02 What is cannabis?
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This article is from the Hemp / Cannabis / Marijuana FAQ, by Brian S. Julin verdant@twain.ucs.umass.edu with numerous contributions by others.
02 What is cannabis?
Cannabis is the most durable of the hemp plants, and it
produces the toughest cloth, called `canvass.' (Canvass was
widely used as sails in the early shipping industry, as it
was the only cloth which would not rot on contact with sea
spray.) The cannabis plant also produces three other very
important products which the other hemp plants do not (in
usable form, that is): seed, pulp, and medicine.
The pulp is used as fuel, and to make paper. The seed is
suitable for both human and animal foods. The oil from the
seed can be used in as a base for paints and varnishes. The
medicine is a tincture or admixture of the sticky resin in
the blossoms and leaves of the hemp plant, and is used for a
variety of purposes.
``Hemp, Life-line to the Future'' by Chris Conrad pub data pending.
(Mexican slang term)
``The Emperor Wears No Clothes The Authoritative Historical Record of
the Cannabis Plant, Marijuana Prohibition, & How Hemp Can Still Save
the World'' by Jack Herer pub. Queen of Clubs HEMP Publishing, 1993.
(hemp can be grown legally)
``Hemp, Life-line to the Future'' by Chris Conrad pub data pending.
John Birrenbach's legal hemp FAQ pub. Institute for Hemp 1993.
(number one cash crop)
``Drugs, Crime and the Justice System'' pub. United States Government
Printing Office Washington, DC. December, 1992.
``Information Please Almanac'' pub. Simon and Schuster New York, 1993.
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