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House to take historic vote on federally decriminalizing marijuana. December 4, 2020, Friday, will mark the first vote ever of its kind on a federal level.

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For the first time in congressional history, House Democrats are poised for a vote Friday on a long-shot measure that would decriminalize marijuana’s use at the federal level — months after pulling the bill amid worries the controversial vote could cause some lawmakers to lose tight races in November.

The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act would also mandate a reassessment of prior marijuana convictions, invest in services for people caught up in the war on drugs and open Small Business Administration funding for legitimate cannabis-related businesses.

Despite widespread support from Democrats in the House of Representatives, the bill stands almost no chance of becoming law in the current session of Congress due to a Republican firewall in the Senate and President Donald Trump still occupying the White House. Biden campaigned in favor of decriminalizing marijuana.

But even after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated in January, Democrats would have to pass the measure not just through the House again but also clear it through the Senate. The upper chamber’s majority control is still up for grabs — with two runoff elections in Georgia are scheduled early next month — but the legislation would be subject to a 60-vote threshold to advance through the Senate and on to the Resolute Desk.

Although the measure has collected dust since passing through the House Judiciary Committee last November, the timing of the planned floor vote more than a year later allows many Democrats to celebrate a promise to pass the bill before the end of the current session of Congress.

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Why Hemp Will Be the Smart Answer About Our Future!

The current rate of yearly plastic production is now about one billion tons. That is quoting a University of Leicester study. Plastic is inert and hard to degrade. So it becomes a toxic techno-waste that has severe polluting effects on the earth’s biodiversity.img_1843

National Geographic reports that plastic kills millions of marine and land animals every year. Experts have found that we are all consuming microplastics. The effects of these microplastics in the food supply may cause damage to our digestive and reproductive systems and eventually lead to an early death.

Mother Nature has provided a simple solution to this menace: The Hemp Plant.

Hemp: A Victim of Human Folly

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Hemp, or industrial hemp, is one of the earliest plants that our ancestors cultivated and used. Archeologists have found evidence of the use of hemp fiber some 10,000 years ago. Experts estimate that hemp cultivation began about 8000 years ago.

The many benefits of hemp have been available to human beings for centuries. But its cultivation and use were banned in most countries across the globe in the 20th century. The only crime of the plant is that it belongs to the same species, Cannabis Sativa, as marijuana.

But there is a significant distinction between hemp and marijuana. That is in the concentration levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the component that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties. Marijuana can contain up to 30% of THC per dry weight.

Hemp, in contrast, contains 0.3% THC per dry weight. It does not have the psychoactive potential to get people high. Hemp got banned because this vital difference got overlooked.

The 21st century has, at last, brought a realization of this mistake. Many countries across the globe have now legalized hemp farming and the production of hemp derivatives fully or partially.

With the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill 2018), hemp is now legal across the USA. It is also legal in the EU countries as long as the THC content is 0.2%. It is now legal in Australia, Canada and several other European and South American countries.

In Asia, China is the biggest grower and supplier of hemp seed and hemp products across the globe. China also has the longest history of continued hemp production for almost 6000 years.

Hemp Against Plastic

People once hailed the 1907 innovation of synthetic plastic as a solution to a wide range of problems. However, it has now become an unmanageable problem in and of itself. But we do not need any technological innovation to counter it. The hemp plant offers a ready solution.

Hemp fiber can produce a non-toxic and fully biodegradable substitute for plastic. Natural plastic derived from the cellulose fibers in plants has been in use since much before the current petrochemical-based synthetic plastic was invented.

The cellulose fiber in plants is used for producing several varieties of biodegradable plastic. Hemp has about 65-70% cellulose, which makes it a viable plant for natural plastic production.

Henry Ford produced the original Model T Ford in 1941 using hemp plastic panels. This plastic was 10 times stronger than steel in withstanding the impact of a hit without denting.

Substituting synthetic plastic with 100% biodegradable hemp plastic will be a blessing for our environment. Apart from being eco-friendly, hemp is also sustainable.

Why is Hemp Sustainable?

Hemp is sustainable for a variety of reasons. Apart from being a natural source of non-toxic biodegradable plastic, the hemp plant helps in topsoil conservation. Farmers use hemp as an in-between crop to keep their soil fertile.

