Hemp is the next generation crop that we all have been warned about. It will destroy our country. Thats what we all have been told. For the last few years hemp has been legalized at least in some way. States have been allowed to start pilot hemp programs under the supervision of each individual states Department of Agriculture. Those states that have started these hemp programs have seen a boom in the production of hemp based products. These products will end the world as we know it.
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The construction industry is the first area we will discuss. For generations now, traditional home design has had a similar concept. The use of costly wood based building materials has become common place. Forests are being depleted at an ever increasing rate. This practice is unsustainable because supply of trees is already surpassed by the demand for lumber.
Hempcrete is one possible solution to this demand. An acre of hemp produces large quantities hemp pulp and can be grown every year in almost all parts of the US. Where as the lumber used today can't be grown back for several years. Building with Hempcrete requires much less lumber framing, has approximately 67% energy savings, and is resistant to mold and moisture. Because of these benefits hempcrete has become a major threat to the lumber, insulation, and concrete industries.
Hempcrete construction requires much less wood framing.
The textiles industry is an area that hemp has been used in for hundreds of years. As recently as World War II Hemp was grown to supply the military with rope and cloth. Humans have made sails, clothes, paper, and just about any other type of cloth product from hemp. With recent scientific breakthroughs scientists have developed ways to make Hemp cellulose into plastic. These are all reasons that the lumber, oil, and cotton industries fear the development of a sustainable hemp industry.
Todays livestock feed makes up a significant portion of the demand for feed grains. This demand is increasing every year as world wide demand for meat increases. To meet this demand farmers are constantly working to produce more per acre at less cost. This is where hemp can help solve the words grain demand. Hemp provides an alternate rotation crop for farmers. A rotation crop that doesn't require pesticides, herbicides, or a fraction of the fertilizer and water that many grain cops require. Hemp also prevents weeds from growing back the next year due to its thick canopy. All of these reasons make hemp an amazing benefit to farmers giving them a profitable crop that costs less to grow and is healthier than traditional grains.
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As world demand for fuel increases humans need to find new ways to supplement that demand with safer cleaner alternatives. While we are quite some time away from a society that doesn't need fossil fuels. Hemp can be that stop gap. A field of hemp produces hundreds of pounds of seeds every grow season. Those seeds can be processed into fuel. A fuel that is cleaner than traditional fuels and can be grown more sustainably than corn.
The known medical benefits that hemp is responsible for is ever increasing. As scientists study individual cannabinoids they are finding amazing results. One cannabinoid is cannabidiol or CBD. Through selective breeding growers have developed strains of hemp that are very concentrated in CBD. Because its from the hemp plant it naturally contains only trace amounts of the cannabinoid THC. So the plant won't get you high. Through delicate processing companies and people like myself have pioneered a new field of natural products derived from hemp. The development of CBD oil concentrate has shifted the medical world on its side. People from around the world have started trying CBD and finding it has amazing results. CBD may not be the cure all for everyone buts its a natural alternative for many.
So hemp is destroying the world. That is what the powers at be want you to think. Look at all the special interests that hemp production threatens. Industries such as pharmaceutical, lumber, oil, corn, cotton, and many others don't want hemp to make a come back. They all know that once hemp has a solid foot hold in this country they won't be able to control their markets like they have grown accustomed to. Americans need to see the corruption and special interests involved in agencies such as the FDA & DEA. These industries are lobbying and influencing these agencies and your representatives constantly to keep hemp out of american life. Don't believe the propaganda. Hemp will destroy the world as we know it, and rebuild it into something greater.