
The owner of the field did not have any incidents with the police, since after sowing the hemp she herself notified the local police assistant about it in order to avoid misunderstandings.
Hankewitz said she was motivated to grow industrial hemp by a long-standing interest in the plant and a sense of responsibility for the land.
Hankewitz's interest in cannabis began a few years ago when she read about the healing properties of cannabis and the various uses for it. Living in the center of Tallinn and working in a modern office, she believes that cannabis can help eliminate static electricity, cleanse the air of harmful factors and saturate it with ozone. She has also tried brewing cannabis tea, which instead of the expected sleepy effect, gives strength, clears the head, calms and restores mental balance.
Hankevich has another reason for growing hemp. She had long wanted to have a house made of straw, but after a more thorough "acquaintance" with hemp, she realized that she wanted a house made of hemp. "I chose the option in which a mixture of hemp cores, lime and water is poured into the formwork. The next day, the formwork is removed, and the mass is left to harden. They say that this mass is stronger than concrete," Postimees quotes her as saying.
This year, she won't be able to start building a hemp house because there is no electricity on the farm. If all goes well, she hopes to start building the house next spring. The construction will require hemp from an area of one hectare.
Hankewitz has not yet received any income from growing hemp, but she is counting on selling the hemp she grows and is therefore open to all offers.
In any case, Hankewitz believes that hemp cultivation is an industry that could become Estonia's Nokia. "My dream is that Estonia would produce drinks, heating pellets, film, plastics, paper and other environmentally friendly products from hemp," she said.
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