Industrial hemp at the Hemp University!

The hemp university pages are a place to learn about a plant that we know as hemp.  Learning about hemp is easy  due to the amazing amount of products that we can produce in a renewable manner.  Food, fuel and fiber, hemp can provide all three high level product markets, they are the three things that we need as a society to live. The hemp education section is an online repository on the topic of hemp. We hope you take the time to learn about hemp and the many uses of hemp. We encourage you to then try a hemp food product but we are convinced that once you learn about hemp you will agree that it is silly that the US government will not allow the farmers to grow it.
Hemp pages in the Hemp University to learn more:

• Quick facts
• Uses of hemp
• Hemp protein
• Hemp fuel
• Hemp seeds
• Hemp oil
• Hemp building materials
• Hemp plastics
• Hemp weaving/clothing
• Growing hemp
• Countries growing hemp
• Hemp in Australia & New Zealand

Hemp University – Short introduction to hemp

Hemp is a variety of the cannabis sativa plant (more later on this).  Hemp may be the most useful plant known to man kind. In fact, cannabis sativa means useful(sativa) hemp(cannabis). It is used to make over 25,000 different products, most of which are superior alternatives to less environmentally friendly products. Some of the products made are: clothing, shoes, diapers, rope, canvas, cellophane, paints, fuels, chain lubricants, biodegradable plastics, paper, fibreboard, cement blocks, food, cosmetics, and soap.  The reemergence of hemp is slowly but steadily progressing within the United States while gaining full government support in other nations.  Industrial hemp is frequently confused with marijuana in the United States mainly due to a lack of understanding of the plants.

Both hemp and medicinal marijuana come from the same plant, Cannabis Sativa L. (not to be confused by sativa and idica), the definition of hemp according to the National Laboratories is:

THC+CBN/CBD < 1

This definition supersedes the 0.3% THC definition, of which has no origin.

The most commonly seen modern hemp product is clothing. Hemp clothing is warmer, softer, more absorbent, extremely breathable and significantly longer lasting than clothing made from cotton. It is nice to have clothing that looks like linen, feels like flannel, and wears two to three times longer than other fabrics, but this is just the beginning.

The seeds are an excellent nutritional source that can provide quality fats and proteins. The hemp seed oil is utilized for it’s healing qualities in many salves and cosmetics but can also be used to create paint, varnishes, lubricants, and much more. Follow the links all over the page to learn more about hemp in our Hemp University section!

The high fiber content of hemp makes it a natural resource for building materials, papermaking, and even biodegradable plastics. Hemp is a presently viable environmentally sound energy source.

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