Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 13:47:25 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Hemp Textiles International Corporation <hti@cantiva.com> Subject: First US Made Hemp Fabrics Press Release

Dear Friends,

We at Hemp Textiles International Corporation (HTI) would like to know who within the hemp industry would like to be updated regarding our new developments. Please give us a short reply to confirm your interest in receiving future news.

Below you will find below a press release for an important new achievement of HTI, the commercial launch of the first US woven hemp fabrics, the "Fairhaven Collection." These fabrics are manufactured by "American Hemp Mills", a new division of HTI whose mission is to manufacture and market US made hemp textile products.

We had an overwhelming response at the LA and New York fabric shows for our new fabrics. Finally, we have put hemp products in a position to be marketed for their aesthetic and performance characteristics rather than for their novelty value.

Daily News Record (DNR), Women's Wear Daily (WWD), Home Furnishings Network (HFN), Outfitter, and Bellingham Business Journal, have already covered the debut of our fabrics, and we expect much more media in the weeks to come.

Hemp Textiles International has pioneered the US hemp textiles industry since 1994, and now we are looking to expand our corporate team to keep up with the explosive growth of the industry. Please write us a note if you have resources or expertise which would bring synergy to our program.

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For further information contact: Yitzac Goldstein American Hemp Mills Tel: (360) 650-1684 May 29, 1998

For Immediate Release:

First American Made Hemp Fabrics

Los Angeles - At the L.A. International Textile Show April 20th through the 22nd, and the New York International Fashion Fabric Exposition April 28th through 30th, American Hemp Mills debuted the first hemp fabrics to be woven in the US in the last fifty years.

On display were thirty US woven fabrics, called "the Fairhaven Collection". These fabrics use design elements unseen in hemp before. Using CantivaTM true hemp fibers, bought from farmer collectives in China and Poland, the collection makes use of the many natural colors (from blonde to brown, and gray) and textures (from rustic to silky and refined) of hemp. The fabrics, ranging from 9 to 13 ounces, also make use of subtle colors of yarn dyed cotton, and intricate dobby patterns.

"Clothing, accessory, and home furnishing designers are actively seeking to work with hemp for its ecological appeal, durability , and natural fiber comfort but have been often disappointed with the imports available on the market." says Yitzac Goldstein, President of American Hemp Mills. "Before, only natural color fabrics were available with very little pattern variation or surface interest. By working domestically, we are able to design and manufacture hemp fabrics with a sophistication that designers demand."

The US is the only industrialized nation in the world that currently prohibits cultivation of true hemp, the industrial strain of Cannabis Sativa l. Grown since the first settlers came to the New World, the plant was banned in the US in 1937 due to a misclassification of hemp as a narcotic. Other countries quickly followed suit under pressure from the US. In the last five years, many nations have realized hemp's potential as an ecological and valuable industrial raw material and lifted the ban. Canada fully legalized hemp this year.

"We would like to also use hemp fibers grown in the US," says Goldstein. "Our fabrics symbolize the bitter irony of the current politics. Where else in the world can you import and process a crop that is illegal to grow?"

American Hemp Mills is owned by Hemp Textiles International, of Bellingham, Washington, manufacturer of CantivaTM true hemp fibers.

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