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UK: Mum rents one of Britain's first cannabis houses
Ananova Saturday 08 Dec 2001 A Suffolk woman is renting one of Britain's first two houses to be built from cannabis. The walls, floors and roof of the £70,000 home in Haverhill are made from cannabis hemp. But Amanda Collenette, who lives in the house with her daughter and boyfriend, says she won't be smoking marijuana there because she's anti-drugs. The 21-year-old said: "I am anti-drugs so there will certainly be no smoking of cannabis. The only 'grass' will be what is growing on the lawn." Five tons of non-narcotic cannabis hemp, which was legally grown in Britain, was used to build the two-bed end of terrace. The Sun says hemp stalks were mixed with lime to produce concrete-like panels which are said to give better insulation than traditional bricks. Architect Ralph Carpenter says the houses are environmentally friendly, adding the hemp is a breathable material so there should be no problems with damp or mould. The houses are an experiment by the Suffolk Housing Society, whose chief Steve Clarke said: "We are keen to build more."
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