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SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT...WITH HEMP
posted by Jonathan Davis
Did you know??
HEMP (marijuana) CAN SAVE THE WORLD!
This in not a joke, but a very well documented subject that has been know since before 1938 when HEMP's cultivation was outlawed.
Here are some interesting facts:
- 1 acre of Hemp (marijuana) = 4 acres of trees and will make every grade of paper BETTER at 1/4th of the cost of wood pulp and 1/5th the pollution. (source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
- Hemp seed is one of the world's best and cheapest sources of protein, and contains no THC. (source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Congressional Records)
- Hemp and waste paper can generate ALL fuel for autos and replace ALL nuclear power at a fraction of the cost of fossil fuel WITH NO POLLUTION or CHERNOBYLS. (source: Solar Gas 1980, Science Digest 1983-84, U.S. Dept. Energy)
- Hemp plants can reach treelike heights of 20 feet or more & could replace cut forests in just one growing season! (source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
- 10 acres of Hemp is equal to 40 acres of pulp land. Hemp forests would protect the top soil from further erosion. Hemp plants make oxygen for you and ME to breath! (source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Here are just a few of the things that could be manufactured from Hemp, just to name a few...
- Clothing (softer and more durable than cotton)
- Automobile GAS (pollution free)
- Motor OIL
- Coal (pollution free burning)
- Cellophane
- Methanol
- Plastics
- TNT (dynamite)
- Medicines
- Food (the seeds of Hemp contain no THC and are second to soybean in protein content)
- Hemp oil could replace WHALE oil
If you would like to learn more about this topic there is a Television network called: "THE 90's" that speaks out on this topic. THE 90's is shown on "Public TV" stations in most major cities in the U.S.A. THE 90's has had such an incredible response to an episode that was done on Hemp, that they are going to sell a one hour video tape on the topic: Hemp Can Save The Environment.
THE 90's
400 N. Michigan Ave. #1608
Chicago, Ill. 60611
312-321-9321
FAX: 321-321-9323
Another source of information on this topic is contained in a book called:
THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES, by Jack Herer
$12.95 + $2 shipping
You can get it from:
ACCESS UNLIMITED
PO Box 1900
Frazier Park, CA 93225
There is nothing new about the many uses of Hemp. Hemp has been used for hundreds of years until 1938 when its cultivation became illegal. If fact our very own United States Constitution was written on paper made from Hemp. In fact in those days all of our paper was made from Hemp, and both George Washington & Thomas Jefferson were Hemp farmers. During World War II our own US government made a film called; 'Hemp for Victory', a film to encourage farmers to grow Hemp so that its fibers could be made into rope, army uniforms, and parachutes. Today in China (were Hemp is legal) it is used to make both clothing and paper. Go to your library and check out any books published by our US Dept. of agriculture this has been a known fact since 1937 when the Dept. of Agriculture predicted it to be the number #1 cash crop in the USA because of its uses as food, fiber, paper and petroleum products. This is why petrochemical and pharmaceutical companies spent so much time and money to propagandize the plants use as "Marijuana" (for smoking) by making movies like "Reefer Madness" so that they could continue to keep the monopoly on the products with which Hemp would compete.
Wealthy families such as the Hursts, Duponts, and Mellons also spent a great deal of time and money to make sure that Hemp became illegal. William Hurst had the rights to cut down trees in the northwest to turn them into newspaper. Hurst owned all the major newspaper companies in the country at that time and he knew that people would not want the trees cut down if his newspaper could be made from Hemp fibers, so William Hurst used his newspaper companies to further spread the "Reefer Madness". Since Hemp IS petroleum and could totally replace our current fossil fuel system (pollution free, Hemp fuel contains no sulphur, and when burned does not create sulphur dioxide, no pollution, no acid rain), you can imagine why the Duponts and Mellons would have such an interest in seeing Hemp wiped out. It was during 1937-38 during the 'New Deal Legislation' where our government allowed big business to underwrite the laws that would govern them. Big business took advantage and spread the "reefer madness" so that they could continue to hold the monopolies on the goods with which Hemp would compete. It is no coincidence that in 1938 Hemp was outlawed and shortly after that Nylon was patented.
From: Nighthawk - Running WILD! in Phoenix 602-995-3321
Source: Vietnam Vets Echo
HEMP FOR ECOLOGY Compiled by the Business Alliance for
Commerce in Hemp (BACH) Provided by Access Unlimited, PO Box
1900, Frazier Park, CA 93225
Hemp For Ecology - