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Hempcrete – Fire resistant

Bushfires caused devastation across the south of Western Australia, but proved the fire resistant properties of hempcrete. The hemp-based building material, in the form of hempcrete blocks, survived the blaze.

Cannabis chemovars

What actually determines the effects of Cannabis sativa is the entourage effect of the cannabinoids, terpenes (hydrocarbons), terpenoids (oxygen-containing terpenes) and flavonoids along with their quantities, not a name.

Legalisation Timeline – Australia

Cannabis importation and use was prohibited by the Australian Commonwealth Government with federal legislation implementing the 1925 Geneva Convention on Opium and Other Drugs.

Natural cannabinoids cannot kill – opioids can, and do

Opioid overdoses can be fatal and most are due to respiratory arrest. This does not happen with Cannabis sativa. There is no respiratory arrest, even if taken at very large dosages.

Carbon sequestering

Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) has received a lot of attention because of its multipurpose useability, short production cycle, low capital demand in cultivation, possibility of carbon-negative transformation and easy carbon sequestering.

Hemp biofuel

Over the last several decades, diverse lignocellulosic biomass has been studied for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. Industrial hemp has great potential, with the increase of hemp-related markets including hemp seed, hemp oil and fibre.

Cannabis and chronic pain

Medicinal cannabis can reduce or even eliminate opioid use in patients with chronic back pain and osteoarthritis. Medical cannabis may also be considered for patients experiencing neuropathic (nerve damage), inflammatory (nociceptive), nociplastic and mixed pain.