World Research and Development, 1975, "Hemp for refiner mechanical pulp,"
A. Bosia, p. 37,41. Utilization of the whole hemp stalk, including the
hurds could make the crop more economically viable.

Recent Developments in Pulp & Papermaking, 17th EUCEPA Conference, Vienna,
Oct. 1977, "Complete Utilization of Hemp through Alkali-Oxygen &
Chemi-Mechanical Process." A. Bosia, and D. Nisi, pp. 77-86. Italy
produced half the world's hemp after World War II with 560,000 tons per
annum. Hemp's subsequent decline caused by l) competition from synthetic
fibers, 2) no technical improvement in hemp harvesting equipment or
machinery for the separation of the long fibres from the woody core, 3)
limited economic use of the short fibres of the woody core which account
for 2/3 of the whole plant. Diagram of a hemp mill that does not require a
retting process. Compares paper made from hemp hurds with poplar wood.

Plantes Medicinales et Phytotherapie, "Paper-making type of hemp (Cannabis
sativa L.) cultivated in France: Constituents (compared to those of
marijuana)." Vol. 13 (2) April, 1979, pp. 116-121. Fournier & Paris
(French) 10 mg. of THC is required to get a psychoactive effect from
'marijuana.' It would require 50-100 cigarettes of the French hemp
cultivated for paper to get a psychoactive high.

Physiologie et Vegetale, "Determination de chimiotypes a partir des
cannabinoides chez le Chanvre a fibres monoique, possibilities de
selection." 1980, 18 (2), pp. 349-356. Fournier & Paris. (French) Fibre
monoecious hemp grown in France can be distinguished by two chemotypes.
The study indicates that the plants higher in THC can be selected out of
the population. If so the THC content can be reduced to 0.03% THC. The
first results are encouraging.

Agronomie, Vol. 1, 1981, pp. 679-688. "Les chimiotypes du chanvre.
Interet pour un programme de selection." Gilbert Fournier. (French)
Further advances the study to reduce THC content of French monoecious hemp,
variety Fibrimon 56, to the lowest THC possible. Also gives a history of
the hemp industry in France and current production and uses for hemp.
Formerly France produced over 1/2 million acres of hemp. Today that
production is down to 25,000 acres and is mostly used for specialty papers.
The hemp seed is used in commercial animal feeds and as bait for fish.

New Scientist, "No marihuana: Plenty of Hemp," 13 November, 1980, pp.
433-435. Tim Malyon & Anthony Henman. French farmers are doing well out
of the growing market for hemp fibres. Interesting and current production
figures for the French hemp industry.

Herba Hungarica, 1984, Vol. 23, #1-2, "Study on Cannabinoids Content in
Hemp...I. Dioecious and Dioecious X Monoecious Types," Adzet, T., Coll,
M.R., et al pp. 95-107. (French) The authors from Barcelona, Spain, cross
monoecious French Fibrimon 56 hemp with dioecious Russian hemp to improve
the variety and lower the THC content.

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