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Hemp News (CW drug mention)
Feb. 5th, 2020 05:33 pmSaw this today:
https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/administration/resources/hemp-facts3
Hope this means that hemp products will start to become more available in the US. I need to research the specific numbers, but I hear it's an incredibly sustainable fiber (way better than cotton). Not only that, but hemp seeds are edible and filled with protein and omega 3 fatty acids. So it's just a really useful plant. Personally, I suspect that more work needs to be done legalizing marijuana in the US before hemp can be a more widely cultivated crop--from what I've read, even though hemp is legal in the US, the fact that hemp is simply a low THC variety of marijuana means that as long as marijuana cultivation and use is criminalized, it's almost certainly going to cause problems for hemp farmers. And while I personally loathe marijuana smoke for a number of reasons I think are entirely valid, I still don't think there's any moral justification for the current way possession of this substance is handled. I also understand that a lot of people find marijuana useful for pain relief, so it has important medical applications.
https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/administration/resources/hemp-facts3
Hope this means that hemp products will start to become more available in the US. I need to research the specific numbers, but I hear it's an incredibly sustainable fiber (way better than cotton). Not only that, but hemp seeds are edible and filled with protein and omega 3 fatty acids. So it's just a really useful plant. Personally, I suspect that more work needs to be done legalizing marijuana in the US before hemp can be a more widely cultivated crop--from what I've read, even though hemp is legal in the US, the fact that hemp is simply a low THC variety of marijuana means that as long as marijuana cultivation and use is criminalized, it's almost certainly going to cause problems for hemp farmers. And while I personally loathe marijuana smoke for a number of reasons I think are entirely valid, I still don't think there's any moral justification for the current way possession of this substance is handled. I also understand that a lot of people find marijuana useful for pain relief, so it has important medical applications.
