0 a family of plants, some of which are used to make rope and strong, rough cloth and others of which are used to produce the drug cannabis
1 a plant used to make rope and strong, rough cloth
No one can give a date when and why man started to use hemp.
However, the development of essentially narcotic-free cultivars and the need for more environmentally acceptable plant fibres has renewed interest in hemp as a crop.
Compared to the fallow, growing sunn hemp increased okra fruit yields in both years and growing sorghum sudangrass increased okra fruit yield in the second year as well.
Only very small sums were actually raised by the sale of this cloth and yarn : the income from hemp sales in 1636 was only 12s. 3d.
I understand his intention to be that felt, hemp and hessian fabrics used for window display should be exempt when processed.
Most of the pipelines are socketed and the socket joints are made with hemp and pitch.
The damage included the cutting and burning of some hemp ropes used for training purposes.
Neither wine growers nor milk producers are interested in the special regulations on fruit and vegetables or hemp, and vice versa.