HARRISBURG, PA — At a hearing on Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health approved changes to the Pennsylvania medical marijuana program that were recommended by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board on April 9. The Department approved the advisory board’s recommendations to allow patients to access medical marijuana flowers for vaporization in addition to the more expensive […]
Lawmakers consider hemp plant extract for treatment in rare childhood disorder
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — For nearly a decade, Brandy Barrett has been fighting for her son Noah's health. More specifically, his healing. “He was born a typical, healthy little baby boy,” said Barrett. But at 6 months old, Noah suffered the first of … Read more on wlfi.com
Eco/Green: Industrial Hemp Key To Jumpstarting Developing Economies
Hemp has the ability to grow in the most nutrient depleted soil, and within a year is able to replenish soil with nutrients that will allow for the growth of crops the next year. Also the hemp can then be used to make threads that can make the mosquito … Read more on INSCMagazine (blog)
Hemp Supporters To Congress: Legalize It
While many associate hemp with marijuana, the two are quite different. Unlike marijuana, industrial hemp has a low concentration of THC — the chemical component which gives pot its power. With just 0.3 percent THC at its dried weight, hemp is simply … Read more on Huffington Post
UPDATED PHOTO RELEASE — Hemp, Inc. and Its Decorticating Plant Featured …
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The San Francisco Chronicle, a newspaper serving California's Bay Area, featured Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) and its decortication line in a recent article entitled, "An End to Exile: Hemp's Bright American … Read more on Nasdaq
Judy Schwank, Mike Folmer to introduce 'industrial hemp' bill in Pennsylvania …
A tractor cuts a small plot of hemp at a University of Kentucky research plot near Lexington on Sept. 23, 2014. Marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin has gained a foothold as a potential cash crop in Kentucky. The long-banned crop's advocates hope it's … Read more on WFMZ Allentown
Hemp bill once again pushed by Oregon senators — and new Majority Leader …
Oregon's two senators, Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, on Thursday once again joined with their Kentucky colleagues to introduce a bill that would sweep away federal barriers to growing commercial hemp in the United States. While the same … Read more on OregonLive.com
Hemp is one such plant that has been in use since time immemorial. Yet most of us are least aware of the beneficial effects that this plant has on our health and thus, we have been ignoring it. Instead, the plant is being used for its psychedelic effects on a large scale in and around the world.If the benefits of this plant have been known a little earlier then instead of abandoning the plant, it could have been used for better purposes.
Many a great people tried to make the world understand the uses of this wonder plant. Though the time has come to passé now yet it is never too late to dig underneath and find out the truths. Getting to know more about the origin of the plant and trying to find the answer of valid questions related to the plant will be helpful in understanding the plant and its uses in a better way.
Hemp Plant is spelt as confusion as it has been used over the years to stir emotions. The plant is well known for its ability to stir the emotion of an individual beyond the admissible reasoning along with myths scoring better than facts. As a human, most of us easily give in to abrupt conclusions without any sense of reasoning. Had we been a little more reasonable then we would have been using this plant for a better purpose rather than renouncing it.
One of the most common forms of hemp is Cannabis sativa. This species occurs in various shapes and sizes. Better known as a fibrous plant, this plant has different physical traits. The term “hemp” is also sometimes used to refer to the fiber that is obtained from this species. Though, there is no clear information on how and when this plant was discovered but one thing that is certain about this plant is that it is plant that lives peacefully.
Among the various uses of hemp plantation, one of the most important and most popular uses is that the hemp seeds are helpful in strengthening the immune system. Those nutrients that are essential for the proper functioning of the immune system are found in these seeds. It is also found to be helpful for the physiological functions as well. Thus, the hemp seeds are a good source of medicine. It can be used in the form of oil which can be used for cooking purposes or salad dressings.
Besides this, the oil can also used as a fuel and does not emit black carbon which makes it environment friendly as well. The benefits of cannabis are increasing day by day. Every part of the plant, be it the seed, the root, stem or the leaf, are beneficial. As a result of the many uses that it provides, this plant is well known as “the plant of life”
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