Hemp…. Weed? – are both plants the same?
Despite technically being part of the same Cannabis-Sativa family, they have some important differences.
While there are several different varieties of cannabis, hemp is non-psychoactive and typically contains less than 1% of THC. What does this mean? It means smoking/ingesting hemp will not get you high, in the traditional sense. Let’s repeat in another way: smoking/ingesting hemp-based food will not get you inebriated.
But hey, that definitely doesn’t make it devoid of value! Hemp is one of the most sustainable and multifaceted crops grown in North America–not to mention one of the oldest! Prior to prohibition, industrial hemp was mandated to be grown by every farmer in the U.S. and was used in producing everything from textiles and paper to rope and food. As it contains trace to zero amounts of THC, it is therefore unable to get people “high,” so if you munch on a few spoonsful of hemp hearts, sorry: don’t expect to get blasted.
While there are several different varieties of cannabis, hemp is non-psychoactive and typically contains less than 1% of THC. What does this mean? It means smoking/ingesting hemp will not get you high, in the traditional sense. Let’s repeat in another way: smoking/ingesting hemp-based food will not get you inebriated.