How to Use hemp in a Sentence

hemp

noun
  • For decades, the federal government has treated hemp just like any other cannabis plant.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
  • This beer is brewed with a pantry full of ingredients - oats, wheat, brown sugar, honey, sunflower/chia/hemp seeds, raisins and cherries.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Cameron later came home to Kentucky and briefly lobbied to legalize industrial hemp.
    Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Traffic came to a standstill, and Libby switched to backroads, passing the hemp, grape, and marijuana fields that keep the economy of southern Oregon afloat.
    Diana Markosian, National Geographic, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Enriched with hemp seed oil, this seasonal moisturizer from Hempz also contains pumpkin extract to smooth skin and improve elasticity.
    Naveen Kumar, CNN Underscored, 24 Sep. 2020
  • There’s also hemp, a once-popular state crop for its use in rope, clothing and oils, that is growing once again in popularity thanks to CBD gels, extracts and oils.
    Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
  • And with the off-shoring of the textile industry in recent decades, Farm Aid merchandise, including items made of hemp fibers or polyester, is often manufactured overseas.
    Billboard, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Does the flavor of the CBD oil cover up the taste of the hemp?
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • Looking to get in on the hemp trend and try it yourself?
    Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2022
  • Under the new law, a plant that has .3% or less THC in it is hemp.
    James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The school has planted about 600 seeds and is building a hemp lab.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Also attached to the hemp was a silk string held by Franklin.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 May 2023
  • The hemp store in second place, with 72.1 million views?
    Gilad Edelman, Wired, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The origin of the hemp can impact the quality of the final product.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The very first step to creating safe CBD oil tinctures is in how the source hemp is grown.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022
  • Texas passed a law in 2019 opening the door for local farmers to grow hemp as a crop.
    Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • There were a lot of hops in this beer from New Belgium among the orange rind, hemp flower and pine.
    Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 8 Dec. 2020
  • There is 240mg of broad-spectrum CBD derived from hemp in each jar.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 July 2022
  • Wicks should be clean-burning, which means they’re made of all wood, hemp or cotton.
    Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The gummies are made from the highest-grade hemp that is naturally grown in the USA.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Thread through five-inch strings of wool yarn or hemp ribbon and tie knots so one card’s bottom is attached to the top of the next.
    Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Cotton poplin, hemp, and flax are among the top natural fibers for heat-proof style.
    Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 15 June 2021
  • This has resulted in an increase in the demand for hemp and has led to an increase in the price of hemp.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Organizers said Texas is poised to become one of the largest hubs for hemp and CBD.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 7 July 2021
  • In contrast to delta-9 THC, delta-8 is legal and derived from hemp.
    Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The raw material, called hurd, is the inner, woody core of the hemp plant, chipped into small pieces.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The soldiers battled with cutlasses and clubs, the workers with long sticks used to twist lengths of hemp.
    Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The land became a hemp plantation, as the plant was Kentucky’s number one cash crop at the time.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Oh, and they’re made from a mix of recycled plastic and hemp—and can be recycled themselves.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Made of 100% organic hemp that’s GOTS-certified, these sheets are soft, breathable, and well worth the higher price tag.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024

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