Free Essays on The Hemp Plant

  1. Can Hemp Save the Planet?

    Can HEMP save the planet? Hemp, also known as Cannabis sativa, is a plant of the family Cannabaceae. This plant, often confused with marijuana plant, is prohibited in the United States. Federal law makes it illegal to grow industrial hemp here. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifies...

  2. Hemp Rap

    When it comes to hemp, its one useful plant I can promise you no environmental rant Will and I are experts we know a lot the knowledge came from somewhere we had to be taught Im not going to tell you to change your life our project is sharp just like a knife Lets come together and get our drothers ...

  3. Hemp, Natural Resource

    Hemp, the Worlds Premiere The Renewable Natural Resource. Hemp, one of the worlds oldest plants humans have known, but yet we have stopped utilizing all the possibile values it holds. Hemp has commonly been seen as an "illegal" substance at which while under the influence will make you a radical...

  4. Helpful Hemps

    Helpful Hemps Brett Hicks English Composition 121 Dr. Sharon Hanscom December 16, 2008 Abstract This paper provides a broad view on the uses of hemp. The research conducted will prove the accuracy and detail of the uses of hemp as an alternate source to many products today. ...

  5. The Environmental Benefits of Industrial Hemp

    The Environmental Benefits of Industrial Hemp Contrary to popular belief, marijuana differs greatly from its relative hemp. Marijuana contains THC, the psychoactive chemical compound that induces a high, and therefore is an illegal narcotic. Hemp also contains THC, but not enough to give the user...

  6. Legalize Hemp: Its Cultivation and Production Do Not Harm the Environment

    Hemp should be legalized. The people of the United States of America have been kept in the dark from this problem for too long! At one point in time hemp was considered to be the most profitable and desirable crop that can be grown. It is an excellent source of paper, and using it could help reduce the...

  7. Plant Species - Cannabis Sativa

    strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared uses-In the second half of the nineteenth century, Cannabis Sativa was the second most prescribed drugs by medical practitioners for almost all ailments. The flowers of these plants contain 'cannabidiol'...

  8. Thc: a Component of Marijuana That Causes the User to Feel Their "High"

    The component of Marijuana that causes the user to feel their "high" is THC. THC is inside the plant, when burned and inhaled, it is sucked into the lungs along with oxygen. The lungs are where the THC enters the blood, once in the blood the user begins to feel the effects of the THC (Marijuana). THC...

  9. Cannabis

    into too much detail otherwise. To start off, growing hemp is easier than growing many other plants and it actually conditions the soil around it. Specifically, cannabis sativa plant produces more oil, fiber and protein than any other plant on earth. Its fibers are the longest, strongest and most...

  10. Marijuana Persuasive Essay

    legalize it. We weigh the pros and cons, look at statistics, listen to reports, but why? We should legalize marijuana, so anybody in need of cannabis or hemp can use it without punishment. Many people have health concerns associated with marijuana, the biggest of all being lung cancer. To many peoples disbelief...

  11. The Legalization of Marijuana

    “Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye could see”—Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Thomas Jefferson like so many other historical people often grew, smoked and used hemp or marijuana back when it was legal. In the early 1930’s little was known...

  12. Marijuana Proposal

    clear and present danger to the public safety of others. Marijuana is a drug made up of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seed and flowers of the hemp plant. It can be characterized by its green, brown, and grey mixture, and has a distinctive smell of burning leaves. Marijuana has many street names, including...

  13. Legalization of Marijuana: the History

    marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia; "ordering" all farmers to "make tryal of" (grow) Indian hempseed. More mandatory (must-grow) hemp cultivation laws were enacted in Massachusetts in 1631, in Connecticut in 1632 and in the Chesapeake Colonies into the mid-1700s (Herer, 2000). Marijuana...

  14. Chinese Embroidery

    sustainability, was creating an organic clothing line. I have seen organic clothing lines displayed in stores and I have read article about the bamboo and hemp used to make organic clothing, but my knowledge stopped there. Again, I thought this would be a great opportunity to expand my knowledge on an area...

