thanks. yes, there are plants which look like cannabis and many plant leaves look like hemp---e.g. Japanese Maple leaves. Still, hemp and hops are indeed sisters in the plant world....is nettles truly a close relative? -mt
-----Original Message----- From: kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:18 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] myths and hemp According to Marijuana Botany by Robert Connell Clarke the active substance has nothing to do with the roots. Same with boiling the roots at harvest. He does explain why it makes a difference though. The book is worth having if only for the bibliography. A lot of pot books were written for selling. This one is actually scholarly. Anyway -- since the active ingredient is a product of the cells associated with reproduction putting hemp roots on hops, if that is possible, wouldn't produce hops with THC. On the other hand hops do have their own thing going. Remember mellow yellow? Would they outlaw bananas if the peels got you high? hmmm. . . And-- I don't think hemp and hempnettle are related. I can show you another plant that looks like hemp. It is sold as a decoration. Also, there is bog hemp http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3820 Kirk -----Original Message----- From: Myles Twete [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:26 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate. Wow, hemp is related to nettles---I didn't know that---though it makes sense when you look at the leaves. However, Hemp's closest relative is the Hop plant---though it its not clear whether crossing the two is mythology or just difficult---old 60's marijuana books suggested doing this to grow 'potent' THC-laden hops. Anyway, perhaps Hops also could be considered as an energy plant? It grows incredibly fast, tall and yields masses of foliage (and would disguise any hemp plant trying to grow next to it...no suggestions here). Interesting that cannabis (which is illegal because of its mind-altering uses) is closest relative to hops (which is legally essential in making beer---used for its legal mind-altering uses). Also interesting that a very close relative to flax (used legally for fiber and food) is coca (grown and chewed in its native lands for energy, refined illegally for use in the 1st world as cocaine). Maybe some day they'll ban nettles, hops and flax because they're just too closely related to evil weeds. -MT, Portland -----Original Message----- From: bratt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:12 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate. Hemp and flax are quite different plants, although they both can be used for oil and for fibre. Hemp is a fairly close relative of the common nettle, and will cross with it in the wild. I have seen hemp-nettle grow to 6 feet. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.461 / Virus Database: 260 - Release Date: 3/10/2003 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
