HEMP

This speech is about hemp, also known as Cannabis, Marihuana, Reefer, Pot, Weed, Shit, Grass and other terms.

For thousands of years this plant was an important resource and medicinal herb for many cultures .

HEMP-DRUG:

Appearances: brown, resin-well-behaved substance with characteristic smell.

Marijuana: dried leaves and flourishes(blossoms) of the hemp

Cannabis is available in three main forms, as a dried herb (grass), as a resin (hash or hashish) which is extracted from the buds and flower heads in the country of origin, and less commonly as a sticky liquid (hash oil) which is prepared from the resin.

Taking sort: breathes in the smoke tobacco-either in roll-ups cigarettes (Joint) which are mostly formed conical, or smoking in whistles, Bongs or  water pipes.

Recognition characteristic features: it comes up to foolishly forced up mood, amusement escapes, sometimes rapid change between different mood positions, concentration disturbances, attention disturbances & red eyes, the pupils are rather wide. The most common effects are talkativeness, cheerfulness, relaxation and greater notice of sound and color.

The active substance of hemp is THC.

The cure time effects from marijuana are: Disorientation, frightened feelings, mood fluctuations, hallucinations, eye defect and deep sleep.   

The long-term effects (duration use) is: Psychological dependence, concentration disturbances and performance loss, Anxiety, fear, irritability, and sleep disturbances

HEMP-HISTORY:

The earliest hemp-textiles date back to 8000 B.C. - about this time pottery was invented.The Chinese describe hemp in the oldest medicine-book as an herb to treat Malaria, Rheumatism, Menstruation problems and many other common diseases and conditions.Cannabis is also an effective medicine against hayfever and asthma.

Even Queen Victoria used to take cannabis in a tincture form (dissolved in alcohol) to alleviate her period pains.

THC: (TetraHydroCannabiol) the stuff which makes you high(it causes u a high,that's why it's illegal)

We know today that THC can be used to help treat asthma, nausea during chemotherapy, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and loss of appetite or sleep.

It was even observed that oxidated THC can be used to help fight some forms of cancer.

Although hemp can be a very useful herb, it is still outlawed because of its supposed dangerous characteristics.

But the importance of hemp as a industrial and medicinal resource far outweight the possible dangers of THC as a drug.

HEMP-useful plant: FIBER:

The hemp becomes high 2-4m and has long-stalked, finger shaped sheets(leaves). It grows almost everywhere in the world, also in the so-called ' 3rd world ', exceptions are rain forests and polar regions. The stalk fibre of the hemp serves for the production of sewing cotton, strings, cords and ropes as well as from sailcloth, belts and carpets. Practically all textiles could be produced from hemp, this material keeps essentially longer than cotton.        

HEMPSEED:

Description:

water: 6%

dry substance: 94%

analysis of the dry sub

carbohydrates stance:: 30-35%

fat: 28-35%

proteins: 20-24%

minerals: 6%

minerals:

phosphates; potassium; magnesium; Calcium; sulphur; iron; zinc

vitamins:

vitamin A and Carotinoide vitamin B-group - out of B12 vitamin C vitamin E

Cannabis can also be eaten on its own or mixed in with recipes (cakes, biscuits, hash cookies) or hot drinks. Eating Cannabis means that the active ingredients have to fight their way through the stomach contents before they can be absorbed into the blood.