Whether grown for its valuable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD) extracts, the much celebrated and disparaged Cannabis genus of flowering plants has become a growth industry in Colorado. Regardless of ones views on the contentious legalization discussions, one can’t help but be impressed with this amazing herb from which organic fibers can be extracted that rival the strength of top synthetic fibers, or pharmaceuticals to treat a myriad of chronic medical conditions.
Indeed, before Cannabis became ‘planta non grata’, Henry Ford famously developed a concept car during the supply shortages of WW2 that used the Cannabis fiber for auto body panels instead of steel, and powered the engine with a hemp-derived fuel, instead of gasoline.