And that is why experts, including children's health specialist Dr. Karen B. Dewling, says parents need to be aware. Dewling says parents of kids who wear hemp need not panic or suspect drug use automatically. Instead use the new trend as an opportunity for discussion. What Parents Can Do Explain the significance of hemp. Marijuana is a derivative of the hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa.
Manufactures use different parts of the plant to make marijuana than they do to make hemp.
Hemp is different from marijuana because it has no hallucinogenic properties even though hemp and marijuana come from the same actual plant. Explain the controversy around hemp. Anti-drug educators are against the use of hemp because they believe supporting hemp weakens the fight against drugs and marijuana. Many believe that buying hemp adds fuel to the fight to legalize marijuana because it keeps producers in business. Tell both sides.