I was told it's some sort of weed that is cultivated for a variety of uses, including helping with pain management associated with Cancer. I am pretty sure I also herd that it use to be a huge very profitable crop to make a ton of products for very cheap. Supposedly this all changed when a greedy pulp and paper baron started a smear campaign and paid off lobbyist to turn the public against it with false information on it origins and uses. Something about how it was cutting into his empire and profit margins in the pulp and paper industry. I could be wrong, cause that stuff hardly ever happens, what do I know. I'm just a model enthusiast and an artist doing what I think looks cool and find inspiring. But hey I am also no botanist or historian so I really have no clue, I just like the shape and how happy and relaxed I am when I am around it.