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In Western Europe, while the cultivation of hemp was still legal in the 1930s, commercial cultivation had stopped due to decreased demand; hemp could not compete with increasingly popular artificial fibers. [59] In the early 1940s, world production of hemp fiber ranged from 250,000 to 350,000 metric tonnes, with Russia being the leading producer.
In the early 1940s, world production of hemp fiber ranged from 250,000 to 350,000 metric tons, Russia was the biggest producer. [168] In Western Europe, the cultivation of hemp was not legally banned by the 1930s, but the commercial cultivation stopped by then, due to decreased demand compared to increasingly popular artificial fibers. [189]
It also is a useful source of foodstuffs (hemp milk, hemp seed, hemp oil) and biofuels. Hemp has been used by many civilizations, from China to Europe (and later North America) during the last 12,000 years. [121] [122] In modern times novel applications and improvements have been explored with modest commercial success. [123] [124]
Late Syriac Ahiqar texts include qanpa as "ropes of hemp" (tunbei de-qanpa). The Hebrew word qanbes, a loan word from kannabis, is used in the Mishnah as hemp [Kilaim 2:5; 5:8; 9:1,7; Negaim 11:2] in the sense of a constituent of clothing or other items. Cannabis was a common material among the Hebrews.
A Swedish encyclopedia from 1912 claim that European hemp, the raw material for Maltos-Sugar, almost lacked the narcotic effect that is typical for Indian hemp and that products from Indian hemp was abandon by modern science for medical use. Maltos-Cannabis was promoted with text about its content of maltose sugar. [25]
After banning hemp products that contain THC and other intoxicating compounds, California regulators are starting to crack down, catching retailers by surprise.
In one of the mounds, a leather pouch containing hemp seeds, and scattered hemp, coriander, and melilotus seeds were also recovered. [23] More recent excavations indicate the cannabis used in the most ancient burials were devoid of THC , while significantly stronger psychoactive cannabis was employed at least 2,500 years ago in the Pamir ...
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