While you are correct that all "hemp" is actually cannabis, you are wrong about hemp eventually turning into high THC marijuana-type strain.
First off, lets be clear: Cannabis is the genus under which many varieties are grouped. Then,cannabis just a kind of plant of which there are many different strains.
Second, your inference that hemp is not a naturally occurring low THC plant is simply wrong.
FACT: Hemp is a strain of the sativa variety. It has been around for a REALLY LONG TIME (thousands of years) and is different from any strain of cannabis that one would use medicinally.
Now, maybe many thousands of years ago, ancient man did breed hemp for certain industrial qualities and that bred out the medicinal qualities, but I don't know of that as a fact. Either way, a few thousand years of anything being around is good enough for me.
And if you're interested, there are actually many places you can find wild growing hemp. If you really believe what you say, then I would recommend finding some, stuff any part of it into a pipe and try to smoke it. I doubt your experience would be pleasant.
As far as the use of the term "hemp" it's been around a long time too. It's what people are familiar with when it comes to the agro-industrial product, again, as opposed to the pharma-product. So, nobody is trying to do any slight of hand here, it's just tradition to call the stuff hemp.
hemp vs. cannabis
While you are correct that all "hemp" is actually cannabis, you are wrong about hemp eventually turning into high THC marijuana-type strain.
First off, lets be clear: Cannabis is the genus under which many varieties are grouped. Then,cannabis just a kind of plant of which there are many different strains.
Second, your inference that hemp is not a naturally occurring low THC plant is simply wrong.
FACT: Hemp is a strain of the sativa variety. It has been around for a REALLY LONG TIME (thousands of years) and is different from any strain of cannabis that one would use medicinally.
Now, maybe many thousands of years ago, ancient man did breed hemp for certain industrial qualities and that bred out the medicinal qualities, but I don't know of that as a fact. Either way, a few thousand years of anything being around is good enough for me.
And if you're interested, there are actually many places you can find wild growing hemp. If you really believe what you say, then I would recommend finding some, stuff any part of it into a pipe and try to smoke it. I doubt your experience would be pleasant.
As far as the use of the term "hemp" it's been around a long time too. It's what people are familiar with when it comes to the agro-industrial product, again, as opposed to the pharma-product. So, nobody is trying to do any slight of hand here, it's just tradition to call the stuff hemp.