  15. Marijuana Should Be Legal

    States because of its benefits. I. The History of Marijuana (hemp or cannabis) Marijuana has been in use from 7000 B.C. B. Original Uses of Marijuana The first woven fabrics was known to be made for a plant call hemp. Marijuana has been known to be use for incense, cloth, ropes...

  16. Legalize It

    understand what it is, where it originated or came from, and how it works. The THC Ministry has linked marijuana to many religions and uses of the plant throughout our history as humans. From the Shintoism religion (Japan) binding together of married couples, the Hinduism religion (India) The God Shiva...

  17. Marijuana Legalization

    demonstrate the projected market impact of legalizing marijuana. If marijuana were legalized it would open up a whole new commerce in industrial hemp farming and the products that are made from it. Our economy in America is hurting right now. We need something to help boost it and bring our country...

  18. Reformation of Marijuana

    strains of plants. Hemp is one type of strain that offers many different uses. Hemp is the strongest natural fiber known to man. In other uses it could be engineered for bio diesel as an alterative use for fossil fuel. One of the first laws for marijuana required people to grow so much a year. Hemp also can...

  19. Legalizing Marijuana

    conversation on legalizing Marijuana with in the United States. Why marijuana is still legal across most of the states makes no sense. The marijuana plant is less intoxicating than alcohol by a long shot, has never killed anyone from an over dose, help’s people with pain and hunger issues when sick, a...

  20. Uses of Cannabis

    ago. Cannabis is an ordinary herbal plant that produces leaves and buds or flowers. The flowers of the cannabis are truly unique varying in shapes, textures, colors, and trichome patterns. Colors of the plant can vary but are typically green or brown. This plant also has a distinct, bitter-sweet smell...

  21. Con-Legalizing Marijuana

    Background Marijuana is the product of Cannabis sativa, a hemp plant, and refers to the plant’s leaves and flowers. Hemp is a type of marijuana plant that can be used for paper, rope, and any type of fabric. The state could authorize the production of hemp because of all its uses. Marijuana has been used for...

  22. Marijuana Should Be Legalized

    the most controversial and debated topics. This plant has been in existence since this earth was created millions of years ago, and helped humans to survive throughout different forms of ways in their life. This plant is proving that it is a God given plant in the way it is making contribution to every...

  23. Chinese Mortuary Fashion

    throughout time and distance. What has maintained constant about mourning clothes in early China is that they were generally crudely made of panels of rough hemp fabric, with fibers exposed from the seams as well as the unfinished hems. The fibers were never dyed, always being an unbleached and natural quality...

  24. Legalization of Marijuana

    Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is an illegal drug found throughout the United States. Marijuana comes from a unique type of hemp plant called cannabis indicia. About 300,000,000 people use marijuana daily it is described as a non-additive drug that people smoke through a pipe or by rolling it...

  25. Pro and Con of Marijuana

    Marijuana is can be good and yet still bad. It’s a plant that has the power to be beneficial to mankind and harmful to it. However, putting aside the many cons of legalizing marijuana, the pros of legalizing marijuana still far outweigh the cons. We hear the most common argument against marijuana...

  26. "Using Marijuana Could Be Risky."

    leaves from the Indian hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which means “useful hemp”. Preparations made from Cannabis include marijuana, the dried plant material; hashish, the dried resin from the flowers and associated leaves; and hash oil, an oily solution of resins and other plant juices extracted in alcohol...

  27. Marijuana or Ganja

    Marijuana * Marijuana or ganja: the flowering tops of female plants,[7] from less than 1% THC to 22% THC; the wide range is probably one of the reasons for the conflicting results from different studies. Psychoactive potency by cannabis plant part is approximately as follows (descending order):[8] ...

  28. Considering Canibus

    grow laws in the United States it is impossible to grow hemp. Hemp, which mostly comes from stalks of the male marijuana plants does not contain THC (scientifically known as tetrahyrocannabinol), nor does it produce the flower desired by smokers. Hemp can be used for many different resources, one of the...

  29. Marijuana. Essay.

    seeks relief from unbearable pressure one is to eat hashish”. The founding father of our nation George Washington, said, “Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!” Marijuana is one of the safest medicinal substances on the planet and is supported by many acclaimed celebrity role models...

