Hemp, common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia but now widespread because of its formerly large-scale cultivation for the bast fiber (also called hemp) and for the drugs it yields. The fiber, retted from the stem, is one of the most important for various kinds of cordage; it is also used in making paper, cloth (canvas and other kinds) and other products.

Hemp seeds are one of the world's richest sources of polyunsaturated fats, including both of the essential fatty acids (Omega 3 and Omega 6) and GLA (gamma Linolenic acid).

The fiber of Cannabis, the "True Hemp", is tightly woven into the tapestry of human life. Since earliest times, this great plant ally has provided people with cordage, cloth, paper, medicine, and inspiration. For all the many benefits it bestows, Cannabis hemp is a friendship well worth cultivating. Hemp is many things to many people, and it is known by hundreds of names. Poets sing its praises, and preachers damn it. Executioners hang condemned men with hemp rope, but sailors and mountaineers hang onto it for dear life. Doctors prescribe it as a medicine, yet prohibitionists proscribe it as a poison. Armies and navies make war with hemp, while lovers use it as an aphrodisiac. The resinous virtue generates real happiness, enlightenment and entertainment, equal in quality and worth to the similar joys of love, freedom, and good health --- and it complements them all, and it comforts those poor souls who are without such blessings.

Refined hemp oil is clear with little flavour. It is widely used in food products, body care products, lubricants, paints and industrial uses. Antimicrobial properties make it a useful ingredient for soaps, shampoos and detergents. The oil from hemp seeds is of high nutritional value because its 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids matches the balance required by the human body.

Hemp products from Nepal are where the people have been harvesting hemp for over 2,000 years. Modern techniques have refined the processes used in the manufacture of our clothing line. Hemp is still collected by local village people in the high mountainous areas where hemp grows in the wild; no deforestation is required for any of our products.

Production begins with the soaking of the hemp plant, it is boiled with ash to naturally bleach it and make it soft. After drying on the rocks in the Nepali sun, the hemp is spun into thread by hand and delivered to the looms to be spun into fabric. Hemp is very strong and durable; 10 to 15 times stronger than cotton.

Hippie Butter hemp products are not made in "sweat-shops" all our suppliers employ local workers from many different regions and economic backgrounds including the disabled. The hemp industry is a major employer of seasonal agricultural workers all over the world. It is environmentally friendly, comfortable to wear and it has qualities that allow it to breathe.

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