Hemp or industrial hemp is a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products.

Hemp may also refer to:

Plants

  • Cannabis, a genus of plants
  • Cannabis (drug), the use of several species of Cannabis (C. sativa, C. indica, C. ruderalis) as drugs, including marijuana and hashish
  • Cannabis cultivation, cultivation of the plants to produce drugs
  • Boehmeria cylindrica, bog hemp, native to the Americas
  • Crotalaria juncea, also known as "brown hemp", "Indian hemp", "Madras Hemp"
  • Jute (genus Corchorus), particularly:
  • Corchorus olitorius, the primary source of jute fibre
  • Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), also known as "Ambari hemp" and "Deccan hemp"
  • Manila hemp (Musa textilis), also known as abacá
  • Phormium tenax, New Zealand hemp
  • Roselle (plant) (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as "Roselle hemp"
  • Sisal (Agave sisalana), known also as "sisal hemp"

Industrial and home products

  • Hemp hurds, hemp wood, the inner portion of the hemp stalk separated from the fiber
  • Hemp jewelry, made from hemp cord, rope, or thread
  • Hemp juice, a non-psychoactive drink cold-pressed from cannabis leaves and flowers
  • Hemp milk, plant milk made from cannabis seeds
  • Hemp oil, extracted from cannabis seeds
  • Hemp protein, the protein content of hemp seeds

Entertainment and media

  • Hemp for Victory, 1942 USDA film encouraging farmers to grow cannabis hemp for the WWII war effort
  • Hemp Museum Gallery, a cannabis culture museum located in Spain
  • Moscow Hemp Fest, an annual cannabis festival held in Idaho
  • Planet Hemp, a Brazilian rap rock musical group

Organizations

  • European Industrial Hemp Association, a consortium of the hemp-processing industry
  • Hemp Industries Association, a non-profit trade group representing hemp companies, researchers and supporters
  • HEMP Party, "Help End Marijuana Prohibition," an Australian cannabis rights political party
  • International Hemp Building Association, an organization of hemp manufacturers

Other uses

  • Hemp, Georgia, a community in the United States
  • Hemp (surname), people with the name
  • "Hemp", a song by Living Colour from the album Stain, 1993
  • Hemp rights, legal protections for marijuana consumers
  • High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (H.E.M.P.), a high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse bomb
  • Old Hemp (1893-1901), a stud dog

See also

  • Cannabis (disambiguation)
  • Dagga (disambiguation)
  • Ganja (disambiguation)
  • Hemp in Kentucky
  • Marijuana (disambiguation)
  • List of hemp products
  • List of names for hemp