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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: boxboy28 on February 26, 2004, 10:09:24 AM
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Articale found here...http://www.rense.com/general49/could.htm
Hemp - Could Save America
The Weed That Can Change The World
From Varied Sources
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HEMP FACTS
1) Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BC.
2) Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic. The federal government subsidized hemp during the Second World War and US farmers grew about a million acres of hemp as part of that program.
3) Hemp Seed is far more nutritious than even soybean, contains more essential fatty acids than any other source, is second only to soybeans in complete protein (but is more digestible by humans), is high in B-vitamins, and is 35% dietary fiber. Hemp seed is not psychoactive and cannot be used as a drug. See TestPledge.com
4) The bark of the hemp stalk contains bast fibers which are among the Earth's longest natural soft fibers and are also rich in cellulose; the cellulose and hemi-cellulose in its inner woody core are called hurds. Hemp stalk is not psychoactive. Hemp fiber is longer, stronger, more absorbent and more insulative than cotton fiber.
5) According to the Department of Energy, hemp as a biomass fuel producer requires the least specialized growing and processing procedures of all hemp products. The hydrocarbons in hemp can be processed into a wide range of biomass energy sources, from fuel pellets to liquid fuels and gas. Development of biofuels could significantly reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
6) Hemp grows well without herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides. Almost half of the agricultural chemicals used on US crops are applied to cotton.
7) Hemp produces more pulp per acre than timber on a sustainable basis, and can be used for every quality of paper. Hemp paper manufacturing can reduce wastewater contamination. Hemp's low lignin content reduces the need for acids used in pulping, and it's creamy color lends itself to environmentally friendly bleaching instead of harsh chlorine compounds. Less bleaching results in less dioxin and fewer chemical byproducts.
8) Hemp fiber paper resists decomposition, and does not yellow with age when an acid-free process is used. Hemp paper more than 1,500 years old has been found. It can also be recycled more times.
9) Hemp fiberboard produced by Washington State University was found to be twice as strong as wood-based fiberboard.
10) Eco-friendly hemp can replace most toxic petrochemical products. Research is being done to use hemp in manufacturing biodegradable plastic products: plant-based cellophane, recycled plastic mixed with hemp for injection-molded products, and resins made from the oil, to name just a very few examples.
Hemp History
Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BC.
Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic.
In 1937 Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act which effectively began the era of hemp prohibition. The tax and licensing regulations of the act made hemp cultivation unfeasable for American farmers. The chief promoter of the Tax Act, Harry Anslinger, began promoting anti-marijuana legislation around the world. To learn more about hemp prohibition visit http://www.JackHerer.com or check out "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" by Jack Herer
Then came World War II. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor shut off foreign supplies of "manilla hemp" fiber from the Phillipines. The USDA produced a film called Hemp For Victory to encourage US farmers to grow hemp for the war effort. The US government formed War Hemp Industries and subsidized hemp cultivation. During the War and US farmers grew about a million acres of hemp across the midwest as part of that program.
After the war ended, the government quietly shut down all the hemp processing plants and the industry faded away again.
During the period from 1937 to the late 60's the US government understood and acknowledged that Industrial Hemp and marijuana were distinct varieties of the cannabis plant. Hemp is no longer recognized as distinct from marijuana since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970. This is despite the fact that a specific exemption for hemp was included in the CSA under the definition of marijuana.