Hemp cultivation needs 50% less water than cotton. Hemp is totally free from pesticides because it is naturally insect resistant. It is also easy to grow hemp plants organically.

Hemp is a source of paper more efficient than other trees currently used for paper production. One acre of hemp can produce four times more paper than an acre of trees. Incidentally, the first paper ever used was in China, and it was hemp paper.

Hemp is also a source of biofuel. If we use a biofuel derived from hemp, our transportation fuel will be 86% greener than gasoline. It is not for nothing that Henry Ford designed his first Model T hemp plastic car to run on hemp biofuel.

Hemp Plastic and the Chinese Plastic Pollution Riddle

This is an obvious question. If hemp plastic is such an eco-friendly product, why does China still contribute 30% of global plastic pollution? China is the global leader in producing and exporting hemp and its products. It truly seems inexplicable.

But the answer is rather simple, as it happens. First of all, much of China’s plastic pollution is because the country was importing plastic waste from many European countries. China believed that it has solved the recycling problem of single-use plastic. The country started making products out of hemp plastic.

However, because the products proved to be below international standards, China had to stop making them. It also banned the import of plastic waste from European countries in 2016. But the aftermath of this import policy is still far from over.

Secondly, because of the long-term ban on hemp and its products in much of the world, hemp plastic is only just beginning to find its way into public consciousness. As of now, hemp plastic is far more expensive than the kind of cheap single-use plastic the world has become used to.

This is another barrier. Global commitment to end plastic pollution is not high enough to make hemp plastic commercially viable immediately. China is not an exception in this. Only a strong global political will to ban single-use plastic within national boundaries will facilitate the uptake of the more expensive hemp plastic.

If world leaders can actually make a concerted move, planet earth will benefit in a number of ways.

The Many Benefits of Hemp

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Hemp seeds are highly nutritious and constitute a source of complete plant-based protein. The omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acid content of hemp seeds is precisely the right proportion (1:3) that the human body needs. Hemp seeds are ideal for vegans as no other plant-based protein is so complete.

Dehulled or unshelled hemp seeds are also rich in fiber. Hulled or shelled hemp seeds lack in fiber content. But even hulled hemp seeds are high in nutrition value. These seeds are also extremely versatile, usable in several ways – cooked or raw.

Hemp seed oil is also equally nutritious with a high content of good fats and a low content of the harmful ones. Cold-pressed hemp seed oil preserves the goodness of the oil in its entirety. Like the seeds, the oil derived from hemp seeds is also versatile.

Hemp seed oil is edible and can be taken by itself or as a salad dressing. It is also good for cooking, except for deep frying. Topical use of hemp seed oil can improve hair and skin health. It also has anti-inflammatory properties.

The cannabinoids (CBD) derived from hemp buds, flowers, leaves, and stems have much medicinal potential. CBD oil is particularly good for arthritis. Healthcare professionals have also used it with success to manage anxiety and sleep disorders.

Hemp stalks yield fibers that can be processed into fabric for clothing. Hemp fiber is also used for making ropes and sails. All of these products have natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. Incidentally, canvas used to be made of hemp fabric.

Finally, hemp can also be used as a building material. There are amazing benefits attached to this use as well. This easy to grow plant seems to provide an environmentally sustainable solution to many problems we’ve created for ourselves!

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Good – Bad – WTF Opinion Poll. *More than 200 million people smoke marijuana according to the 2019 World Drug Report and this number is increasing.

Opinion Polls really don’t matter anymore as much as the numbers. As they say, numbers don’t lie. It is difficult to investigate cannabis and its effects as it is a prohibited substance in most countries. Canada and Uruguay have legalized the herb and the same has happened in some US states.

There is much ignorance about the true legal status of cannabis in countries like the US. or the Netherlands. Legal regulations in these countries are inconsistent and the investigation is insufficient and even contradictory on some occasions.

The reality is that cannabis is the most consumed recreational substance (illegal or legal) worldwide. More than 200 million people smoke marijuana according to the 2019 World Drug Report and this number is increasing. This is good or bad? The answer is difficult to answer considering the inconsistency of global laws and having few research studies and, consequently, little concrete evidence of their long-term effects.

