Subject: hemp

From: [email-masked] (Chris B. Fairchild)
Date: 10 Mar 1995 09:33:48 GMT

It is my understanding that hemp grown for its biomass potential will not 
have any significant THC content.  By the way, THC is present *only* in 
the flowering tops, leaves and some residual THC can be found on the 
smallest stems which are embedded in the buds.  Since the plants are 
grown for the the highest possible yield of stalk, the buds which contain 
*very low* percentages of THC will be few and far between.  Can anyone 
back up the assertion that hemp may contain as much as 4-20 times the 
amount of corn stalks or sugar cane?  are there any other high biomass 
options other than poplar?