Cannabis can benefit our health, as several scientific studies prove. However, hemp may be generally banned in Austria, but the sale of cannabis seeds and plants is legal. It is still uncertain whether this ban will also apply to useful hemp for industrial purposes and CBD hemp, which has no intoxicating effect.
Cannabis consists of more than 400 ingredients. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a substance found in the female flower of useful or industrial hemp. This is cultivated in Germany, since hemp with a high CBD content and low THC concentration, which does make one “high”, and therefore is not subject to the law on addictive drugs or pharmaceuticals.
Since December 2017, however, the Austrian Federal Government has been discussing banning the sale of hemp seeds and hemp plants of this kind. It does not have any harmful effects and has meaningful tasks.
Hemp can be used in an extremely wide range of applications. The fibers of useful hemp, for example, are used as raw material for industrial purposes, and are used to make ropes, special paper, textiles, and even insulating materials. Hemp seeds used for the production of hemp seed oil, a high quality oil with high nutritional value, are also useful and valuable.
Hemp seed oil can be used for cooking, cosmetics, medical or technical oil, lacquers, paints, and lamps. The ban jeopardizes these useful products, but also the demonstrable improvements that cannabidiol can bring to our health. Among other things, it has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
CBD can effectively treat various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, rheumatism, Parkinson’s, strokes and seizures, nausea, nerve pain, and even cancer.
CBD has a wide variety of impressive medical applications for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, rheumatism, or cancer. CBD also has positive effects in schizophrenia and early childhood epilepsy, as well as after bone marrow transplantation.
Furthermore, cannabidiol is able to inhibit the effects of THC, including intoxicating effects and appetite enhancement. High blood pressure can also be reduced by taking cannabidiol. People who suffer from sleep disorders or anxiety can get a combat them with CBD. CBD can be a true “miracle cure”, which has a great influence on our health and can alleviate many symptoms.
Quo vadis, hemp?
We do not know when the Austrian government will come to a decision, but scientists agree that it would be a positive development to have a medical release of cannabis products. The government’s plans thus jeopardize an industry that would generate tax revenues and new jobs. In addition, there would also be added value for growers and their suppliers.
