HEMP CAN’TGET YOU HIGH,BUT IT CAN GET

HIGH-TECHDon Basile

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Hemp, the industrial strain ofCannabis sativa, has been used for

many purposes — food, fuel andtextiles among them — for tens of

thousands of years.

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BETSY ROSS SEWED THE FIRSTAMERICAN FLAG WITH HEMPAND GEORGE WASHINGTONFARMED IT AT MT. VERNON.

DID YOU KNOW?

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This spurious conflation quashed the

industry for about 60 years, until a 2014

farm bill defined it as an agricultural crop,

leaving the door ajar to American farmers.

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In today’s fast-paced and tech-driven

world, this means re-adopting the plant

for today’s innovation economy.

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Hemp could make a huge difference ineveryday products, certainly.

But even more exciting are thegroundbreaking research and high-techproducts it’s already spearheading.

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FUTURE-FORWARDAPPLICATIONS

Ever heard of graphene?

Hemp fiber is also incredibly strong and light, andDr. David Mitlin, a scientist from Clarkson Universityin New York, says his team has mimicked thenanomaterial’s amazing qualities using hemp waste.

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ACCORDING TO DOPE MAGAZINE:

Dr. Mitlin and his team were able torecycle leftover hemp-based fiber, cook itdown and then dissolve it until carbonnanosheets that resembled the structureof graphene were left behind. Theyproceeded to build these nanosheets intopowerful energy-storing supercapacitorswith high energy density, thus creating ahemp based “graphene.”

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Its negative CO2 footprint alleviates

the greenhouse effect and improves

air quality.

Its natural insulation keeps homes

warm or cool, reducing need for

energy.

Its resistance to cracks under high

pressure makes it well-suited for

earthquake-prone areas.

It’s even mold, fire and termite proof.

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Another amazing product is hempcrete, a

concrete made with hemp and lime.

HEMP CAN BE USED TO CREATE

BACTERIA-FIGHTING FABRICS.

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Hemp also can be used to create bacteria-fighting fabrics. Considering at

least two million Americans get staph infections when hospitalized, and

90,000 die, this could be a life-saving innovation here in the U.S.

WHAT’S NEXT?

These are just a few of the many high-tech and future-forward applications hemp has.

As a form of sustainable agriculture, hemp farming holdsenormous potential — for the planet, the economy, and evenveterans seeking employment. Once the hemp is produced, it

may not get you high, but figuratively, the sky’s the limit.

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