Cannabis: A Sustainable Alternative
English 112 O5PGrattin 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 Medicinal Marijuana
Abusing Non-Renewable /
Inefficient Resources
Carbon dioxide is the second most abundant greenhouse gas
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Effects of Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Climate Change / Global Warming
Rising Sea Level / Hurricane Intensification
Population Decline
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Climate change & global warming…
Rising Sea Level
Flooding / Property DamageHurricane-Induced Economic Damages
Population Decline
Negative Health Impacts Eating disorders, heat
stroke, spread of virus
Caused by high-income countries, detrimental to low-income
Animals
1.Advertise & Educate
2.Mobilize & Demonstrate
3.Globalize
PHASE 1Advertise &
Educate Spreading Hope
Endorse / PromoteHempology 101 Compassion Club Cannabis Culture Green Cross BCMP
Advertise
Educate: Workshops, Classes, Seminars
What is Cannabis?
Marijuana:
Sativa, Indica, Ruderalis
TetrahydrocannibinalFemale
Hemp:No THCCannabis sativa-LMale
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
Cultivation – Efficient, Renewable, Abundant
Versatility allows minimal herbicides / pesticides and actually increases soil quality
Decreases CO2 emissions (carbon sinks)
=Sustainable
Cannabis is A Medicine
Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Mental IllnessesPain Relief and ParesthesiaPharmaceuticals are expensive and have too
many side-effects!
Cannabis is Economy
Poverty & Rising Food Prices Inexpensive Health Care Commercial Hemp = Beneficial for
impoverishedCombined approach
Generates sustainable development
CANNABIS IS
ILLEGAL!Legalities
(permit)RCMP
agreementMedicinal license
• Stigma
Illegal Drug Market
Under the table economy
Money flow concentrated prohibition (police) & non-renewable energy sources
Waste of inevitable economy
Rather… Instead invest
money into research, legalization, manufacturing and taxation
less police, less drug dealers / gang violence
massive tax revenues
Phase 2
Mobilize & Demonstrate
Invest:RecruitRaw Products Tools & Factory
Grow, research and innovate
Where?BC UBC farm “Sustainable land management and food production practices with basic and applied research, innovation, education and community outreach”
Farm LocationWhere: Armstrong, BC
Size: 50+ Acres$1,000,000
When? Schedule:
Spring planting season Summer growing season Fall harvesting season Winter advertising season
How?
Harvesting: trim the plants, trim leaves by cutting. (Can be mechanized)
Manicuring: scissors, automatic trimmer or machine. "The Twister”
Drying and Curing
.
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
Phase 3Globalize - Lobby
Gain institutional supportBy demonstrating potential /
successFund related researchScholarshipsMedia, government, universities
“Make the most you can of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere” – George Washington
GLOBAL
IMPACT
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
Budget
FarmEm-ploy-mentEn-dorse-mentExcess
In Depth Farm Expenses
$ 1 mil
$ 250,000 $ 1.2 mil$ 400,000
$ 20,000 $ 500,000
Farm ExpensesBuying LandRaw Ma-terialsFactory/StorageMachineryLicense/PermitProperty Tax
Future ResearchCritical Attitudes
Lack of knowledge/ stigma Surveys
Cannabis genetic engineering How to manufacture hemp Seed Yield
Rates of CO2 emissions / depletion
Conclusion
SustainableIndustrially PowerfulEconomically ProsperousMedically Beneficial
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