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What are the long term ecological effects?
It could be hogging resources from the soil to grow so fast and take longer to recover.
A quick search says
We are in the age of shit resources though, so if that’s not right, someone jump in.
And are those trees also being used for lumber, or just paper?
I would assume just paper,
They are also burned as fuel to process the wood into paper. It is cheaper for them to burn the wood for fuel / energy than to buy the electricity usually.
https://stroudcenter.org/news/hemp-fiber-soil-health-and-water-quality/
The article goes into it more, but the consensus is that it is good for the soil, the air, and as a result of being a very hardy plant requires less pesticides (if any) to protect them from would-be predators (so it's good for clean water too).