The United States government has published numerous reports and other documents on hemp dating back to the beginnings of our country. Below is a list of some of the documents that have been discovered:
* 1797: SECRETARY OF WAR: U.S.S. CONSTITUTION'S HEMP
* 1810: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS - RUSSIAN HEMP CULTIVATION
* 1827: U.S. NAVY COMMISSIONER - WATER-ROTTED HEMP
* 1873: HEMP CULTURE IN JAPAN
* 1895: USDA - HEMP SEED
* 1899: USDA SECRETARY - HEMP
* 1901: USDA LYSTER DEWEY RE; HEMP & FLAX SEED
* 1901: USDA LYSTER DEWEY 13 PAGE ARTICLE ON HEMP
* 1903: USDA LYSTER DEWEY RE; PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL PLANT FIBERS
* 1909: USDA SECRETARY - FIBER INVESTIGATIONS: HEMP/FLAX
* 1913: USDA LYSTER DEWEY - HEMP SOILS, YIELD, ECONOMICS
* 1913: USDA LYSTER DEWEY - TESTS FOR HEMP, LIST OF PRODUCTS
* 1916: USDA BULLETIN 404 - HEMP HURDS AS A PAPER MAKING MATERIAL
* 1917: USDA - HEMP SEED SUPPLY OF THE NATION
* 1917: USDA - CANNABIS
* 1927: USDA LYSTER DEWEY RE; HEMP VARIETIES
* 1931: USDA LYSTER DEWEY RE; HEMP FIBER LOSING GROUND
* 1943: USDA - HEMP FOR VICTORY - DOCUMENTARY FILM
* 1947: USDA - HEMP DAY LENGTH & FLOWERING
* 1956: USDA - MONOECIOUS HEMP BREEDING IN THE U.S.
These documentes and many more are published online by USA hemp historian extraordinaire, John E. Dvorak. His Digital Hemp History Library is the most complete source for historical hemp documents and data anwhere. To visit the Library click here.
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Put the Bong down and step away from the computer.
Or try and be objective and search out any negitives to hemp growth.
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yep, to bad they ruined a good industry by smoking it instead of processing it for market.
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Drugs er bad, mmmmkay?
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You get nothing from smoking Hemp. Someday the Feds will wake up and realize the prohibiting it as a crop is just plain stupid.
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It's not the kind of hemp you smoke, and the hemp paper claims are entirely true. More yield, easier processing due to lower acidity than wood.
Anyway GTO, take a day trip, drive up Hwy 101 to Ukiah-Willits-Garberville and there's more hemp stores selling hemp products than there are Starbuck's.
And no Starbuck's is a good thing.
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I know hemp and Mary-jaw-wana are not the same, but most of the hemp nuts I know love to go on and on about how it will save the planet.
All the BS can't be true.
It is hard take someone serioulsy when they go on and on about the wonders of hemp, when you know smoking pot is just about all the person cares about.
Not that I care about smoking pot, hell I think it should be legal, but I am sure there are SOME negitives to hemp growth. (ignoring the drug part.)
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This is not about smoking pot guys...........but hey to each there own!
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
.....but I am sure there are SOME negitives to hemp growth. (ignoring the drug part.)
Let me know if you find one.
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William Randolph Hearst and Pierre Dupont they luv Hemp.
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9) Hemp fiberboard produced by Washington State University was found to be twice as strong as wood-based fiberboard.
so has some of there other U of W brands .
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hemp books that dont rott,,that sure would be nice,,,i notice in a few years of paper being exposed,,it gets super weak,,but you see scolls from thousands of years ago still holding up to the punishment of time,,,i dout many of are books will survive are century,,or posters or collectibles made out of paper,,hemp rope is much safer and stronger,,it is easier to produce and way better on the planet,,partical board out of hemp,,wow gots to be tuff:)<~~im not a tree hugger,,but there are benefits to hemp,,lets see if anyone can dig up somthing bad on hemp production now
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it'll never get off the ground...forestry giants will take out anyone who tries making it big business
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Originally posted by vorticon
it'll never get off the ground...forestry giants will take out anyone who tries making it big business
it actually was a big bizness in the midwest befor they banned it .
states such as Illinois still has it growing all over the place .(its all ditch weed though)
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I miseed that part in the Constitution where it says the government gets to decide what plant products we ingest or what plants we grow on our property. Can somebody direct me to that part?
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Vort,
Like the forestry ninjas? Do they have Ninja? Ninjas are SWEET!
Hell the enviro wackos are killing the logging industry, if there are no draw back why not hemp?
No one knows of a draw back?
I heard Dr watenburg say all the benifits where a farce one time and that it sapped way more neutriants from the ground or something lol.
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Maybe we can let all of the old tobacco farmers grow it. They will need a new crop soon.
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Originally posted by boxboy28
This is not about smoking pot guys...........but hey to each there own!
but it is ...