A popular topic in the gardening community right now is growing your own hemp! Hemp is a fascinating plant, a renewable resource, and is used in a multitude of products. Hemp contains cannabidiol (CBD), which research shows helps to relieve pain and inflammation for ailments like arthritis. For cancer patients, hemp has been proven to increase appetite, help with sleep, and reduce anxiety. Hemp is from the species Cannabis sativa L. but does not cause a "high" like marijuana does, as it contains