Cannabis used for fiber is called hemp, referring to the immense Cannabis plants and the products that come from it. Hemp is turned into fuel, pulp, paper, resin, wax, rope, hemp seed foods, and hemp oil. Hemp is rich in nutrients and minerals. It is commonly eaten raw, used in baking, sprouted, prepared as tea,[…]

  Cannabis was outlawed as a medicine as part of the 1970s Controlled Substances Act, which classified it as a Schedule I drug. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse, are not safe to use without medical supervision, and carry no medical value. This classification was a result of propaganda portraying marijuana as[…]