What is Hemp?

What is Hemp? | Hemp 101

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Hemp Uses:

Arts:

InspirationBrushes
Paints
Canvas
Twines/Yarns

Automotive:

Fiber composites
Fuel
Lubricants
Plastics
Upholstery

Boats:

Lantern oil
Rigging/Ropes
Sails

Body:

Clothing
Body oil
Soaps
Dyes (henna)
Jewelry

Construction:

Hemp Board
Beams
Heavy duty bags
Plaster
Rope
Sealers

Home:

Sheets
Towels
Tables
Twine
Chairs
Napkins
Curtains
Wall covers

Economy:

Hemp Farming
Hemp Companies
Hemp Shoppers
Clean Air
Clean Soil
Clean Water

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Hemp is a “Billion Dollar Crop.” These words were professed in the February, 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics (see article). Hemp, more than ever, is a plant that has the ability to sustain life on this planet. With all 10 essential amino acids and a well balanced ratio of omega fatty acids, hemp is a vital super-food that is now contributing to the awakening of humanity and the healing of the nations.

Hemp is generally referred to as the industrial, non-psychoactive variety of Cannabis sativa L. used for a multitude of products. Marijuana on the other hand, is referred to as the medicinal variety of Cannabis which people ingest for the psychoactive benefits.

What are the attributes of hemp?

Hemp grows to lengths of 10-16 feet. It’s grown for its fiber and seed production. It can be used to make over 25,000 different products, including textiles, paper, paint, particle board, plastics, cordage, and food.

What is the vision for hemp's future?

With the help from all the intelligent statesmen, lawyers, agricultural commissioners, teachers, mothers, fathers, visionaries, writers, inventor and so on. "We the People of the United States" enjoy the value-added benefits of farming and manufacturing hemp here in the U.S.. it just makes sense - it makes cents too.
The old paradigm was that hemp was bad, or marijuana, or cannabis.
However, we are here to share with the world every reason why Hemp is Good.

HEMP SEED FATTY ACID ANALYSIS:

HEMP SEED
Palmitic Acid C16:0 6.1 %
Palmitoleic Acid C 16: 1 0.3%
Heptadecanoic Acid C17:0 0.2%
Stearic Acid C18: 1 2.1 %
Oleic Acid C18:1 12.0%
Linoleic Acid (LA) C18:2 56.9%*
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) C18:31.7%**
Linolenic Acid (LNA) C18.3 18.9%*
Arachidic Acid C20:0 0.5%
Eicosenoic Acid C20:1 0.3%
Behenic Acid C22:0 0.3%
Erucic Acid C22: 1 0.2%
Lignoceric Acid C24:0 0.3%
Nervonic Acid C24: 1 0.2%

*=essential fatty acid. This1:3 LNA:LA ratio is called ''the optimum balance" by Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill, an authoritative book on edible oils and fats.

** "GLA" is Omega-6 Super GLA, less commonly found in fish and flaxseed oils.

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