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Cannabis: A Sustainable Alternative

Cannabis: A Sustainable Alternative. English 112 O5P Grattin Cox, Charles Kong, Tiffany Wang. Hemp For Hope. Who are we?. Charles Kong Tiffany Wang Grattin Cox. What are we about?. Sustainability Decreasing CO2 emissions Industrial Capability/ Profitability of Cannabis Commercial Hemp

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Cannabis: A Sustainable Alternative

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  1. Cannabis: A Sustainable Alternative English 112 O5P Grattin Cox, Charles Kong, Tiffany Wang Hemp For Hope

  2. Who are we? • Charles Kong • Tiffany Wang • Grattin Cox

  3. What are we about? • Sustainability • Decreasing CO2 emissions • Industrial Capability/ Profitability of Cannabis • Commercial Hemp • Medicinal Marijuana

  4. Abusing Non-Renewable / Inefficient Resources

  5. Carbon dioxide is the second most abundant greenhouse gas

  6. Hemp For Hope

  7. Effects of Carbon Dioxide Emissions • Climate Change / Global Warming • Rising Sea Level / Hurricane Intensification • Population Decline Hemp For Hope

  8. Climate change & global warming…

  9. Rising Sea Level Flooding / Property Damage Hurricane-Induced Economic Damages

  10. Population Decline • Negative Health Impacts • Eating disorders, heat stroke, spread of virus • Caused by high-income countries, detrimental to low-income • Animals

  11. Advertise & Educate Mobilize & Demonstrate Globalize

  12. PHASE 1Advertise & Educate Spreading Hope Endorse / Promote Hempology 101 Compassion Club Cannabis Culture Green Cross BCMP Advertise Educate: Workshops, Classes, Seminars

  13. What is Cannabis? Marijuana: Sativa, Indica, Ruderalis Tetrahydrocannibinal Female Hemp: No THC Cannabis sativa-L Male

  14. Cannabis Is An Alternate Resource • Lynn Osburn (biomass energy expert) estimates that 1.5-3.6 million acres of hemp can replace all of Canada’s fossil fuel demands

  15. Cultivation – Efficient, Renewable,Abundant Versatility allows minimal herbicides / pesticides and actually increases soil quality Decreases CO2 emissions (carbon sinks) =Sustainable

  16. Cannabis is A Medicine • Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illnesses • Pain Relief and Paresthesia • Pharmaceuticals are expensive and have too many side-effects!

  17. Cannabis is Economy • Poverty & Rising Food Prices • Inexpensive Health Care • Commercial Hemp = Beneficial for impoverished • Combined approach • Generates sustainable development

  18. CANNABIS IS ILLEGAL! • Legalities (permit) • RCMP agreement • Medicinal license • Stigma

  19. Illegal Drug Market • Under the table economy • Money flow concentrated prohibition (police) & non-renewable energy sources • Waste of inevitable economy

  20. Rather… • Instead invest money into research, legalization, manufacturing and taxation • less police, less drug dealers / gang violence • massive tax revenues

  21. Phase 2 Mobilize & Demonstrate

  22. Grow, research and innovate Invest: • Recruit • Raw Products • Tools & Factory

  23. Where? • BC • UBC farm “Sustainable land management and food production practices with basic and applied research, innovation, education and community outreach”

  24. Farm Location Where: Armstrong, BC Size: 50+ Acres $1,000,000

  25. When? • Schedule: • Spring planting season • Summer growing season • Fall harvesting season • Winter advertising season

  26. How? • Harvesting: trim the plants, trim leaves by cutting. (Can be mechanized) • Manicuring: scissors, automatic trimmer or machine. • "The Twister” • Drying and Curing

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  28. Product Distribution • Sell raw hemp at ‘compassionate’ rate • (ie. ecosource paper inc, biohemp, clothing companies, fuel companies) • Financial support to promote • Donate medicinal marijuana to dispensaries

  29. Phase 3Globalize - Lobby • Gain institutional support • By demonstrating potential / success • Fund related research • Scholarships • Media, government, universities

  30. “Make the most you can of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere” – George Washington

  31. GLOBAL IMPACT

  32. Money Distribution • Farm: $3.4 mil • Employment (workers ~50): $ 3 mil • Endorsement (Promotion/ Lobbying $ 2 mil, Support $2.5 mil, Future research $1 mil): $ 5.5 mil • Excess (lawyers if needed): $ 8.1 mil

  33. In Depth Farm Expenses $ 1 mil $ 250,000 $ 1.2 mil $ 400,000 $ 20,000 $ 500,000

  34. Future Research • Critical Attitudes • Lack of knowledge/ stigma • Surveys • Cannabis genetic engineering • How to manufacture hemp • Seed Yield • Rates of CO2 emissions / depletion

  35. Conclusion Sustainable Industrially Powerful Economically Prosperous Medically Beneficial

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