I wish everyone would ask the question, “How Hemp can positively benefit our daily lives?” Okay, so it is no surprise that I am a huge supporter of the use of Industrial Hemp, actually it should be very obvious with the name of my website. I also support the use of Marijuana, I live in Colorado, where it is legal for both medical and recreational use. I have never seen anything bad come from people smoking Marijuana. I feel it is necessary to explain that there is a difference between Industrial Hemp and Marijuana. Hemp is a relative of Marijuana but has many traits. There are also two types of…

Industrial hemp is not a new thing at all, this plant has a lot of history, dating back about 10,000 years. It may very well be the first plant grown and processed for textile fiber. This plant was adorned by many royals, and was used by all! Processing hemp is one of mankind’s oldest forms of industry. With agriculture not being “normal”, meaning that it was invented by mankind, and being a direct link to the start of civilization; in 1977 Carl Sagan proposed the idea that marijuana being one of the first agricultural crops, could very well be linked with the development of civilization. Humans have been around for…

It is true, there is no “high” from Industrial Hemp. This species of the cannabis family contains CBD and little to no THC. THC is the compound in marijuana that does create the “high” feeling. Industrial Hemp only contains about 0.3% THC, which is not nearly enough to get anyone “high”, your lungs would fail first. So how did this plant get lumped in with its cousin marijuana? Well that all goes way back to the late 1930’s, when the Marijuana Tax Act was passed and enforced. This made marijuana illegal in the United States. Industrial Hemp was lumped in because it was said to be too much like marijuana.…