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The many uses of Hemp

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 02:00
13 Sep 2011

By Nuff Said

Originally from ISMOKE magazine

Part 1

Hemp is quite probably the most useful raw material on the planet. Its uses are well documented; for example as fuel, fibre and paper amongst many other things. Its use dates back thousands of years, and UKCIA explains that: "Cannabis hemp was widely grown across Britain in the Middle Ages, from at least 800 to 1800 AD, though the amount grown varied widely through the centuries. It was mainly grown for fibre which was used to make sails, ropes, fishing nets and clothes. Old clothes were recycled into paper. Oil was produced from the seeds and was burned in lamps. It may also have been used as a folk medicine and for food, but it's a mystery whether or not it was taken as a drug." (for more info see UKCIA ) Also...

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