Essays Tagged: "hemp plant"

... the U.S. Literally millions of wild hemp plants grow throughout the entire Midwest today. Wild hemp, like hemp used for industry purposes, is useless... it was a drug that induced uncontrollable violence, another complete falsehood.         Hemp is the plant scientifically known as cannabis sativa. It is referred to as... 65% more durable than the average store bought pair.         Hemp produces more biomass than any other plant that can be grown in the U.S...

... the manufacturing community.         Both the fiber (bast) and pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be used to make with the process originating in ancient... candidate as a source of alcohol fuel. The pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be burned as is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane... too much ultraviolet sunlight. The chemicals in the hemp plant helps it to resist untraviolet light.         Hemp protein can be processed and flavored in any...

... Lao Tzu. This system of health and treatment utilized many forms of the hemp plant to treat a variety of illnesses. A translated account reads... eras (19th century), country-people continued an ancient technique, combining hemp fiber with other plants like seaweed and broom-straw to make circular, pointed hats... into something all their own. Hemp is no exception. Yet the passage of time caught the persistent cannabis sativa plant in a confusing vise of...

.... Gatewood Galbraith has for years been a supporter for the legitimacy of the hemp plant. Campaigning in his Hempmobile, a 1980 Mercedes Benz fueled by... British conquerors to the new world (Charpentier 18). In North America, hemp was planted near Jamestown in 1611 for use in making rope. In order... in Massachusetts in 1639, requiring every household to plant hemp seed. In Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, hemp was even used as a monetary unit. Thomas...

... the United States, George Washington, not only used products made from the hemp plant, but also encouraged its nationwide cultivation as well. President Washington, in... bottom economic line tremendously, it would also free up much needed space to plant hemp crops; that huge corporate petrol silos currently horde. Aggressive nationwide...) Grecian temples were new; hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for...

... States shouldn't do the same. Instead of negotiating a further ban on hemp plants, the U.S. government should contemplate legalizing the producing of... comeback of the world most versatile and oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world. Hemp can be used for body care (such as cosmetics, shampoo... for the Marijuana Tax Act. Now is the time for the comeback of the world most versatile and oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world...

... focus their attentions to other more serious crimes. Marijuana comes from the hemp plant, which can readily be grown on fields across the nation and... production. Marijuana comes from the top leaves and flowers of the female hemp plant. The fiber from the top is used to make clothing, paper... soil, thus not taking up any valuable agricultural land (NORML 4). Male hemp plants (does not contain THC) now grow in the U.S. because...

... even be used as "Biomass" fuel, where the pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be burned as is or processed into charcoal, methanol, methane... manufacturing of paper. Both the fiber (bast) and pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be used to make paper. Fiber paper was the first... is quite simple, and is easy to do. The stalk of the hemp plant has two parts, called the bast and the hurd. Workers can...

... risk to society and should not be criminalized." (Dale Gieringer, Ph.D) Hemp plants happen to possess several alkaloids that produce interesting effects in people....S. Government could not see the beneficial uses of this hemp plant. The marijuana plant can be used for many things that many people do... United States for approximately 400 years. Marijuana was planted mostly for the use of the fiber "hemp," which proved to be very useful on colonial...

... this fool you. Marijuana comes from the flowers or 'buds' of the hemp plant. These buds are what contains the THC and gives the user... this dangerous drug.         Many supporters of marijuana claim that hemp can be a very resourceful plant. Hemp is considered to contain less than one percent... conventional paper (Pluff 1).         You may be wondering why such a useful plant is illegal, well let me tell you the other side of the...

... needed to run America each year.' The problem? This plant is the hemp plant-the very plant that marijuana comes from. Marijuana, and thusly, the... hemp plant is illegal. The absurd fact is that the plant that could possibly save the world from global warming cannot be grown because of... frightening but discerning. Marijuana also has many practical medical purposes. The Medical Plant Garden, a part of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is currently...

... committed to using drugs. (Inciardi and McBride 260)         Marijuana comes from the hemp plant, which can readily be grown on fields across the nation and... production. Marijuana comes from the top leaves and flowers of the female hemp plant. The fiber from the top can be used to make clothing..., paper, rope, and methanol fuel. Hemp is a plant that can be grown in poor soil, thus not taking up any valuable agricultural land (NORML...

...). Food, fiber, clothing, ropes, and medicine, the forgotten qualities that the marijuana (hemp) plant possess. Nowadays, marijuana is considered to be taboo. Marijuana has evolved... during the Depression. The specific reason given for the outlawing of the hemp plant was it's supposed violent effect on the degenerate races (Preston... far back as the Jamestown settlers, around 1629, who used hemp produced from the marijuana plant's fibers to make rope and canvas. It was...

... needed to run America each year.' The problem? This plant is the hemp plant-the very plant that marijuana comes from. Marijuana, and thusly, the... hemp plant is illegal. The absurd fact is that the plant that could possibly save the world from global warming cannot be grown because of... frightening but discerning. Marijuana also has many practical medical purposes. The Medical Plant Garden, a part of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is currently...

... production. Marijuana comes from the top leaves and flowers of the female hemp plant. The fiber from the top can be used to make clothing..., and methanol fuel. Hemp is a plant that can be grown in poor soil, thus not taking up any valuable agricultural land. Hemp now grows... the marijuana plant: increased tax revenue, safety due to governmental regulation, decreased crime and use of hard drugs, and the environmental benefits of hemp to...

..., produces very poor fibers, and has high THC concentration in its buds. Hemp plants, Mary Jane's brothers, are distinguished by towering over thirteen feet... States Department of Agriculture (USDA) embarked on getting American farmers to plant marijuana hemp, because it produced the fastest, strongest growing fibers available at the... feet high, poor production of THC, and exceptionally strong fibers. Hemp is a largely ignored plant because of the bad rap that its sister gets...

... tops. Marijuana is referred to as grass, pot, tea, or weed. The hemp plant grows wild through most of the world and can be cultivated... is a naturally occurring alkaloid, extracted from the leaves of the coca plant. It is an excellent local anesthetic and a widely abused illicit drug... plant grows wild through most of the world and can be cultivated in any area with a hot season. It grows best in central Asia...

..., usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria. 2) A hemp plant whose leaves are smoked in cigarettes as a narcotic drug. While at home, on... useful in making fuels to run cars and generate electricity. Hemp is a very hearty plant and would be a good cash crop for our...-hua-na (Hemp, Cannabis, Pot, and Mary Jane) - 1) A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, usually smoked...

... off by hemp fuel is used up by next year's crop. "America is accomplishing nothing but harm by banning this miraculous plant", says Sarah...'s crop. "America is accomplishing nothing but harm by banning this miraculous plant", says Sarah Shanty (00). Apparently the fossil fuel industries and other main... "sinks". "Sinks" are places or areas with a lot of trees or plants. They are called sinks because they collect carbon dioxide, but because the...

... be legalized, is because medical professionals have found several applications for the hemp plant. Until 1937, marijuana was legal in the United State for all... substance obtained from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant. It is technically known as cannabis sativa and is a tall... suffers from multiple sclerosis. Police arrived at her home and ripped the plant from the ground. After going to trial, she was placed on six...