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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Modernized language throughout and revised media. Added a taxonomic box. | Apr 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Congress.gov - Defining Hemp: A Fact Sheet. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - iScience - Cannabis sativa research trends, challenges, and new-age perspectives. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Genome-specific association study (GSAS) for exploration of variability in hemp (Cannabis sativa). | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Cannabis Research - Introduction to the special issue: the two sides of hemp: medical and industrial. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Journal of Cannabis Research - Introduction to the special issue: the two sides of hemp: medical and industrial. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Hemp - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Jan 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Industrial Hemp Production. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Crops and Soils - Hemp. | May 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rutgers - New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station - Introduction to Industrial Hemp - Basic Production Agronomy. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - 6 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Hemp Seeds. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University Extension - Industrial Hemp Production. | May 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules. | Mar 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colorado State University Extension - College of Agricultural Sciences - An Introduction to Industrial Hemp and Hemp Agronomy. | Nov 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Cannabis sativa: The plant of the thousand and one molecules. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What is Hemp? | Jul 18, 2022 | ||
| Added information about the uses of hemp as an alternative to wood pulp. | Sep 21, 2021 | ||
| Expanded physical description and mentioned hemp bioplastics. | Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eden Project - Hemp. | May 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hash Marihuana and Hemp Museum - Cannabis Sativa. | May 19, 2019 | ||
| Mentioned the uses and nutritional content of the seeds. Listed other fibre plants known as "hemps." | Jan 17, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Illinois Wildflowers - Hemp. | Mar 02, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Hemp. | Mar 02, 2014 | ||
| Clarified taxonomic information regarding genus Cannabis and added information about the relative tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of hemp, marijuana, and hashish. | Jan 18, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - Theseus. | Feb 15, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Hemp. | Jan 02, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Botanical.com - Thistle. | Jul 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Herbdata - Hemp. | Feb 07, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Innvista - Hemp Species. | Feb 07, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 19, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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