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.
Sector: Cannabis sativa
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.
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.
Hemp for a sustainable world
Hemp has received a lot of attention because of its multipurpose usability, short production cycle, low capital demand in cultivation, possibility of carbon-negative transformation and easy carbon sequestering.
Industrial hemp in Australia
In Australia, industrial hemp is a plant or any part of a plant (including seed), from the genus Cannabis, that has been specifically bred to have tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in the leaves and flowering heads of not more than 1%.
Cannabis and the Poisons Standard Schedules
In Australia, drugs and poisons are grouped together in Schedules listed in the Poisons Standard that require similar regulatory controls over their availability, according to government.
Short history of hemp in Australia
Some historians maintain Australia was established as a hemp colony to supply fibre to an increasingly fibre-hungry world. Sir Joseph Banks supplied hemp seed for the First Fleet. Free seed was given to settlers by early governors to encourage cultivation.
How strong is today’s Cannabis?
Cannabis today is the same plant that has been cultivated and used for thousands of years. However, due to the large number of varieties, the level of THC (the main neuroactive ingredient) differs widely.