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Here are the essential features of the hemp plant; you can see them in Figure 2-1:

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FIGURE 2-1: The hemp plant.

 Seeds: Hemp seeds are generally considered a superfood, chock full of protein and fiber. They also contain a host of other medically appreciated benefits. You can find minerals, healthy fats such as omega-3s, and vitamins including magnesium and vitamins B6 and E in hemp seeds; all of these are essential to a healthy system. Fuel, food, and oil are also derivatives of the seeds when they can be processed in large quantities.

 Stalks: The stalks are the most vital part of the plant for fiber production; they’re where the ropes, canvas, and paper I mention in the preceding section ultimately hail from. The fiber is an ingredient in compost and can be used for animal bedding and for insulation purposes. The more hemp is cultivated in modern times, the more uses are starting to pop up across industries. Because of the interest in creating fiber, hemp plants are grown tightly packed in fields so they stretch to the sun, creating long stalks much like bamboo.

 Roots: The roots are incredible bioremediators, meaning they can help extract toxins from the ground around them. They can also break up troublesome hard soil, making it more manageable. They contain an incredible concentration of the healing compounds in hemp.

 Leaves: Hemp leaves contain vital cannabinoids, although not as plentifully as the flowers do. Additionally, when the leaves are raw and fresh, rather than dried, they contain potentially vital cannabinoids, terpenes, and other properties of nutritional value. The fibrous hemp leaves are better served up as edible nutrient fiber. Contemporary uses including juicing to extract these vital nutrients.

 Flower: Hemp, like its other cannabis counterpart, produces a flower (the bud) when grown to full term. Dispensaries sell it as a CBD flower. Hemp flowers are rich in all the plant chemicals, including terpenes, flavonoids, and cannabinoids, and are smokable. They’re also the principal source for extracts because of their high concentration of potent plant chemicals. (Fun fact: The hemp flower is more sought-after and has a higher price point than a lot of the THC flowers on the consumer market.)