Industrial hemp

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The growth time for industrial hemp from seed is one hundred days(1). It can reach a height of between 5 to 15 ft.(2).

2700 years before Christ in China Chinese emperor Shen Nung taught his subjects to grow hemp in both the male and female forms. One of its uses was to make hemp clothing(3). Hemp was introduced into Europe about 1500 B.C.(4).

The Gutenberg Bible printed on hemp paper, as were most books until the late 19th century (5).

Hemp was a major cash crop for the first 150 years of American history. The Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper. Betsy Ross' first flag was also made from hemp(6). During the World War II era the America's supply of hemp was cut off from the Philippines(7).

This was no small issue. The plea for hemp went out across America. Pleas like this one "HEMP is a war crop for Iowa. If you'll raise a few acres of HEMP in 1943, it will make you money and you will help save the lives of our boys in the armed services."(8 ). These are just a few examples hemp playing a part in America society.

Hemp could be used for as many as 25,000 products we use today. It can be used to make things like rope, clothing, diapers, car parts, shampoo, beer, vitamins and lip balm (9 ).

A Research group gave a conservative estimate in 1990, projected that one acre would produce two to five tons of hemp(10).

Hemp is relatively free of psychoactive ingredient that recreational cannabis is famous for(11 ).

The hemp plant comprised of 30% oil by volume, the oil has been used to make high grade Diesel fuel and aircraft engine oil and precision machine oil(12).

Oil from the hemp seed for producing paints, varnishes, soaps, cooking oil, lotions, cosmetics creams, and for fuel and heating(13 ).

Hemp pulp is 77% to 85 % cellulose, and using bio-mass derived fuels you can produce fuel oil that has similar properties to no.2 and no.6 fuel oil(14). An Acre of hemp can produce around 1,000 gallons of methanol per year(15).

Hemp stems are 80% hurds. Hurds are the byproduct that is left when your remove the fiber. These hurds are 77% cellulose that can be used for chemical feed stock for the production of chemicals, plastics and fibers(16 ).