What is Hemp? What are its Properties, Benefits, and Harms?
Where Hemp is Grown in Turkey
Hemp is a plant species that has been one of the oldest sources of raw materials throughout human history. The fibers at its ends can be used for making yarn, fabric, and textiles, while its pulpy part can be used for making paper. The native land of hemp is Central Asia. It also grows and is cultivated in tropical and temperate regions. Hemp is a sturdy, hollow-stemmed, palmately-leaved, shrub-like, dioecious, and annual plant. Hemp fibers are long and durable. Hemp contains "lignin" in its fibers, which reduces its flexibility. Hemp leaves are used in medicine and cosmetics. Due to its oily nature, hemp seeds can be used as fuel and, being nutritious, can also be used in food products. Hemp seeds are also used to make soap and paint. Their seeds are also very popular with birds. The plant species used for oil and fiber production is "Cannabis indica." The species used for producing hashish is known as "Cannabis Sativa." The female hemp plant is used for producing hashish, and permission from the "Ministry of Agriculture" is required for its cultivation. The male plant is used for producing hashish.
• Kastamonu
• Samsun
• Kocaeli
• Adana
• Amasya
• Kayseri
• Sivas
• Izmir
• Kütahya
• Antakya
It can be cultivated as a plant that flowers in pale green during July and August in the summer months. It can also grow wild on its own along roadsides, in uncultivated areas, etc. It is also known as marijuana weed.
Hemp in History
Hemp cultivation was banned in the USA in 1930 with a law, and subsequently, the whole world gradually adopted and began to implement this ban. This new law was called the "Marihuana Tax Act." The real reason for this ban was political interest groups. Hemp is a plant very rich in cellulose. Its fibers were used as a source of fiber before synthetic fibers, which are petroleum by-products, were known worldwide. It is thought that the interest groups leading the ban on hemp may have been connected to the pharmaceutical industry and petroleum. The reason for banning female hemp was the high concentration of "Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)" it contains.
