Is hemp seed and hemp oil legal?
Yes, hemp seed and oil is legal in over 35 countries worldwide including Canada, Great Britain, Germany and France to name a few. Hemp seed (non-viable), hemp oil and hemp derivatives can be legally imported, sold or consumed in the USA, where hemp presently remains illegal to grow & cultivate.
Are hemp and marijuana the same thing?
Hemp and marijuana are very different varieties from the same plant species Cannabis sativa L.The major difference between the two varieties is in the level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient found at levels between 5-20% in marijuana while at trace levels of 0.000010% in hemp (maximum allowable limit).
Will hemp products make the consumer high?
NO! Absolutely not. The trace levels of THC present in hemp derivatives do not provide anywhere near the potency (percentage of THC by weight) required to give the consumer a drug high.
What are the chances of failing a drug screening test?
Recently, several studies have shown that based on the trace levels of THC present in today's hemp food and body care products, that the chances of being tested and obtaining a "false" positive drug test is very unlikely (just about impossible!).
Why was hemp originally outlawed in Canada and the USA in the late 1930's?
Many people believe this was a conspiracy by a number of major US corporations who stood to lose a lucrative market share of the raw fiber industry for paper and composites. Others feel it was a case of "throwing out the baby with the bath water" referring to both marijuana and hemp as one in the same. Yet, at the same time, an exception was written into US law allowing for the importation of sterilized hemp seeds, oil, fiber and derivative products, which remains the same today even though it is illegal to grow hemp in the USA.