The Healthy Environmental Material Product

Industrial Hemp (cannabis sativa) is a hardy plant from the cannabis family which is grown on broad acre farms around the world predominantly for it’s fibrous bark. Industrial hemp has been selectively bred to maximise fiber production and minimise the production of THC, the mind altering drug commonly referred to as Marijuana. In Australia industrial hemp plants may only contain a maximum of 0.3% THC. This incredibly low THC concentration means smoking hemp to get high is about as effective as smoking lawn clippings!

Industrial Hemp has been cultivated and relied on by mankind around the world for 1000’s of years. The oldest relic of human industry is a piece of hemp fabric dating back to 8,000 BC. 125 years ago 70-90% of all ropes, twine, paper, cloth, ships sails textiles ect. was made from hemp fibre. Industrial hemp was the main source of fiber used by mankind up until the development of Duponts synthetic fiber, nylon in 1937. Coincidentally(?!) growing hemp was outlawed shortly after this invention, lumped in the same category as its cousin marijuana. Interestingly, the USA temporarily reversed this law in the 1950’s with the Hemp for Victory campaign which encouraged farmers to grow hemp for the war effort.