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Hemp for Victory (1942 War Propaganda Film)
Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white film produced in 1942 by the USDA outlining a plan to distribute 400,000 lbs. of cannabis seeds to American farmers with the goal of producing 350,000 acres of cannabis by 1943 — all for the war effort. The USDA even went as far as to urge 4-H clubs to [...]
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The Hemp Revolution (1995 Documentary Movie)
This documentary covers a whole lot of ground. It deals with every historical and contemporary aspect of hemp usage and cultivation (mainly in the U.S.), which turns out to be a lot. From describing the production of a fibre much more durable and economic than wood, the documentary discusses hemps multilateral uses as e.g. food [...]
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How Weed Won The West – Documentary Movie 4/20/2010
How Weed Won The West is a 2010 documentary by writer/director Kevin Booth about Marijuana, the Marijuana-Prohibition, Marijuana-Business and the Legalizing Movement in the United States. Plot: With California and the rest of the country going bankrupt, one business is booming. How Weed Won the West is the story of the growing Medical Marijuana industry, [...]
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Ron Paul Supports Cannabis Farming, Blasts Government Ban
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) spoke on the Senate floor recently in support of industrial hemp growers’ declaration that May 17-23 be celebrated as Hemp History Week.Paul alluded to America’s long tradition of growing hemp, saying that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson engaged in such activity and that the Federal government encouraged American farmers to grow [...]
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Ron Paul Hopes Hemp History Week Will Reap More Co-sponsors for Legalization Bill
Groups hope to collect 50,000 signed post cards urging Obama and Holder to put end to industrial hemp ban. Jack Herer, ”the self-described Emperor of Hemp”, passed away nearly a month ago, but that doesn’t mean his dream died with him. Roll Call reports, “Hemp History Week might not earn anyone time off work, but Rep. [...]
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Methanol Fuel from Hemp
Posted on 29 May 2010
Henry Ford’s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the car itself was constructed from hemp. On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, ‘grown from the soil,’ had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10x stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941. Hemp seeds are 40% [...] Continue Reading
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Foods Made From Hemp
Posted on 29 May 2010
Hemp seeds are about 40% oil. Hemp is the single easiest, most economical, most ecological way to grow protein. Hemp is naturally high in omega-3 unsaturated fats, and has the most complete balance of essential amino acids (2nd only to soy – but not Monsanto’s GMO soybeans). Hemp can be grown at high altitudes, where [...] Continue Reading
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Paper or Plastic?
Posted on 29 May 2010
Benjamin Franklin started one of America’s first paper mills with cannabis, allowing a colonial press free from English control. The oldest papers still around were from 770 AD, because Babylonians and Asyrians used hemp paper. Hemp is the longest lasting paper for archives and books because it’s a 2x-3x stronger fiber. Declaration of independence drafts [...] Continue Reading
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Organic Clothing
Posted on 29 May 2010
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag from hemp. Rembrandt, Gainsborough and Van Gogh as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen. In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies [...] Continue Reading
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