Hemp :: essays research papers

balancerPREAMBLE     As we enter a new millennium, we find ourselves reevaluating the caterpillar treadsweve chosen and the decisions weve made. Have we made the outperform with whatweve got or are we stumbling in the dark? How many gaps riddle the blanket ofour cognition?     The problem lies in how we make sense of where were heading. Do wechoose the path of economics and progress or do we choose the path ofenvironmentalism and sustainability? Is on that point a median available for us to takewhere the greens of economy and environment are balanced or are we doomed toblindly continue the path of short-term gain and comfort . . . living step to the fore aflawed paradigm?     Canada is a prime example of a country that is continually weighing itspower and influence on the infixed and manmade domain of a functions. Weve found ourselvessitting on the global fence between our magliomaniacal sidekick to the south andou r staunch traditionalist motherland to the east. From this division of powersand alliances we find ourselves locked into a self-induced ignorance andstifling conservatism. Its ironic that we have the opportunity to solve mostof Canadas scathing environmental issues in one fell swoop . . . with one dewy-eyed workings. It is ignorance and the maintenance of the status quo that hasblinded and crippled our ability to realize this resource. insane asylum     A plant exists that is so strong that it can be heavy(p) without requiringchemicals in almost every part of the world. Many have touted this plant as apossible way in which to wean companionship from its dependence on fossil fuels forenergy and the need to log forests for pulp, newsprint and wood. It is even saidthat this plant could adequately clothe and feed the world more efficiently andcheaply than we can do now     why is this miracle plant not used if all evidence points to itsversat ility? The answer is bogged mow in a century of law, sociology, thecorporate agenda and conspiracy theories.      Since the archaeozoic part of thecentury, hemp has been considered a drug, though it has no euphoric attributes.Hemp the wonder plant and possible solution to the bulk of our problems isillegal wholly because it is seen as guilty by its association with marijuana.     Hemp is a herbaceous plant called "cannabis sativa", which means useful(sativa) hemp (cannabis). Fiber is the best known product, and the word hempcan also mean the rope or twine which is made from the plant, as well as justthe ghost of the plant which produced it.     History has proven its acceptance of hemp both the U.