Indopedia All Things Marijuana
A recent mishap involving a friend’s dog prompted the writing of this 3D printing guide, but we’ll get back to that shortly.
As I researched possible solutions to the aforementioned issue, the technology’s possible applications in the cannabis industry presented a truly promising prospect.
How could one of the fastest growing industries in our country’s history put the greatest advancement in manufacturing since the chisel to use?
Industrial hemp is already making a major comeback, and with the continual easement of laws and regulations surrounding the material, the applications figure to be vast.
Adidas and its subsidiary Reebok have shown on multiple occasions they’re willing to embrace hemp fully, and the 3-striped fashion empire announced the mass production of their first 3D-printed shoe model earlier this year. The “Futurecraft 4D” has a midsole that’s created using a process where ultraviolet light solidifies a polymer resin as it is lifted from a sci-fi movie-esque vat of goo. One would imagine the two progressive production methods would intersect in the design room at some point, especially when hemp offers such added resilience compared to…
