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'''Hemp''' (also known as industrial hemp) is of the same species as [[marijuana]], yet is not psychoactive: attempting to smoke it will only produce a headache and lung problems. Despite that, marijuana [[addiction|addicts]] steal hemp or buy it on the black market in order to try to eke out whatever high they can or resell it to others while falsely pretending that it is marijuana.

'''Hemp''' (also known as industrial hemp) is of the same species as [[marijuana]], yet is not psychoactive: attempting to smoke it will only produce a headache and lung problems. Despite that, marijuana [[addiction|addicts]] steal hemp or buy it on the black market in order to try to eke out whatever high they can or resell it to others while falsely pretending that it is marijuana.

{{cquote|While marijuana plants contain from 5% to 20% [[THC]], hemp may contain a maximum of 0.30%.<ref name="A">https://amishamerica.com/is-hemp-the-new-amish-cash-crop/</ref>}}

{{cquote|While marijuana plants contain from 5% to 20% [[THC]], hemp may contain a maximum of 0.30%.<ref name="A">https://amishamerica.com/is-hemp-the-new-amish-cash-crop/</ref>}}

Hemp stinks up a neighborhood, and the pungent odor worsens as the plants grow bigger.<ref>https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/hemp-odor-right-to-farm-nuisance-lawsuits-jesse-mondry/#:~:text=Hemp%20is%20an%20odoriferous%20crop,the%20cannabis%20plant%20to%20date.</ref>  Some compare the smell to that of a skunk.

Hemp stinks up a neighborhood, and the pungent odor worsens as the plants grow bigger.<ref>https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/hemp-odor-right-to-farm-nuisance-lawsuits-jesse-mondry/#:~:text=Hemp%20is%20an%20odoriferous%20crop,the%20cannabis%20plant%20to%20date.</ref>  Some compare the smell to that of a skunk. "The smell is so bad,” complained one neighbor about a hemp farm started near a subdivision of residences, and "the smell is beginning to get into folks’ clothing."<ref>https://www.progress-index.com/story/news/politics/county/2019/11/26/residents-not-high-on-hemp-farm-odor/112171002/</ref>

Before the Industrial Revolution, hemp was heavily relied on to provide all manner of textiles.  Since then, despite its wide versatility, it is usually only the second or third-best useful resource for all of such.

Before the Industrial Revolution, hemp was heavily relied on to provide all manner of textiles.  Since then, despite its wide versatility, it is usually only the second or third-best useful resource for all of such.