Using Cannabis Biomass – Cannabis News, Lifestyle

Using cannabis biomass means using every part of the cannabis plant. One would think politicians would be open to a free market for cannabis biomass and biofuels. Let entrepreneurs and consumers discover the possibilities to create a cleaner environment. That’s what liberal democracy is about, right? Free speech, free markets and the rule of law? But unfortunately most politicians prefer an authoritarian system of top-down tax and control.

So what is cannabis biomass? And how does it help the environment? Why is using cannabis biomass more effective than paying carbon taxes on top of already high fuel prices?

Cannabis Biomass

Most cannabis users are aware that they are smoking (or vaping, or eating) the flower part of the plant. Dried herb is where the THC is. Cannabis buds are the reason why most people consume cannabis. But what about the stems, stalks, and leaves of the plant? This leftover plant matter doesn’t have a lot of trichomes. So little to no THC.

But that doesn’t make it useless. The leftover plant material is biomass. Biomass can be used to extract CBD. Not only can CBD modulate the effects of THC, but it can also reduce pain, inflammation, and anxiety without altering the consumer’s state of mind. CBD also shows promise in preventing COVID-19 infections.

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Fueling the future with cannabis

But using cannabis biomass leads to more than just CBD products. Cannabis biofuel is a form of biodiesel. This, of course, threatens special interests that politicians control. By pressing cannabis (or hemp) seeds to extract their oil and fats, we obtain cannabis biomass. Ethanol, a type of biofuel, can be made from fermented hemp.

Indeed, the people of the past thought that this is how we would power the future. Not necessarily using cannabis biomass. But with vegetables to power our cars. The man who invented the diesel engine – Rudolf Diesel – ran his engine on peanut oil. He thought vegetable and seed oils would have precedent. He thought it would help small businesses and artisans. Put them on par with the larger industrialists.

Instead, he was likely murdered by Big Oil interests after he disappeared – presumably drowned – on an ocean liner bound for London in 1913. And here we are over 100 years later, still ruled by wealthy industrialists who control politicians. Politicians who use laws and regulations to prevent hemp biofuels from hurting corporate profits and empowering the middle class. And it’s not just biofuels.

Using Cannabis Biomass as a Substitute

Using cannabis biomass can replace trees for its fiber content. And with fiber, you can make paper, clothes, and fabrics. You can even make concrete, or “hempcrete” as it’s called.

Instead, most jurisdictions have onerous regulations for cannabis biomass disposal. Add in the sheer volume of legal plastic waste (Canada is the #1 culprit) and it becomes clear.

Politicians don’t really care about renewable energy sources and climate change. They listen to deep-pocketed prospects—not voters easily swayed by propaganda.

Allowing entrepreneurs to grow and convert cannabis biomass will be more effective than imposing carbon taxes and other restrictions. It’s also more ethical. But when have politicians ever allowed ethics to get in the way of how they want to govern?