The inconsistency of the laws is especially evident in the United States. Any citizen of Colorado, a state in which cannabis was legalized in 2012, can legally purchase marijuana at a dispensary provided they have an identification document and are over 21 years old. That person crosses the state border to go to Kansas and faces a completely different legal status. Cannabis users in Kansas can be arrested and face prison sentences and high fines.

It is not easy to reach legal, moral and scientific conclusions when the same substance is legal or illegal depending on which side of the border you are on. The United States is not the only country with contradictory legal regulation.

The European Union has the highest rates of young people who use cannabis. Each member state has the power to decide on its drug policies. As in the United States, there is no general homogeneous legislation to regulate cannabis throughout the European Union. In the Netherlands you can smoke pot in some coffee shops without having legal problems. The same conduct in surrounding countries is punishable by legal sanctions that even involve jail time and significant fines.

Thomas Pietschmann, a UN drug researcher and co-author of the World Drug Report 2019, believes that although the situation in the United States and the states of the European Union may seem comparable, the reality is different.

Marijuana is not completely legal in the Netherlands. You can only sell and smoke in coffee shops designated for this purpose. It is true that cannabis is decriminalized, so people cannot go to jail for smoking a joint in public, something we cannot say about Kansas, for example. The purpose of coffee shops is not to promote cannabis use but to regulate and limit it to certain spaces.

It is complicated to build a public opinion about cannabis while it is legal or illegal just by crossing a border.

Since the decriminalization of consumption in the 1970s, cannabis use in the Netherlands has remained stable. The Dutch government has tried to curb the use of marijuana with the implementation of laws, prohibiting its advertising and restricting its sale only to Dutch citizens over 18 years. These laws are the result of an attempt to “wash your face” when the appearance of “marijuana tourists” became an annoying matter for some Dutch citizens.

Decriminalization is not the same as legalization. In our article “Adolescents consume less cannabis in states where it is legal” we refer to the latest research that shows that cannabis use in adolescents has been reduced by about 10% in those states where recreational marijuana is legal.

The decriminalization of cannabis use in the Netherlands is similar to that in most of the member states of the European Union. Drug policies in the European Union are based on harm reduction after the onset of HIV in the 1980s. Although most forms of drugs were criminalized in the United States, some states of the European Union implemented damage reduction policies.

In the United States drug regulators have changed their position over time. In the sixties and seventies, attitudes towards marijuana were very permissive. This situation changed in the 1980s with the so-called “war on drugs”, initiated by President Ronald Reagan, who began implementing zero tolerance policies. Any person arrested for possession of prohibited substances could be imprisoned.

In the 1990s, marijuana lost part of its stigma and social acceptance of the herb grew. In 2008, the first campaigns for the legalization of medical cannabis began. Medical marijuana was legalized and the herb began to decriminalize. Finally, the legalization of marijuana for recreational use for adults became a fact in some states and countries.

While cannabis use increases globally, adolescents in states where it is legal to consume marijuana for recreational use consume up to 10% less than before.

Pietschmann, who is also in charge of investigating drugs such as heroin and fentanyl, is not worried about people over 18 who smoke pot marijuana while doing so without abusing. Alcohol is a legal substance that involves many more risks than cannabis.

It is true that globally, young people over 25 consume more cannabis than before. But as we have said, teenagers smoke less in states where marijuana for recreational use is legal.

Pietschmann concludes that with the introduction of marijuana in the private sector, current cannabis has a higher THC content. This can have detrimental effects on American society. Previously, much of the marijuana exported to the United States came from Mexican farms and the herb consumed had approximately 5 or 6 percent THC. Technology has revolutionized the sector and now strains are obtained with more than 20% THC, so that the tolerance of people to the marijuana that is grown has decreased.

It is difficult to have a solid opinion about a substance that becomes illegal after crossing a border. Some governments legalize consumption while others send their users to jail. How can we draw conclusions and investigate more?

In order to draw real conclusions, marijuana should be legalized in all countries. As long as it is legal here and illegal there, there will always be a black market and we all know that the forbidden have a magnet effect among teenagers.

It is logical that cannabis use increases among citizens who feel free to consume and buy. What would be truly worrying is that it would increase the consumption of alcohol and opiates, which is what has happened in these in which cannabis remains illegal.

According to the World Drug Report 2019, 200 million people use cannabis. How many people consume alcohol, smoke tobacco and / or consume opiates? Many of those 200 million cannabis consumers are people who replaced opiates with cannabis.