How is Hemp an environmentally friendly, sustainable resource?
Hemp can be grown in Canada while Cotton can not. Up to half of all agricultural pesticides used in North America are applied to the cotton crop. Hemp requires little or no pesticides as it is naturally pest resistant. Cloth made from hemp fibers is stronger, more durable, and more absorbant than cotton. Hemp s extensive root system is very beneficial as it is effective in preventing erosion, aiding in the removal of toxins and improving the soil structure by aerating the soil for future crops. Hemp is an ideal rotation crop. Making paper from hemp would lessen our dependancy on wood pulp. Over 50% of our forests have been depleted having a substantially negative imact on our weather patterns and biosphere. Remember, trees help us breathe. Over a 20 year period, one acre of hemp produces four times the amount of pulp for paper production as the same area of trees. Hemp fibre is longer than tree fibre, as a result, hemp paper recycles many more times. The burning of biomass fuels does n
