DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANNABIS, HEMP AND MARIJUANA
Currently, there are several countries around the world that have the green light regarding the legalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis.
Given this, a question arises: What is the difference between cannabis, hemp and marijuana? They are concepts that do not mean the same thing, but with the same origin. These three concepts share origins as they come from the same family of plants: cannabis.
CANNABIS IS THE ORIGIN
The term cannabis defines the leaves and tops of the dried flowers of the Cannabis sativa or indica plant. Regardless of its species, it contains many active chemicals called cannabinoids, which stimulate the central nervous system in humans.
Within these cannabidiones, it originates from molecules such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a component with a psychoactive effect that is usually used for recreational consumption, or cannabidol (CBD), which has greater medicinal use.
HEMP OR MARIJUANA
On the one hand, these two concepts are plants that come from the Cannabis Sativa L species, although they have differences in their chemical composition and in the uses that the market offers them.
Normally, marijuana is cultivated in order to produce THC, since its strains can be artificially manipulated to offer a higher percentage of the psychoactive molecule.
Each strain can contain between 10% and 30% THC, making it 33 times more potent than hemp. Before CBD products became fashionable, it was easier to distinguish between marijuana and hemp, because marijuana contained high levels of THC and low levels of CBD, the exact opposite levels of hemp.
However, new varieties of marijuana rich in CBD emerged. So the low level of CBD ceased to be characteristic of marijuana, because now there are CBD marijuana seeds on the market, with up to 16% CBD. At Madamegrow you can find this type of seed and more varieties.
INDUSTRIAL USE OF HEMP
Regarding hemp, it can be defined as the stems, seeds and flowers, whose harvest can produce oil, food, paper, fiber textiles, foodstuffs, construction materials and even ointments.
Compared to marijuana, hemp is richer in the CBD molecule and contains at least 0.3% THC, which lessens the psychoactive effects. For this reason, it has been decriminalized in many countries to take advantage of its industrial uses.
In this way, products with high levels of CBD usually come from the stems and mature seeds of hemp, which are used to make food supplements or cosmetics.
In addition, hemp oil, seeds, fiber and cellulose can be molded for use, as it is a renewable raw material that is also environmentally friendly.
At first glance, hemp is taller than marijuana and its growth can reach up to 5 meters in height. Its stems are denser, that is, there is less space between plants, they do not have as many branches as marijuana and they hardly have flowers.
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