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Essential Amino Acids in Hemp Seed

⚗️ Science First mentioned: Ep. 006

Hemp seeds contain all nine essential amino acids that the human body requires but cannot produce. These amino acids are precursors to endocannabinoid production in the body, making hemp seed a complementary food to cannabis flower for total endocannabinoid system support.

Bubbleman shares his personal history with Manitoba Harvest hemp foods in Episode 006, explaining that his group acquired Ukrainian hemp seed (Zolotinosha variety) through Jack Herer's connections to grow some of Canada's first legal hemp fields in 1994-95. He explains that cannabis uniquely provides both phytocannabinoids in resin and essential amino acids in seeds - 'the two basic building blocks of life that can regulate and put your system into homeostasis.'

Ep. 006 Legends of Hash, Terpene Profiles, Landrace Preservation, and Manitoba Harvest Origins