Henry Ford testing a hemp car panel
The Cannabis College
attempts to inform the public on all aspects of Cannabis and hemp, especially
those with which you may not be familiar. One of the most important applications
of the hemp plant is in the realm of environmental protection, such as its
ability to leach radioactivity from the soil, prevent erosion and mudslides,
and to be grown with little or no pesticides. Hemp plants are hardy, adapting
to and thriving in almost any climate on the planet and, rather than depleting
the earth, actually help to prepare the soil for the following year’s harvest
(crop rotation). Hemp building materials and plastic products are
environmentally-friendly and for the most part recyclable, and are also known
to be mould-resistant.
Hemp can for the most part reduce the need
for many other mass-produced modern raw materials. The fuel industry and other
petrochemical products create large amounts of toxins and waste and compared to
common resources (such as cotton) the hemp industry not only results in
eco-friendly fibres, fuels, cosmetics, medicines, etc.; it also protects the
earth and makes the land more viable for other crops. The cotton manufacturing
process is responsible for the utilisation of over 20% of the world’s chemical
pesticides and processing chemicals; whereas hemp can be grown and processed
with minimal or no chemical use, lending to ease of disposal and also reuse.
With regards to the eco industry, it
appears that even modern approaches in environmental protection sometimes accidentally
lead to the over-consumption of resources, often non-renewable. Hemp plants
help to produce oxygen, prevent deforestation and process greenhouse gases while
offering materials for food, fuel, cosmetics, plastic, building materials,
medicine, textiles and more. Many large companies producing the above goods are
now considering or have already implemented the switch to hemp due to the
current worldwide concern towards global warming and CO2 emissions.
