Advantages Of Medical Marijuana

Marijuana is discriminated against by legislators that are too scared of being refereed to as a drug addict so they will not stand up for what they believe in. Besides that marijuana has an overwhelming amount of positive effects compared to its slim to none negative effects. It also does not cause death unlike many things that are legal. Marijuana can be used to make hemp and other products which would save the world of biodegradable plastics and the cutting down of many trees. So many billions of dollars each year are spent each on the fight against drugs. If marijuana were legalized there would be a decline in the use of harder drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and alcohol.

Marijuana or hemp requires almost no pesticides and no herbicides making it very health and natural. Help has a very high yield of up to 25 tons dried per year compared to modern agriculture on a good year of 5 tons dried per year. It produces so much because of its high total nutrient levels and is one of the fastest growing biomasses existent. Hemp can be used for many industrial purposes such as paper, plastics, construction, fuel, food, and textiles all with good success.

Hemp is used for a variety of purposes but in the textile industry it is known for its tensile strength and everlasting clothing. Hemp fibers can be between 3 feet and 15 feet long running long ways with the plant. Hemp fiber production has declined drastically in the last two centuries but it was popular because of its strength and how fast it grew. Help produces over 10% more fibers than cotton or flax.

Almost 50% of the hemp seed is full of healthy oils containing about 80% essential fatty acids. It has many other healthy organic compounds associated with it as well. One teaspoon of hemp oil per day easily provides our human daily requirements for these essential fatty acids. Hemp seed also provides a large dietary supplement of omega-3 higher than any other nut or seed. Hemp oil is also linked to relieve symptoms of eczema and has many anti-inflammatory properties.