  30. Where do you stand

    cotton. In 1619 the Virginia Assembly passed legislation requiring every farmer to grow hemp. Hemp was allowed to be exchanged as legal tender in Pennsylvania , Virginia , and Maryland . American production of hemp was encouraged by the government in the 17th century for the production of rope, sails...

  31. Informative Speech

    found that everyone can enjoy! 1) Visit the Ann Frank House 2) Go to the Red Light District 3) Visit the Heineken Brewery 4) Visit the Marijuana, Hemp, and Hash Museum First off we got the Ann Frank house. Ann frank and her family had to hide here for 2 years during WWII They were eventually...

  32. PLANT DATABASE

    (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Dioscoreales Family: Dioscoreaceae Genus: Dioscorea Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. These are perennialherbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of...

  33. Why Mariuana Should Be Legalized

    laws. I will even admit to having tried it myself, and in my opinion, it is in no way harmful to our bodies and should not be banned. It is merely a plant, which if you happen to light on fire will make you happy and a little hungry. There are many organizations that are in place to do what they can to...

  34. Marijuana Legalization

    Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized Cannabis more commonly referred to as marijuana is a type of plant harvested for its extremely strong hemp fibers and for its THC rich buds. Marijuana was first used and discovered around the 3rd millennium. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the psychoactive ingredient...

  35. Marijuana: a Helpful Use

    Marijuana: A Helpful Use The Hemp plant has been used for food, fibers and medicine for at least five thousand years. The first mention of marijuana was in Chinese medical text in 2737 B.C. From then it has spread from all of Asia to parts of the middle east. Arabic’s used it for rituals ...

  36. Marijuana Essay

    2008 Legalization of Marijuana Marijuana is an illegal drug found throughout the United States. Marijuana comes from a unique type of hemp plant called cannabis indicia. About 300,000,000 people use marijuana daily it is described as a non-additive drug that people smoke through a pipe or...

  37. weed

    ancient Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks and the Romans. Marijuana was first used in the U.S for medical purposes but the plant fiber was in use for many years. The plant fiber was called Hemp. Hemp produced rope, twine cloth, paper and various things. Even though marijuana has been around for many years the use...

  38. benefits of Marijuana and Canabis

    No Independent Study Has Ever Linked Marijuana To Psychosocial ProblemsCannabis is one of the most powerfulhealing plants on the planet. Dozens of studies have made pseudoscientific attempts to indicatethat young people who use cannabis tend to experience psychological, social problems and mental decline...

  39. Peanut oil and differential method 2

    yellow. Smell the oil.With your fingers to touch a little oil rice bran oil plant (http://www.ricebranoilplant.com), put in the palm, rub to smell its taste.Good quality color good oil, besides each have the smell of the plant itself should have general smell there would be no other peculiar smell.If...

  40. Legalization of Marijuana-a Political Movement

    ” --Bill Hicks The Marijuana, cannabis, or hemp plant is one of the oldest psychoactive plants known to humanity. Cannabis preparations have been used as remedies for thousands of years and the active ingredients of the hemp plant can be put to use in a multitude of medical conditions...

  41. Announcement of Lubricating Oil Adding of Drilling Rig

    research, development and production of construction machinery for nearly 30 years. Our main products are as follows:Ready mixed concrete batching plant,diesel concrete mixer,SICOMA concrete twin shaft mixer,etc. We will provide you with the best product and service. When filling the walking parts...

  42. Legalisation of Marijuana

    marijuana itself does” (Cozic). Marijuana has a major part in the history of our country as well as other civilizations around the world. The marijuana plant was originally used for making rope over 10,000 years ago and it was eventually smoked by ancient peoples for its medicinal value. Marijuana as a drug...

  43. Legalizing Medical Marijuana

    leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC and can be smoked in cigarettes for their intoxicating effect. The THC found in marijuana is also known as tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the chemical compound found in the cannabis plant also known as marijuana. Marijuana has been...

  44. Legalization of Marijuana

    Republicans in Colorado. Amendment 64 would make it legal for adults over the age of twenty-one to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants for personal use. Smoking is not safe, whether it is cigarettes, marijuana, or a maple leaf. Research has shown that over five million people die every...

