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What is hemp and hemp paper

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There are many different varieties of the cannabis plant. Hemp — also called industrial hemp — refers to the non-psychoactive (less than 1% THC) varieties of cannabis sativa

Hemp paper means paper varieties consisting exclusively or to a large extent from pulp obtained from fibers of industrial hump. The products are mainly specialty papers such as cigarette , bank notes and technical filter papers Compared to wood pulp, hemp pulp offers a four to five times longer fibre, a significantly lower ligninfraction as well as a higher tear resistance and tensile strength

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