Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Wild Cannabis plants are rare in countries that have tried to
eliminate the plant by burning fields and conditioning woodlands. In
certain countries the Cannabis plant has been identified as a dangerous
drug and has been killed off by human beings and law enforcement
officials. It is treated as a weed and as a plant that causes social,
mental and physical problems. None of these reasons for removing the
plant are well founded but the cull of cannabis has occurred anyhow.
The Cannabis plant was used for many things other than the
extraction of THC (to be discussed later). Our ancestors, up until the
late 1800's early 1900's, used the Cannabis plant to create clothing
and other materials. The Cannabis plant or 'hemp' as it is called in the
textile industry is a very strong material and will withstand large
amounts of stress applied to it. Hemp material is widely regarded as
one of the best possible materials for producing fabrics. A pair of
trousers made from hemp, or a shirt made from hemp will withstand
the test of time. It is a far more superior material than cotton. This
should give you some clues as to why the fabrics industry wanted to
put a stop to the cultivation of marijuana in the late 1800's. Hemp
fabric products will last longer than cotton fabric products thus the
buyer buys less over longer periods of time. This is the first instance of
the Cannabis plant being subjected to ridicule for capitalist gain.
The Cannabis plant has been subjected to a number of
stereotypical formats. The first one is that the resin produced by the
plant is physically addictive. This is not true and I will explain why. In
psychiatry there is a list of classifications for addictions of all abusive
