Hemp (cannabis oglalas)

Tlink titlehis article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp, not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis. For the biology of the plant, see Cannabis. For other senses of the word hemp, see Hemp (disambiguation) & Hemp (cannabis oglalas) . Hemp (from Old English hænep, see cannabis (etymology)) is the common name for plants of the genus Cannabis, although the term is often used to refer only to Cannabis strains cultivated for industrial (non-drug) use. Hemp] is cultivated virtually everywhere in the world except for the United States, and is growing immensely. For example, Canadian Hempseed exports surged 300% last year, according to VoteHemp.
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A High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse, or HEMP, is emanated from the detonation of a single nuclear warhead several kilometers into the atmosphere. In the absence of proper shielding, it can destroy electronics vital to telecommunications and computing by generating a current that will overload highly sensitive integrated circuits.
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