Industrial Hemp
Industrial Hemp is the plant that has been the most cultivated in the last 10,000 years. Primarily grown for rope, clothes, paper, food, etc.
It can be used in a plethora of production sectors in our industrial age, including fabrics, ropes, building materials, paper, bio fuel, bio plastic composites etc. The hemp seeds are also an excellent healthy source of protein for humans and pets.
First, it is important to understand the difference between Industrial Hemp and the psycho-active “Cannabis”, “Marijuana” or “Pot”.
Industrial Hemp is a term that refers to the genetic variety of the plant that contains less than 0.03% THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psycho-active effect of cannabis. CBD is a different story, here is more infomation about it below:
The hemp plant is a very sturdy one, almost like a weed. it grows without the need for pesticides or weedkillers. After a few weeks of being planted, it grows into a solid canopy that totally overshadows and kills any competing weeds or such. With its deep roots, hemp plants can reach all needed nutrients in the soil, cleansing it in the process. That makes hemp a plant that is very versatile and can grow in a large variety of climates and regions.
Fact: Hemp harvest was outlawed in the United States in 1937. Several countries followed in the steps of the US.
A Bit Of Hemp History
It is said that in 1937, a campaign of disinformation against industrial hemp (and psycho-active Cannabis) was put together by the moguls of the newborn petro-chemical industries {plastic}, the titans of media corporations (that just started using tree fibers for newspapers, since hemp paper was the norm back then), and the pharmaceutical companies (who in theory did not like that the psycho-active Cannabis was a well known, natural, side-effect free commonly used medicine for hundreds of illnesses for thousands of years) Just google this to find an enormous amount of web sites and references about this subject.
Fact: Canada started allowing experimental industrial hemp farming in some provinces in 1995
An antique hand operated machine used to work the hemp dried stalk into useful fiber
Our goal is to promote our all natural hemp cat and dog toys and elevate industrial hemp awareness and its benefits for our society. So instead of creating a hemp “bible” on our web site, we decided instead to provide this useful link: “The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) is a non-profit trade association representing more than one-thousand (1,000) supporters, farmers and business members serving the hemp industries since 1994″. Their web site is a terrific hemp encyclopedia of history, current news, farmers, suppliers etc.
