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the plant that builds houses, clothes armies, and sobers up the family reputation.
means A tall fibrous plant of the cannabis family grown for its strong stalk fibers, edible seeds, and oils, distinct from the strains cultivated for intoxicating effect.
from From Old English 'hænep,' a word with deep Germanic roots (German 'Hanf,' Dutch 'hennep'). It belongs to an ancient family of words for the plant stretching across Europe and Asia — almost certainly a cousin of Greek 'kannabis' and the source-line behind 'canvas' (literally 'made of hemp'). The shared sound across so many languages suggests the word, like the plant itself, traveled along very old trade roads, though the ultimate origin is lost in prehistory.
- sober cousin
- Too little THC to get anyone high
- founding fabric
- Declaration of Independence drafted on hemp paper
- hempcrete
- Builds walls that absorb carbon as they age
- naval power
- Once rigged and sailed entire wooden fleets
- fast grower
- Matures in months, needs little water or pesticide
charlotte's web — cbd-rich cannabis strain developed by the stanley brothers in colorado, used to treat seizures in children
hemp for victory — usda campaign in 1942 that encouraged american farmers to grow hemp for rope and textiles during wwii
indian hemp drugs commission — 1894 british government inquiry into cannabis use in india, produced the first major pharmacological study