What is all the fuss about Hemp?
Hemp has actually been around for several centuries in the United States, however, it was actually banished for many years. Despite there being many commercial uses for components derived from the Cannabis Sativa Hemp plant, it was demonized because of its close relation to the Marijuana plant. However, there is quite a big difference between the Hemp plant and Marijuana plants. While they share the same parent (Cannabis Sativa) they are different in that they do not share all of the same compounds that are found inside the plant. The plants look identical on the outside and that is the primary reason for so much of the confusion. History of the Hemp plant in the United States In the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States, industrial hemp was legally cultivated and many products were made from all parts of the plant. One of the primary products the was made from the hemp plant was the rope. The stalk of the hemp plant is extremely fibrous and the fibers were used to make