04/25/2021
CANNABIS FACTS
The Cannabis plant grows outdoors nearly anywhere on earth apart from the poles. (1) It is extremely fast growing, from seed to maturity in around 3 months. (2)
In that short time, this crop provides an amazing source of food (h**p seeds contain 2.9 times the protein of beef (3), and 3.6 times the Omega-3 in Salmon (4), an amazing source of clothing (canvas was named after cannabis (5) – the second strongest natural fiber (6) which excels in fiber length, strength, durability, absorbency, anti-mildew and antimicrobial properties (7), an amazing source for building material (H**pcrete is a non-toxic, mold resistant, fire resistant, pest repellant, temperature and humidity regulating, Carbon NEGATIVE building material (8)), and an amazing source of future technology and energy (h**p supercapacitors outperform standard supercapacitors by 200% while costing a fraction to produce (9)).
All of this in a crop that sequesters 10 tons of CO2 per hectare (10), requires less than half the water of Cotton (while producing twice as much fiber per acre (11)), can be grown without pesticides or herbicides, and actually release precious monoterpenes into the atmosphere. (12, 13)
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1. Growing ma*****na basing on latitude – Alchimia blog. Alchimia blog.
https://www.alchimiaweb.com/blogen/growing-ma*****na-based-latitude/ Published October 6, 2014. Accessed January 5, 2017.
2. Cannabis cultivation. Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_cultivation Accessed January 5, 2017.
3. 100g of beef contains 3.4g protein – 100g h**p seeds contains 10g protein.
4. 100g of wild Salmon contains 2.6g Omega-3 – 100g h**p seeds contains 9.5g Omega-3.
5. canvas – Origin Late Middle English: from Old Northern French canevas, based on Latin cannabis h**p from Greek kannabis. Oxford Dictionaries | English.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/canvas Accessed January 5, 2017.
6. Ramie is the strongest natural fiber, followed by H**p (Cannabis) in second place.
7. Interesting Fiber Facts. NuMei.
http://www.numei.com/fiber-facts.html Accessed January 5, 2017.
8. Some Interesting Facts About H**pcrete As a Building Material. National H**p Association.
http://nationalh**passociation.org/some-interesting-faces-about-h**pcrete-as-a-building-material/ Published March 30, 2016. Accessed January 5, 2017.
9. Graphene for supercapacitors costs $2,000 per gram to produce – H**p-Graphene costs $0.05 per 100g to produce and yet outperforms Graphene in Supercapacitors.
10. The Science behind Carbon Dioxide Reduction with H**p. H**pNews.
https://h**pnewstv.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/the-science-behind-carbon-dioxide-reduction-with-h**p/ Published September 28, 2009. Accessed February 7, 2017.
11. Cherrett N, Barrett J, Clemett A, Chadwick M, Chadwick MJ. Ecological Footprint and Water Analysis of Cotton, H**p and Polyester. Stockholm Environment Institute.
https://www.sei-international.org/publications?pid=1694 Published 2005. Accessed February 7, 2017.
12. Monoterpenes rise from the forests into the stratosphere, where they reflect solar radiation away from the planet and seed formation of exceptionally bright and persistent clouds. The clouds produce a dilute, monoterpene-enhanced rain. Before they are washed from the sky, monoterpenes serve as a reflective “sunscreen,” shielding the planet against UV-B. Possessing many therapeutic properties, monoterpenes may also serve as a water purifying, anti-viral agent, as they circulate through the our aquatic, mycilially integrated ecosystem.
13. von Hartmann Paul. Cannabis vs. “Global Broiling” : An Inconvenient Solution. Cannabis vs Climate Change.
http://cannabisvsclimate.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/cannabis-vs-global-broiling.html Published March 21, 2011. Accessed February 7, 2017.
