Hemp yet again ...

Cannabis plants grow at a CBD oil hemp marijuana farm in Colorado. 

Photograph by Jeremy Poland, Getty Imagess

For over 50,000 years, hemp, an edible and medicninal plant able to grow almost anywhere, has been used to make fiber and construction materials far longer than the rise of civilization. Now, this wonder plant may help to save the planet from the ravages of civilization itself.

 

Hemp stem showing fibers

Beyond hype: It’s a microbe killer. A thirst quencher. A textile that uses a fifth the water of cotton. Hemp also helps build cars and brew beer. And it’s a protein bomb, Nat Geo writes, with pasta, tofu, and various meat substitutes being developed from hemp. (Pictured on top, Cannabis plants grow at a CBD oil hemp marijuana farm in Colorado.)

It's about time ...