  45. Cherokee Women

    they were in charge of gathering. Depending on the time of the year the women gathered nuts which were used for bread or oil, fruits and berries, wild plants that were used for seeds, leaves roots and stems, collected honey from bee trees, and maple sap to make sugar.4 In the winters women keep indoors and...

  46. Crops

    identify corn when I see it. A corn plant is tall and has long, slender leaves, or blades. The blades can be rather sharp. The plant usually yields several ears of corn. The corn plant also has brace roots, which are roots that grow above the ground to give the tall plant more support. Corn should be planted...

  47. buffy headed marmoset

    xylem and phloem, in woody plants, this layer of cells later becomes part of the vascular cambium, and produces secondary growth (mcdaniel.edu). Sclerenchyma (uic.edu) Thick secondary cell walls Dead at functional maturity Cannot increase in length - occur in parts of the plant which have quit growing...

  48. Go Green

    green cost millions of dollars! Some people cannot afford this. A popular vision people have about saving the planet is waking up from the sumptuous hemp-fiber sheets of your bed and putting on a new pair of $245 organic cotton Levi’s and an Armani biodegradable knit shirt. But this is hard for most...

  49. challenges for world agriculture today

    Agriculture, also called farming or husbandry, is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinals and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.[1] Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby...

  50. cellulose

    primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms.[4] Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth.[5] The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50% and that of dried hemp is approximately 45%.[6][7][8] ...

  51. The Legalization of Marijuana 2

    Marijuana Legalization Marijuana (Cannabis): harmless or harmful? Marijuana is a mixture of shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the America. For years marijuana has been made out to be this horrible drug. Some believe it’s...

  52. Should Cannabis Be Legalised ?

    Cannabis is a Indian hemp plant whom which is used for pleasure giving effects it may have hallucinogenic effects and this leads in to our question of this essay should cannabis be Leaglised in the UK ? Reasons Why Cannabis Should Be Leaglised ;  Chemicals Found in the plant can relieve pain in...

  53. Legalizing Marijuana

    alcohol, used to boost todays’ economy, and used by a majority of people. Dried leaves, seeds and stems of the naturally grown Hemp plant Cannabis make Marijuana. This plant can be inhaled or digested to obtain a “high” feeling. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the ingredient that gives the “high”...

  54. medical

    needs to think about before making the decision to legalize marijuana. Marijuana is a drug that is derived from the dried and cut leaves of the hemp plant known as "cannabis sativa". Marijuana has a variety of street names such as "grass", "Mary Jane", "pot", "smoke", "reefer", "herb", and "weed". The...

  55. A controversial issue: The legalization of marijuana

    clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, which is usually smoked to induce euphoria or “high” and to heal and soothe. In the 1930s, the American media spread many false stories and rumors that marijuana was an extremely dangerous drug and caused marijuana and hemp to become banned starting in 1938....

  56. Explanatory Synthesis

    other than being a drug. The earliest recorded date that marijuana (hemp) was used was in 6000 B.C. China, and it was used to make clothing, “The earliest known woven fabric was apparently of hemp, and over the centuries the plant was used for food, incense, cloth, rope, and much more.” (Guither 1)...

  57. Oil oil a refined oil equipment for oil production application

    extensive application in the process of pretreatment and mature. palm oil mill (http://www.palmmill.com) introduces a processing low oil oil processing plant using the puffing squeezing method system of oil refined oil equipment. Provide the reference for colleague. 1. Refined oil equipments in squeezing...

  58. weed

    nation can benefit from other ways it can be used. Hemp, otherwise known as marijuana, used to be a major cash crop in the 1800’s in America (History of marijuana). Hemp can be grown to produce paper, oil, food, rope, and cloth. The potential of one plant can be taken advantage of and grown to export bringing...

  59. Paper Poem

    official Cai Lun (ca. 50–121) is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern method of papermaking (inspired by wasps and bees) from rags and other plant fibers in 105. However, the discovery of specimens bearing written Chinese characters in 2006 at Fangmatan in north-east China's Gansu Province suggest...

  60. Business Model and Strategic Plan Part I.doc

    marijuana cannabiniol division will help in creating jobs and also help the environment by introducing new plants onto the land which in turn helps with the environment. Plus, cannabis also produces hemp, which is the material that can be used to make clothing as well as paper. This will reduce the impact...