Awesumo » Hemp http://www.awesumo.com Health, Truth & Justice Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America http://www.awesumo.com/hemp-a-new-crop-with-new-uses-for-north-america/ http://www.awesumo.com/hemp-a-new-crop-with-new-uses-for-north-america/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:16:56 +0000 awesumo http://www.awesumo.com/?p=25 Ernest Small and David Marcus

*This paper was considerably improved by criticism provided by A. McElroy.

“Hemp” refers primarily to Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae), although the term has been applied to dozens of species representing at least 22 genera, often prominent fiber crops. For examples, Manila hemp (abaca) is Musa textilis Née, sisal hemp is Agave sisalina Perrine, and sunn hemp is Crotolaria juncea L. Especially confusing is the phrase “Indian hemp,” which has been used both for narcotic Asian land races of C. sativa (so-called C. indica Lamarck of India) and Apocynum cannabinum L., which was used by North American Indians as a fiber ..read more..

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*This paper was considerably improved by criticism provided by A. McElroy.

“Hemp” refers primarily to Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae), although the term has been applied to dozens of species representing at least 22 genera, often prominent fiber crops. For examples, Manila hemp (abaca) is Musa textilis Née, sisal hemp is Agave sisalina Perrine, and sunn hemp is Crotolaria juncea L. Especially confusing is the phrase “Indian hemp,” which has been used both for narcotic Asian land races of C. sativa (so-called C. indica Lamarck of India) and Apocynum cannabinum L., which was used by North American Indians as a fiber ..read more..

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