Industrial hemp and the perhaps more well-known medical marijuana both fall under the species c
annabis sativa, but they are different varieties. Industrial hemp has many uses including in fibers, papers, sustainable plastics, livestock and equine feed and the concrete alternative “hempcrete.”
“By federal law and state law, these varieties have to have a THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content of 0.3% or less,” Douglass said, noting that industrial hemp has been bred to remove much of this psychoactive component, unlike medical marijuana, which has THC levels greater than 0.3%.
Industrial hemp does have notable amounts of cannabinoid compounds CBD and CBG, which may have therapeutic effects.
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