Learn how BuddhaBhaang™ organic hemp rolling papers are created from premium French hemp pulp
Have you ever smoked with hemp papers? Hemp rolling papers offer a smooth smoking experience with an even, slow burn.
This quick read explains how hemp is turned into thin yet durable smoking paper and highlights the many benefits of using hemp for a better smoking experience.
How Is Hemp Made Into Paper?
Making hemp into paper is similar to the process of making paper from wood and trees. The first step is to separate the long fibers, called the bast, from the short fibers, known as the hurd or pulp fibers.
The long bast fibers comprise the outside layers of the hemp stalk. Peeled away, they reveal the inner core where the short hurdfibers live.
Hemp paper produced from the long, outer bast is more coarse, brittle, and rough, while hemp paper made from the innerhurd is softer and produces a desirable alternative to wood pulp.
The outerfiber is typically reserved for manufacturing industrial consumer products such as textiles, canvas, or rope whereas the inner fiber is often used for animal bedding, mulch, and insulation.
The manufacturing process involves hemp fiber soaked in a solution of water with a solvent such as hydrogen peroxide, separating the fibrous cellulose from the unwanted, waxy plant materials.
After the slurry of hemp fiber and solvent is separated using heat, the hemp pulp ispounded, dried, and mixed with water. The hemp slurry mixture is then layered into sheets using various types of tools, such as a mold and deckle, and the slush is dried and pressed into sheets.
Why We Use French Hemp for An Elevated Smoking Experience
The secret to hemp paper’s smooth draw and even burn is in its cellular makeup, which is why BuddhaBhaang™ cones are made with hemp cultivars and plant genetics that have evolved and progressed in France for over millennia.
It all goes back to the Scythians that brought hemp into France during the Bronze Age around four thousand years ago. Since then, the French have cultivated and processed hemp for numerous purposes, such as canvas for sails and sacks, rope, and textile fabrics.
As recently as the 1800s, French hemp production exceeded 200,000 hectares (nearly 500,000 acres) annually and was considered the finest in the world. Even William Shakespeare mentioned the quality of French hemp in one of his plays, Coriolanus.
By 1960, due to the rise of cotton, France’s hemp production dwindled; but now, in the modern era, France has returned to the world stage and is the top hemp producer in Europe and the third-largest globally.
France’s hemp crop is primarily used to make high-quality paper for Bibles, currency, and rolling paper.
The French’s fascination with hemp goes back thousands of years during which time they have perfected the art of cultivating robust hemp plants with optimized genetics and proven strains for paper making.
Ancestral hemp strains, or landrace strains born in nature, were brought to France from Asia and the Middle East where hemp farmers cultivated and stabilized the best phenotypes for consistent, reliable crops season after season.
Although new varieties and hemp strains are continuously cultivated, keeping old world strains alive results innatural genetic strengthening through diversity and evolution. In other words, the French have grown hemp for ages and they keep Europe’s strongest, healthiest, and most robust hemp strains alive and growing each year.
These hemp strains produce the hardiest plants with thick, cellulose-rich fibrous stalks that have as much as three times more cellulose (good for sturdy paper) than wood.
Benefits of Using Hemp for Paper
Hemp is an annual, fast-growing crop used for fabric, fuel, food, medicine, and more. Hemp offers sustainable, climate-friendly alternatives to plastics, building insulation, synthetic textiles, and wood-based papers and packaging because it replenishes the soil, requires less water and does not require the use of harmful pesticides or herbicides.
Hemp is cultivated in different ways to maximize specific plant qualities depending on the purpose for which it is used.
When cultivated for CBD and other extracts, hemp is grown to produce significant, resin-rich bushy flowers filled with cannabinoids and terpenes. But hemp plants are reared for their robust and thick stalks and stems, which lend well for industrial purposes.
That’s because hemp stalk is high in cellulose (more than wood), which makes it highly suitable for making high-quality paper.
Cellulose is the primary substance that makes up plants' cell walls, such as hemp. Even when wet, cellulose fiber retains strength and flexibility, an attribute that makes it a valuable material for making paper.
Furthermore, converting hemp into paper does not require the use of harsh chemicals such as bleach or chlorine. Switching to hemp paper also reduces our dependence on the deforestation that is destroying forests around the globe.
Conservative estimates suggest that one acre of hemp produces as much paper as four to ten acres of trees over twenty years! That is because hemp stalks grow in 4 months, whereas trees take 20-80 years to mature. Hemp also produces a higher quality paper that is more durable and doesn’t yellow, crack, or deteriorate like paper made from trees.
That is why BuddhaBhaang™ hemp pre-roll cones have smooth, slow-burning properties that make them perfect for those who crave a more luxurious smoking experience.
Why Pre-Roll Cones Are Better Than Regular Rolling Papers
Pre-roll cones are the perfect alternative to buying traditional booklets of rolling papers. Rather than risking a bad roll or taking time to learn how to roll, you can simply use a pre-roll cone to quickly and conveniently enjoy your favorite herb.
Get a perfect roll and relaxing smoke every time with BuddhaBhaang™ pre-roll cones. Plus, the ultra-fine organic hemp paper provides that smooth, lush finish.
Besides convenience and quality, organic hemp cones are free from harsh chemicals and do not contain any GMO ingredients or carcinogens.
Elevate your smoking experience with BuddhaBhaang™ organic pre-roll cones and enjoy the luxury of hemp. But be careful, you may never be able to return to the old way of doing things.
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