What is National Hemp Day?
National Hemp Day weaves a commemoration of a long and prosperous industry with a long and recent past on February 4th.
Did you know hemp has been a part of human civilization for thousands of years? Textiles were used by the world's earliest civilizations to produce fabric for clothing and other products from hemp fibers. Even early in America's founding fathers drafted early hemp paper. During WWII, the nascent farmers were encouraged to grow hemp for military use. Since then, hemp has been a key component in many industries' development. For example, shipping, building, and textiles, for example, rely on hemp for many items. Since it is windproof and has a lower carbon footprint, the building industry began using hemp in place of concrete (also known as hempcrete).
Several states were able to grow, cultivate, and process hemp for agricultural use under the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, which allowed many states to grow, cultivate, and process hemp for agricultural purposes. Thousands of new jobs were added to an industry that had long been considered obsolete due to the Schedule I classification of hemp (the same classification as heroin and LSD).
With the passage of the Farm Bill in 2018, the hemp industry won a major victory. Hemp – including the leaves, stalks, and stems – has since been rescheduled to a Schedule V classification, the same as OTC low-dose codeine. As a result, hemp growing, growing, growing, and exporting hemp are legal on a national basis. CBD, clothing, plastics, paint, coating, and biofuels that are made from hemp will now be more widely available. The 2018 Farm Bill passed by the Senate gives the possibility of major increases. According to some reports, the hemp industry will become a multi-billion dollar industry for the United States.
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