I was chilling at the villa the other evening and we were all chatting around the braai, having a few drinks and maxing out the vibe. The story turns onto one of the guys and how long he takes to get ready every day, with people calling him “such a chick” They then laughed at how he has to shower, moisturise, do his hair and only then can he leave the house.

Not wanting to let them know that I actually do these sorts of things myself, I sat there quietly, sipping on a Savannah, all the while wondering if I had my put my Philips Bodygroom on charge!

There was no way I was actually going to make a mention of the fact that I had paid Hemporium a visit a couple of days prior to get some body moisturiser! They would have platzed!

Hemporium is a South African hemp company that was founded in 1996 and uses hemp to make their products. The benefits of hemp is that it is easy to grow, and doesn’t require the vast amounts of water and pesticides that cotton uses. Because some 25% of the worlds pesticides go to cotton farming, making the cotton industry an absolute nightmare to nature.

Unfortunately, many governments see hemp in the same light as weed (Ask your mom to say it. “Mara- joo – wana”) This is not the case though, because it’s not really going to get you high. In any case, the people who want to smoke weed can so easily get hold of it it’s a joke. I can get a pre-rolled bat for ten bucks down the road from me.

You know…if I wanted to…

Industrial hemp has the ability to save so many of our planets resources and it can be used for so many things. One of them being clothing, as Hemporium have shown with their range of hemp clothing.

It can also be made into skincare products, and the one I purchased was the Moisturising Hemp Body Lotion. Good grief, it’s delicious! The smell of it is so natural that I’m tempted to eat it. It’s made with hemp seed oil, vanilla and lavendar essential oils. It also comes in a glass bottle, not plastic, so it’s easy to recycle. It’s not sticky at all and makes you glow, like a runway model! Without the coke addiction…

Hemporium Hemp Body Lotion: All over your body

The problem with government is that they are a bunch of (re)tards. They don’t want industrial hemp to be legalised, but they are so corrupt it’s insane. Do you think that they confiscate cocaine at the airport, and then destroy it? When our cops are getting paid probably less than R5000 per month to put their lives on the line, do you really think they are going to throw out millions of rands of cocaine? Don’t you maybe think it goes back onto the market? Say what you will, but I’m convinced most of the drugs confiscated in South Africa go straight back into circulation. Just an opinion…

Besides, what does our government know anyway? They can’t control the crystal meth (tik) problem, which is far more serious than a couple of stoners enjoying a blunt,going to the corner shop for the munchies and generally not causing any harm.

ANYWAY!

Off the topic, sorry about that.

But Hemporium is an awesome place and they have a great vision and goal of legalising industrial hemp. But as with anything, legalising it will take time. But you can go onto the Hemporium website over HERE and register with them to show your support for the hemp industry, thus further reinforcing and strengthening their goals.

And one day hopefully hemp will become legal. The best way to do this is vote with your wallet and support hemp products from Hemporium. With more demand comes greater trust in the product. and hopefully the clowns sitting in governments around the world will wake up and realise that the cotton industry is killing us and the planet with it’s excessive use of pesticides.

I was a bit bleak when I visited Hemporium because I found a flyer printed on hemp paper. As much as I wanted to blaze the beast up, the lady at the shop assured me that I would not get high. Not ideal.

Hemp paper: Not blazable

Wow, all that writing, and the next thing I know, it’s half way through the morning!

The Hemporium shop in Cape Town is situated in an old cottage and walking in makes you feel right at home. I browsed around, and when the guys called I said I was on my way to play touch rugby, eat steak and drink beer.
Hemporium Cape Town

114 Constantia Main Road

Wynberg

7800

Cape Town

South Africa

Click HERE for the website

Sean Lloyd

Editor