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Hemp or industrial hemp is a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products.
Hemp may also refer to:
Plants
- Cannabis, a genus of plants
- Cannabis (drug), the use of several species of Cannabis (C. sativa, C. indica, C. ruderalis) as drugs, including marijuana and hashish
- Cannabis cultivation, cultivation of the plants to produce drugs
- Boehmeria cylindrica, bog hemp, native to the Americas
- Crotalaria juncea, also known as "brown hemp", "Indian hemp", "Madras Hemp"
- Jute (genus Corchorus), particularly:
- Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), also known as "Ambari hemp" and "Deccan hemp"
- Manila hemp (Musa textilis), also known as abacá
- Phormium tenax, New Zealand hemp
- Roselle (plant) (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as "Roselle hemp"
- Sisal (Agave sisalana), known also as "sisal hemp"
Industrial and home products
- Hemp hurds, hemp wood, the inner portion of the hemp stalk separated from the fiber
- Hemp jewelry, made from hemp cord, rope, or thread
- Hemp juice, a non-psychoactive drink cold-pressed from cannabis leaves and flowers
- Hemp milk, plant milk made from cannabis seeds
- Hemp oil, extracted from cannabis seeds
- Hemp protein, the protein content of hemp seeds
Organizations
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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