Sunday, September 7, 2008

WHAT"S the DIFFERENCE between INDUSTRIAL HEMP and MARIJUANA

INDUSTRAIL HEMP is NOT MARIJUANA! They are both completely different with respect to stock size, growing practices, and most importantly, THC (delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol) content. THC is the chemical found in the flowering tops of the marijuana plant that contribute to its mood-altering effects. The THC content in Industrial Hemp is a standardized .03 percent, Marijuana's THC content is 5 to 20+ percent.

Industrial Hemp is grown and harvested solely for its seeds and stalks. Marijuana cannot be grown with hemp, nor within a two-mile radius of a hemp field; it will loose its THC content due to Canabidiol (CBD). A component found in Industrial Hemp - for these reasons, many Botanists have dubbed Industrial Hemp as "anti-marijuana".

I will use the word hemp from now on as a clear distinction has been made.

Hemp has thousands of uses, including paper, food, fuel, rope, oils, textiles, medicines, building panels, hemp bricks, plastics, paint, sealants, coffee filters, everything from disposable diapers to dynamite...

Anything that is presently being derived from wood or oil can be made more ecologically with hemp! It has been estimated that 33,000 different products can be made with Industrial Hemp!