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CANNABIS: To Impact From Vice
Environment
With over 50,000 uses, hemp has the unique ability to impact food, personal care, plastics, paper, textiles, construction materials and the environment. One example: Cotton is grown on 2.4% of agricultural land, yet uses 24% of global pesticides. An acre of hemp provides more paper than 4.1 acres of cotton; the word ‘canvas’ is itself a derivative of the word ‘cannabis’. Hemp fiber is stronger and softer than cotton, lasts twice as long, and will not mildew.