hemp

     

Hemp (from Ol English hænep, see cannabis (etymology)) is the common name for plants of the entire family of Cannabis, although the term is often used to refer only to Cannabis strains cultivated for industrial (non-drug) use. Hemp is cultivated virtually everywhere in the world except for the United States, and its cultivation in western countries is growing steadily. For example, Canadian Hempseed exports surged 300% last year.China and other eastern countries never prohibited its cultivation and use it extensively.

Trivia about hemp

  • The Declaration of Independence was drafted on paper made from this plant grown by Washington; it's now restricted
  • Not cotton but this rope-making plant was king in antebellum Kentucky, which grew almost all the USA's supply
  • Sailcloth, canvas, rope & twine are made from this fiber plant grown in warm regions
  • The DEA backed off, man! Nutiva sells protein bars made from this fiber-producing variety of cannabis sativa
  • Manila paper was originally made from this rope substance from Manila
  • In the 19th c. this plant first cultivated in China had become so widely used that its name came to mean "rope"

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