Industrial Hemp:
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has launched a policy push to legalise and regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp.
- Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is botanically related to marijuana, but with very different properties.
- While marijuana is rich with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component that makes pot a drug of choice by many, hemp contains only the smallest traces of THC (<0.3%),
- It is an herbaceous, dioecious plant belonging to the Cannabis genus within the Cannabaceae family.
- It is high in fiber and low in active tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
- It is used for varieties used for recreational, therapeutic, and industrial purposes, commonly referred to as marijuana and hemp, respectively.
- Its stalk can be used to produce biofuel, auto parts, paper, upholstery, and fiber for cloth and other textile items.
- Its stem can also be processed into building materials, industrial products and different kinds of papers.
- Its seeds can be used to produce feed or food or the sources of oil that can be converted into a lotion or cosmetic products.
