Fibers obtained from hemp were used to make fabric and other materials by some of the earliest civilizations. The earliest recorded use of hemp was sometime in 8000 B.C. — hemp fiber was found in pottery excavated from an ancient site of a village which is now modern-day Taiwan. Hemp was sought after in ancient China, so much so that the Chinese used to say, “China is the land of mulberry and hemp.” Hemp was also very popular in ancient India, ranking in the sacred text of the “Atharvaveda” as one of the five sacred plants of the region.
Hemp is believed to be one of the first crops cultivated in the world and is considered very significant to the progression of mankind. American Astronomer Carl Sagan stated in 1977 that cannabis Sativa — the hemp plant’s family, likely resulted in the formation of civilization itself. The founding fathers of America drafted documents on paper made from hemp, and during WWII, farmers were encouraged to cultivate hemp for military usage through the ‘Hemp for Victory’ campaign.
Hemp’s association with cannabis Sativa leads to apprehension and resistance among certain groups of people. The Farm Bill was passed in 2018, making hemp-based products much more readily available to the public for purchase. These products are as diverse as CBD oil, insulation, plastics, paint, and even biofuels. This is why cbdMD created National Hemp Day on February 4, 2019, to create positive awareness about hemp and its products, and how they can be incorporated into our daily lives. They founded the holiday to increase coverage of the entire hemp industry.
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