Army soldiers aren't allowed to use hemp-derived CBD even if it's federally legal—but the military branch is now asking for information about using hemp yarn in uniforms to help camouflage snipers.
In a request for information (RFI) posted last week, the Army said that it's interested in exploring alternative materials to improve uniforms used by snipers to hide from enemy combatants in close proximity. Hemp and jute are among the materials that it thinks could support the "Operational Clothing and Individual for the Improved Ghillie System (IGS)."
"Interest is specifically in a yarn/twine/thread used to break up the Snipers outline made from Jute, Hemp, or similar natural fiber," the notice says.
The Army's Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment division is "seeking approximately a 48 lb Jute Count, 3-ply, Jute, Hemp or similar natural fiber, yarn/twine in a natural color," it continues. "The current demand for the Jute/Hemp yarn is 400,000 yards."
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