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One Plant + Local Action = Global Impact
One Plant + Local Action = Global Impact
The Cannabis Sativa L. is a multipurpose plant! From construction to cosmetic products, it holds key benefits for a green transition and a sustainable bioeconomy
Key applications:
Sustainable textiles and fibre systems
Bio-based plastics and circular material economies
Construction and insulation materials
Paper production and forestry alternatives
Food systems and agroecology
Cosmetics and wellbeing products
Medicine and public health
Green energy production
Potential graphene substitute in supercapacitors for production of carbon nanosheets
Phytoremediation of degraded or heavy metals contaminated soils
Decarbonisation through high dioxide carbon sequestration during plant growth
Source: Simiyu, et al (2022) Understanding Cannabis sativa L.: Current Status of Propagation, Use, Legalization, and Haploid-Inducer-Mediated Genetic Engineering. Plants, 11, 1236.
Key challenges:
The plant produces hundreds of cannabinoids, flavonoids and terpenes, but the global prohibition and the stigma hindered the scientific development and knowledge creation around the Cannabis and its application in the past hundred years.
Regulatory issues and historical prohibitionism related to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and its isomers (from natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic origin), as psychotropic components of the plant.
Regardless of the sustainable potential of the plant, it is still a niche solution across countries where its industrial uses are regulated.
Deep uneven distribution of benefits and prohibition penalties among disadvantaged, indigenous, peripheral and racialised communities due to the War on Drugs.
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