[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.48,0:00:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if there was a plant \Nthat had over 60,000 uses? Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.58,0:00:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A plant that had the ability to heal\Nsome of the deadliest diseases we know? Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.70,0:00:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could replace many chemical medicines\Nfor problems like depression and insomnia? Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.46,0:00:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A plant that could reduce the growing\Nand devastating effects of deforestation? Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.61,0:00:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Preventing the habitat destruction\Nof many endangered animals? Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.61,0:00:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A plant that was illegal for reasons \Nthat simply don't make sense? Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.51,0:00:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That plant is cannabis and the name alone\Ninvokes various thoughts in our minds. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.81,0:00:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe your parents have their views on it,\Nand that has rubbed off on you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.30,0:00:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or perhaps you associated it with people\Nsitting in their rooms and smoking it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.44,0:00:50.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But linking cannabis to something that\Njust gets you high Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.91,0:00:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is like saying\Nwater only serves one purpose. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.72,0:00:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This video is about to get interesting\Nso sit back and relax. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.09,0:01:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take things back to the basics. Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.28,0:01:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are three species\Nof cannabis: Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.52,0:01:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of which can be split,\Nalthough usually the sativa type, Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.61,0:01:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into an industrial compound\Nreferred to as hemp, Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.88,0:01:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is where the industrial\Nside of cannabis comes in. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.13,0:01:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hemp has been used for thousands of years\Nand its usability is unlike anything else. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.23,0:01:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be used for oil for cooking\Nand converting to fuel. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.97,0:01:25.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The seeds, which are among\Nthe most nutritional ones on the planet, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.11,0:01:28.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supply nearly every mineral and vitamin\Nthe body needs. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.42,0:01:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be used for clothing, and not only\Nneeds half the amount of water than cotton Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.61,0:01:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also requires no chemicals\Nor fertilisers. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.98,0:01:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can also be used as housing insulation,\Nfibre boards; and it's a phytoremediation, Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.31,0:01:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plant that can remove toxins, radiation\Nand contamination from water and soil. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.07,0:01:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hemp was used in the agricultural fields\Naround the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.50,0:01:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help remove the heavy metals\Nand radiation from the unusable land. Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.71,0:02:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scientists behind the plant used hemp\Nas a phytoremediation, and stated Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.38,0:02:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that as well as being excellent\Nfor the job of removing harmful waste, Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.61,0:02:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hemp could then be converted\Nto bio-diesel afterwards. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.53,0:02:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the conversion to bio-diesel is far\Nfrom environmentally friendly, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.12,0:02:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the fact that this plant\Nhas the ability to do this is incredible. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.12,0:02:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hemp's natural process\Nof removing harmful toxins Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.11,0:02:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was also considered\Nfor the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima. Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.16,0:02:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Due to the strict cannabis laws in Japan,\Nhemp was not used, though. Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.75,0:02:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the two main resources\Nthat can be produced using hemp Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.07,0:02:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could have a deep impact on planet\Nand our lives are paper and plastic. Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.20,0:02:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to a study conducted in 1916, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.10,0:02:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's believed one acre of hemp\Nover the course of twenty years Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.48,0:02:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can produce four to ten times\Nthe amount of paper than trees. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.62,0:02:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, although the deforestation problem\Nwe face now is attributed to many things, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.24,0:02:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reducing the need for tree paper\Nby using hemp Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.78,0:02:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would still reduce the damaging effects\Npaper production has Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.99,0:02:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which sees roughly four billion trees\Nbeing cut down a year for that purpose. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.23,0:03:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, less than 0.1% of the paper we use\Nis made with hemp. Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.02,0:03:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hemp plastic, which can not only be made\Nto be completely biodegradable, Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.15,0:03:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reducing extensive pollution on beaches\Nand destruction to marine life, Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.05,0:03:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can also be produced with little\Nor no chemicals, Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.07,0:03:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we all know makes up\Nthe majority of plastic we use today. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.92,0:03:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those who discredit the broad use of hemp\Nas a material say Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.68,0:03:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be costly and overlong to produce\Nthe equivalent of what we have today, Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.22,0:03:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're right. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.15,0:03:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, cheaper is not always best, Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.50,0:03:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as shown with the impact of chemical-laden\Nand non-degradable products we consume. Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.81,0:03:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hemp would most likely cost more to use,\Nbut the overall impact would be justified. Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.94,0:03:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do I begin\Nwith the medical side of cannabis? Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.65,0:03:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start with what scientists\Nand researchers believe Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.53,0:03:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the reason it has profound benefits\Nin the first place. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.72,0:03:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far they have been able to identify\N483 chemical compounds within the plant, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.33,0:04:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,80 of which are called cannabinoids. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.73,0:04:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though the studies are becoming\Na lot more popular, Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.33,0:04:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so far we do not know a whole lot\Nabout these 80 cannabinoids Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.29,0:04:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or their effect on humans, as the research\Nhas been focused on just a few of them, Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.45,0:04:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.54,0:04:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by far the most studied chemical, Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.43,0:04:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,binding the receptors in your nervous\Nand immune system when heated, Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.39,0:04:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing you to get high, and it's the only\Ncompound in cannabis to do so. Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.31,0:04:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the chemical that medical marijuana\Nis most active in, Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.28,0:04:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it acts as a side-effect-free\Nmuscle relaxant, Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.97,0:04:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.71,0:04:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and current studies are showing that\Nit could be used as a therapy for anxiety, Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.43,0:04:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the side effects of chemotherapy,\Ncancer growth reduction, Crohn's disease, Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.21,0:04:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chronic pain, insomnia\Nor multiple sclerosis, just to name a few. Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.47,0:04:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next one is\Ntetrahydrocannabinolic acid, Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.50,0:04:51.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the same chemical as the one\Njust talked about in its unheated form, Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.13,0:04:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means\Nit's a non-psychoactive compound. Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.78,0:04:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is administered by juicing cannabis\Nlike wheat grass or any other plant, Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.86,0:05:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it contains medical properties\Nthat are lost when heated. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.37,0:05:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though the chemical is in its early stages\Nof research, Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.17,0:05:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's thought to be an effective treatment\Nas an anti-inflammatory Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.23,0:05:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of a variety of illnesses\Nwithout any significant side effects, Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.51,0:05:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will not give patients\Nthe feeling of a high either. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.84,0:05:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cannabidiol is similar and has been linked\Nas an effective aid for anxiety, Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.28,0:05:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nausea, acne, schizophrenia Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.57,0:05:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many neurodegenerative diseases. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.45,0:05:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The studies haven't gone on long enough\Nto know full benefits cannabis may have, Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.80,0:05:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's a reason for that. Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.69,0:05:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been illegal in nearly\Nevery country since the early 1900s. Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.78,0:05:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's talk about that. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.64,0:05:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have established that cannabis\Nhas thousands of industrial uses, Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.83,0:05:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many of these can be produced\Nwith less of an impact on the environment Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.38,0:05:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than conventional products, Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.00,0:05:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that cannabis\Nmay have more medical benefits Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.72,0:05:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than any other natural,\Nuntouched product in the world. Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.78,0:05:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why would something with all these uses\Nand benefits be illegal? Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.42,0:05:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can't be due to the high when smoked\Nbecause if that was the case Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.98,0:06:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the law wanted to protect us,\Nthen why would alcohol and tobacco, Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.45,0:06:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,substances that kill millions every year,\Nor even refined sugar, Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.96,0:06:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,linked to a lot of health complications\Nhuman suffer from today, be legal? Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.25,0:06:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That just wouldn't make any sense. Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.67,0:06:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if it's not illegal\Ndue to health concerns, then why is it? Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.30,0:06:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it's confusing and there's lots\Nof false information about the subject, Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.56,0:06:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although it seems\Nthere are three supposed reasons. Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.56,0:06:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, in 1929 Harry Anslinger, the head\Nof the prohibition department in the US, Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.66,0:06:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was dealing\Nwith the backlash of the alcohol ban, Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.33,0:06:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once this was removed, his department\Nwere practically non-operational. Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.33,0:06:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they came up with an idea\Nto tell people cannabis was a devil drug Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.44,0:06:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that turned men into wild beasts Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.44,0:06:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would attack women. Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.71,0:06:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently, Harry contacted 30 scientists\Nasking for proof to show to the public, Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.89,0:06:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but 29 of them said they could not find\Nvalid proof that the drug was dangerous. Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.07,0:07:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second explanation is linked to\Nthe 1900s Mexican immigration to the US. Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.33,0:07:05.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Mexicans arrived, they brought\Nmarijuana as a medicine and relaxant. Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.33,0:07:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order for the US to have an excuse to\Nsearch and deport the immigrants, Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.33,0:07:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marijuana became the perfect drug\Nto criminalize and label dangerous. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.75,0:07:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, one that many people reside to\Nwhen asked why cannabis is illegal Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.12,0:07:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that major companies, mainly DuPont,\Nbecame worried at the many uses of hemp, Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.94,0:07:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more specifically nylon, Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.74,0:07:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which DuPont invented around the same time\Nthe cannabis laws were being enforced. Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.23,0:07:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was profitable to back and promote\Nthe government's decision to tell people Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.23,0:07:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannabis was a drug to make people high\Nwhen in fact it was to ban the use of hemp Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.23,0:07:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from being a nylon alternative. Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.48,0:07:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to prove why it's illegal,\Nas no authentic records seem available. Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.93,0:07:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One or a combination of the above seems\Nthe reasoning for the US to ban cannabis, Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.18,0:07:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resulting in other countries to follow. Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.66,0:07:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But regarding the last theory,\NI wouldn't say big corporations are greedy Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.35,0:07:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do not want to use hemp. Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.87,0:08:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this theory is factual, I think\Nit's now gotten to the stage Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.00,0:08:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it's too far gone for them\Nto make the change to hemp, Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.82,0:08:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since after it was made illegal,\Nall manufacturing was grounded to a halt Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.25,0:08:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no new technology was used\Nto advance the hemp production, Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.14,0:08:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning that getting to it now\Nwould be very costly. Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.30,0:08:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever the reason, cannabis is illegal\Nin the majority of places, Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.75,0:08:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be it an outdated racial action\Nor the greed of big corporations. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.56,0:08:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only now, nearly 100 years later,\Nas it's becoming less frowned upon, Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.28,0:08:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are doctors and researchers realising\Nhow powerful it could be. Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.46,0:08:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, everything on this planet\Nserves a purpose, Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.14,0:08:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's the bees and wasps\Nthat pollinate plants and flowers Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.23,0:08:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whether it's you\Nwho fulfils your purpose in life. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.76,0:08:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems everything\Nhas some reason for being here, Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.14,0:08:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many say cannabis has the purpose\Nof providing humans with thousands of uses Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.28,0:08:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with very little impact on the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.09,0:08:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, because just one of many things\Nit's used for makes you high, Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.56,0:08:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the law has perhaps stinted the research\Nand industrial production Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.65,0:08:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of one of the most incredible materials\Non the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.99,0:09:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To finish off, I want to state\NI am not a cannabis activist by any means. Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.99,0:09:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably like you, I never thought of hemp\Napart from the fact that it can be smoked Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.51,0:09:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,till I started researching for this video,\Nwhich I wanted to talk about for a while, Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.46,0:09:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's made me,\Nand hopefully you, realise Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.70,0:09:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is so much more to it\Nthan that. Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.81,0:09:27.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't mean the benefits of cannabis\Ncan justify smoking weed, though. Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.44,0:09:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some people smoking it can cause\Nsocial and life problems, Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.55,0:09:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the effects have been shown\Nto possibly harm a developing young brain. Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.61,0:09:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you're unhappy, don't have a job\Nand smoke weed in your room all day, Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.01,0:09:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you need to be going after life. Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.03,0:09:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though weed's linked to busting depression\Nand anxiety, and many other problems, Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.43,0:09:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quitting your habits\Ncould be the best thing you do. Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.29,0:09:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly do not think to now go out\Nand smoke weed for its health benefits Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.17,0:09:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because medical and recreational cannabis\Ncan vary massively, Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.11,0:10:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the potential for long-term\Nside effects is still being researched. Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.24,0:10:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those taking cannabis for medical benefits\Nmostly don't want to get high Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.60,0:10:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only require a small amount\Nof the drug in the first place. Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.56,0:10:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An amount that would not have\Nany mind altering effects, Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.42,0:10:16.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but still seem to help relieve\Nand prevent many illnesses. Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.72,0:10:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you've enjoyed this video. Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.33,0:10:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll see you in the next one.