There are 3 Cannabis plant
species; Cannabis Ruderalis, Cannabis Sativa,
and Cannabis Indica. And there are many hybrids. For
many hundreds of years they were known as hemp
(in the English language). They were harvested in different
countries, for thousands of years, for different reasons.
Their seeds, and oil from their seeds, are very nutritious.
Hemp (also known as industrial hemp) is now legal to cultivate
in the USA (after decades of prohibition), and it is being
used to make ropes, textiles, paper, biodegradable plastics
and foams. Industrial hemp is cannabis that has less than 0.3
% of Delta-9 THC (The cannabinoid that makes people high).
During World War II, the U.S. government made a propaganda
film named "Hemp for Victory" to encourage farmers to grow
hemp. However, it made no mention that hemp was also known as
marijuana (a demonizing name made popular during the
anti-cannabis campaign that began after alcohol prohibition
ended).
The medicinal properties of this
wonderful and miraculous plant are still being studied.
However, there is already overwhelming evidence of the many
medicinal properties. In this web page I am providing some of
the evidence. In fact, I believe that no other plant (or human
produced chemical) has as many medical patents as cannabis
does.
However, if you do not believe me, then read some
of the overwhelming empirical
evidence that I am presenting here. And what better
evidence, than medical patents, medical studies, and medical
journal publications.
THE EVIDENCE
Here is a link to a page dedicated to some of the many medical patents, where some of the cannabinoids (such as CBD, THC, CBG, and others) are used to treat different illnesses:And here is a link to a page
dedicated to some of the medical studies and medical journal
publications:
THE MEDICAL STUDIES AND JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS
SOME REFERENCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_ruderalis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_indica