Cannabis sativa can be found in many parts of the world, although the growing of hemp is restricted in some countries because of its association with the production of various soft drugs. The word hemp derives from the Old English word hænep.
Sources:
- OWEN-CROCKER, Gale R. (2012). 'Hemp', in: Gale Owen-Crocker, Elizabeth Coatsworth and Maria Hayward (eds.). Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles, c. 450-1450, Brill: Leiden, pp. 266-267.
- TORTORA, Phyllis G. and Ingrid JOHNSON (2014). The Fairchild Books: Dictionary of Textiles, 8th edition, London: Bloomsbury, p. 287.
- Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: ‘Hemp’.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 26 June 2016).
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