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The restaurant opens its doors at 11am on Saturday March 7, at 3 marine Parade, close to the Albion pub, and will be open all day until 11pm.

Owner Dan Wiltshire has gone for a natural wood look with communal benches to complement the hemp-based menu which includes plant-based burgers, hot dogs and kebabs.

Dan is an established Reggae DJ and quite a few items on the menu are inspired by Jamaican cuisine, including authentic patties, including a jerk bean pattie.

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The Hempist will also be serving up Jamaican favourite Red Stripe lager and a craft beer from the Brixton brewery as well as vegan and organic wines, hemp leaf tea, Jamaican cocktails, a hemp and hop mead and healthy soft drinks.

A feature of the restaurant is that items on the menu include hemp seed, which is not only regarded as a high protein superfood, but is also a sustainable crop which does not harm the environment.

Hemp seeds are the seeds of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, the same species as cannabis (marijuana) but a different variety, not containing.

THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana.

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Hemp seeds are exceptionally nutritious and rich in healthy fats, protein and various minerals, including a great source of vitamin E and minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc.

The Hempist will be running a ‘meal deal’ where people can buy a pint of Red Stripe and get a Hemp Classic Patty for £6.

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