What is Hemp?
Hemp is a type of cannabis which is
cultivated for use in fashion, food and rope, among other uses. Hemp is a
vigorous plant and grows very fast and in different soil types. Hemp has been
grown for industrial reasons for more than 12,000 years. The use of hemp for
industrial purpose is because of fiber, which is used to produce rope, paper
and textile. Over the years, the largest hemp producing country has been China,
although countries like Canada and Australia are coming up. Hemp is really a
wonderful plant with the capability to help ‘green up’ many industries.
However, the name ‘Hemp’ broaches a
hostile attitude from people. This is because many people see hemp as a social
vice. Well, this is because Hemp and Marijuana share the same species –
Cannabis sativa. Even though hemp regularly receives a bad rap as a result of
its connection with marijuana, in truth, it is completely safe and has uncountable
uses.
Difference between Hemp and Marijuana
Hemp is obtained from the same
species as marijuana but that’s about it. They both have different functions
and uses – hemp does not affect the mind like marijuana. Hemp is cultivated for
its oil, fiber, seed and food while marijuana is cultivated for medicinal,
spiritual and leisure purposes.
Hemp is a multipurpose plant that
can be used for a lot of products including rope, food, textile, building and
clothing materials. It is a sustainable and fast growing plant crop that yields
up to two or more times practical fiber as cotton. Be that as it may, it is
illegal to cultivate hemp in some countries such as the US as hemp falls within
the marijuana prohibition act. This is because of the concern that planters
could effortlessly hide marijuana in a cluster of hemp. But Colorado seems to
have altered the law and opened the way for the growth of industrial hemp in
the US.
Uses of Hemp
Hemp is processed into products
like food, fashion, rope, fiber, hemp seed, paper, fuel, pulp, hemp oil, wax
and resin.
What is Hemp Seed?
Hemp seeds are the eatable portion
of hemp plant. Hemp seeds are small, round and have a light nut-like flavor.
They can be taken raw, ground into powder, shelled or roasted and turned into
hemp food or squeezed to obtain oil, known as hemp oil. Hemp food products
include hemp tofu, cereals, nut butters, waffles and hemp ice cream.
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