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Hemp and its Sustainable Uses

Aleigha Carroll

Hemp is in the genus, Cannabis, and is often confused with its psychoactive relative marijuana. But marijuana is a different species, sativa, and differs in the morphology, genetics, and amount of chemicals it produces. The chemicals produced by hemp are not hallucinogenic like the chemicals in marijuana but still cause scrutiny on hemp. Hemp can be cultivated for many uses, such as: using hemp oils to produce lotions, perfumes, and other cosmetics or using hemp fibers to make paper and other textiles or extracting the useful chemicals for medicine. The fact that hemp is so similar to illegal marijuana stops the U.S. from using hemp for commercial use and calls for the need to better understand this plant. The ignorance surrounding hemp and marijuana only antagonizes the situation and is the basis for the harmful effects associated with Cannabis. Several studies have been performed internationally and some in the U.S. in hopes of fulfilling this requirement for broader knowledge on the varied uses of hemp and its components. This paper is intended to enlighten the reader on the subject of hemp and its several sustainable uses.