Hemp Facts

What Is Industrial Hemp?

Industrial Hemp: A variety of Cannabis Sativa L., a tall annual herb of the mulberry family, native to Asia. The plant is grown for a wide range of consumer and industrial prod cuts, and possesses no pyschoactive qualities.

"Industrial hemp is a valuable, low-cost biological resource that can be grown in most climates. It is a hardy plant whose rapid growth and high resistance to diseases largely eliminate the need for costly herbicides or pesticides."1

"Hemp is the standard fiber of the world. It has great tensile strength and durability. It is used to produce more than 5,000 textile products, ranging from rope to fine laces, and the woody "hurds" remaining after the fiber has been removed contain more than 77% cellulose, and can be used to produce more than 25,000 products, ranging from dynamite to cellophane..."2

Hemp Facts

* Hemp is the Strongest Natural Fibre Known to Man * Hemp Produces 4 Times As Much Paper Per Acre than Tree * A Crop of Hemp can be Grown in 100 Days, Without Harmful Fertilizers & Pesticides * Hemp can Create Jobs, Reduce Acid Rain & Help Reverse the Greenhouse Effect