What Is Industrial Hemp? Evgeny Skigin Explains Why the World’s Most Useful Crop Is Finally Having Its Moment

Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa L. cultivated specifically for non-psychoactive applications: fibre, seed, oil, and biomass. It contains less than 0.2% THC, the compound responsible for cannabis’s psychoactive effects, which is the legal threshold the European Union applies to licensed cultivation. The crop is genetically and functionally distinct from marijuana in all commercially relevant ways.