LEARN ABOUT
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
LEARN ABOUT
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
History of Hemp
Hemp is the oldest domesticated crop in the world and also the key to modern civilization
For more than ten thousand years, hemp, the first plant ever cultivated, has been central to the growth of civilization. As settled populations spread from Mesopotamian valley throughout Central Asia and beyond, this foundational plant went with them everywhere, its reputation secured in religious texts that refer to hemp as “sacred grass” or “king of seeds.” In its earliest cultivated form, the plant figured in medicine, religion, and practical pursuits in a time when there was not much difference between those three central activities of life. Explore hemp history to learn more.
Hemp is the oldest domesticated crop in the world and also the key to modern civilization
For more than ten thousand years, hemp, the first plant ever cultivated, has been central to the growth of civilization. As settled populations spread from Mesopotamian valley throughout Central Asia and beyond, this foundational plant went with them everywhere, its reputation secured in religious texts that refer to hemp as “sacred grass” or “king of seeds.” In its earliest cultivated form, the plant figured in medicine, religion, and practical pursuits in a time when there was not much difference between those three central activities of life. Explore hemp history to learn more.
What is Industrial Hemp?
Same Genus, Different Uses
Industrial Hemp
Trace Levels THC (0% - 0.3%)
Agricultural Commodity (USDA)
Carbon Sequestration
Industrial Use
Fiber - Stalk
Textiles
Soil Remediation
Pulp – Paper / Packaging
Energy – Methane / Ethanol
Grain - Seed
Energy – Biodiesel
Cosmetics
Hemp Seed Oil
Nutrition – Animal Feed / Protein
Hurd – High Cellulose Content
Construction – Concrete / Insulation
Bioplastics
Animal Bedding
Biocomposites
Marijuana – Psychoactive
High Level THC (1%-35%)
Federally Controlled Substance (DEA)
Recreational / Clinical Use
Medical Hemp - CBD, CBG, etc.
Low Level THC (0.3% - 1%)
Federally Controlled Substance (FDA)
Therapeutic / Medicinal Use
What is Industrial Hemp?
Same Genus, Different Uses
Industrial Hemp
Trace Levels THC (0% - 0.3%)
Agricultural Commodity (USDA)
Carbon Sequestration
Industrial Use
Fiber - Stalk
Textiles
Soil Remediation
Pulp – Paper / Packaging
Energy – Methane / Ethanol
Grain - Seed
Energy – Biodiesel
Cosmetics
Hemp Seed Oil
Nutrition – Animal Feed / Protein
Hurd – High Cellulose Content
Construction – Concrete / Insulation
Bioplastics
Animal Bedding
Biocomposites
Marijuana – Psychoactive
High Level THC (1%-35%)
Federally Controlled Substance (DEA)
Recreational / Clinical Use
Medical Hemp - CBD, CBG, etc.
Low Level THC (0.3% - 1%)
Federally Controlled Substance (FDA)
Therapeutic / Medicinal Use
End Products
Hemp now plays a key role in a variety of consumer products, including dietary supplements and skin products. Its fiber has proven useful in making building materials, clothing, paper, and many other common products.
70% of the total weight of the hemp plant is made up of the “hurd” or woody inner core. This part of the plant is THC free. Engineers have discovered a number of properties of the hurd that make it valuable in housing construction.
Hemp grains or seed are often cultivated for food products. The seed can be eaten raw or cooked an can be pressed and packaged as oils or protein powders.
Hemp provides a complete protein (all nine amino acids necessary for human nutrition), and the hempseed oils (rich in lanolin and linolenic acids) contain beneficial amounts of omega-3 and omega-6 fats—the good, unsaturated fats.
Until its rediscovery in the late 1980s, the use of hemp for fiber production had declined sharply. Recent reintroduction has shown that hemp fibers prove to be strong, durable and unaffected by water.
The by-products of hemp cultivation can be processed into bio-diesel fuels, thanks to the oils in the seeds and stalk of the hemp.
End Products
Hemp now plays a key role in a variety of consumer products, including dietary supplements and skin products. Its fiber has proven useful in making building materials, clothing, paper, and many other common products.
