What can be the benefits of this plant?

as far as i know the plant can:

- grow to the size of a 40 year old tree in one harvest(3 to 6 months).
- produce paper (any quality from painting canvas to glossy printer paper).
- produce wood equivalent to plywood that can be used to build shelter.
- can be processed for fibers that can be manufactured into clothing.
- produce edible seeds packed with protein (7 grams in two table spoons of hempseed), along with essential fatty acids (the good kind of fat), and helpful enzymes.

to me this translates as:

- no more cutting down trees because hemp is more efficient.
- paper for books or writing = education materials
- materials to build “green” shelters with minimal impact on environment.
- clothing
- bountiful source of protein that could probably rival the protein available in the entire meat industry (minus the saturated fat).

<pre><code>keep in mind these are a few examples of the produce that hemp brings to the table. why is it taboo and so restricted. even if you did get permits to grow it, it costs approximately 100k to buy the custom machinary used to plant and harvest this crop. china did not need this equipment to harvest hemp 9,000 years ago why should we?</code></pre>


<pre><code>this rugged plant can grow nearly anywhere even in canada, two harvests can be reaped in canada's short growing season. first of all this is the hardest plant to harvest, the amount of jobs that could be created worldwide are staggering. 2nd the help it could offer countries like africa boggles the mind as to why it hasn't been used in the last century to help feed, clothe, shelter, and provide materials to educate the worlds poorest people.</code></pre>


<pre><code>i'm sick of all the deforestation. have you seen footage of people finding their sustenance in garbage dumps?? can you understand what that would be? finding meals for your children in more fortunate peoples garbage?</code></pre>


<pre><code>i'm not talking about patching these people up with a temporary solution either, a proverb comes to mind; give a man a fish, feed him for a day. teach him to fish feed him for a lifetime. we should help them onto their feet, this plant should be studied and provided globally.</code></pre>


<pre><code>finally, my main point is this, solving the problems confronting third world nations is to overbearing for poorly equipped volunteers and activists relying on charity. the more fortunate countries need to come together and chip in for a permanent solution. and it is not only humans that need help it is also nature that needs a break. a ceasation of deforestation would be a huge victory in healing the world.</code></pre>


<pre><code>i dind't mean to write so much, thank you for your patience and let me know what you think. thanx</code></pre>

please understand that im trying to open up the debate. discount the alien refrence i think he’s just joking. also other plants do have signs showing if it is male or female. so even though it is not totally empiracly accurate i do know that much of this info is factual.

i bought a container oof hempseed before and it had 7grams of protein for two tablespoons on the nutrition guide sticker. and i know a hemp farmer with 600 acres dedicated to its growth and it does produce the quantity of material its rumored to produce. so im convinced that hemp can live up to its reputation.

<pre><code>again lets focus on facts and avoid speculating about alien plants or what have you. thanx and i encourage people to do the research themselves so we can better understand what tools are available so all living beings can live better lives.</code></pre>

Guts,

Well I think you said it all… The earth is blessed with a profitable, environmentaly friendly and versatile plant with immense unrealized potential. Although, the reason it remains ‘under the radar’ has more to do with why we aren’t using it then why we should. That is to say, there is a global monopoly on lumber as the sole resource for the products you mentioned above. Someone has to implement a widescale mechanized farm for hemp and then we will see what the market does. Unfortunately, it rarely does the right thing.

Danny

Really? I thought the all knowing, invisible hand of the market always did what was good for the people…

That was a joke.