Hemp or Cannabis Sativa

Cannabis Sativa is a plant that can change our world. And she will. In the United States, marijuana is defined as any Cannabis sativa plant that has greater than 0.3 percent THC. THC, short for tetrahydrocannabinol, is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. The more THC you consume, the more changes you will notice in your cognition and how you feel. In essence, THC gets you “high.” There are a many medicines present in cannabis sativa, including CBD, CBG, CBN and many others which are known to provide healing benefits. The medicinal and recreational cannabis industry is a huge industry in the US and in the world. 

Hemp plants are defined as any cannabis plant with 0.3 percent or less THC. Even a plant with 0.4 percent THC would be classified as a marijuana plant, in spite of the fact that 0.4 percent isn’t going to have a noticeable psychoactive effect. Both varieties have great value.  They look quite a bit different:

CBD Hemp Variety

Seeds are the future. Because hemp cultivation was prohibited for 80 years in the US there is very little “domestic“ hemp seed diversity and not many varieties. The past decade has been one when seed breeders and importers have been working hard to bring  more fiber hemp varieties into the North American landscape for farmers. We are a part of this work. Hemp is seeded at the rate of approximately 50 pounds per acre, in order to create the growing conditions which will produce tall stalks. These are generally non-branching stalks and also are required by law to be below 0.3% THC.