The following environmental benefits of the widespread use of industrial hemp have been extensively documented, including: 

      Less reliance on fossil fuels, especially from 

      foreign sources

      More efficient use of energy

      Less long-term atmospheric build-up of carbon

      dioxide

​      Forest conservation

      Agricultural pesticide use reduction

      Dioxin and other pollution reduction

      Reduction in microplastic pollution in the oceans

      Reduction in coal & petroleum based fibers that

      will reduce the 70 million barrels of oil used in

      textiles each year

      Landfill use reduction