Sophisticated Hemp Goes Upmarket and Mainstream

Lucien Pellat-finet Pot Leaf Cashmere SweaterMarijuana may be illegal, but the weed is increasingly evident in American culture. Yes, Woodstock enjoyed its 40th anniversary this month, but there’s something else blowing in the wind.

Barneys New York in Beverly Hills is celebrating the Woodstock spirit by selling $78 “Hashish” candles in Jonathan Adler pots with bas-relief marijuana leaves; French designer Lucien Pellat-Finet dishes up a cashmere sweater at a pittance of a price, compared to white-gold and diamond custom pot-leaf-emblazoned wristwatches for $49,000 and belt buckles for $56,000.

In LA, the estimated 40,000 people attending the inaugural THC Expo hemp and art show in downtown Los Angeles will have another opportunity in 2010: April 23-25.

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