Push is On for Legal Production of Hemp in Mexico Emilio Godoy - Inter Press Service
go to original August 14, 2013

Tony Budden of 'Hemporium SA' - The Global Benefits of Hemp (humanproductions)

MEXICO CITY - Marijuana and the closely related hemp can provide medicinal, food and textile industrial materials that could attract substantial investment and development in Mexico if cannabis were legalised and its cultivation and sale regulated, experts say.

“Cannabis presents possibilities for large-scale agricultural production, as it grows everywhere, and its current and potential uses represent an undeniable opportunity that is very attractive for economic development,” filmmaker and photographer Julio Zenil, one of the most active advocates for the legalization in Mexico of marijuana, popularly known here as “mota”, told IPS.

... Cannabis sativa is a versatile plant with different uses, depending on the strain and the environmental conditions. Tall varieties (commonly called industrial hemp) are cultivated mainly for the fiber in the stems, which have very little resin (the psychoactive portion).

... Hemp fibers are longer, stronger, more absorbent and more insulating than cotton fibers. The plant can be used for food, animal feed, cosmetics, oils, textiles, paper, rope-making and biofuels. The seeds, a source of hempseed oil, are very nutritious, containing high levels of essential fatty acids, vitamins and dietary fiber.

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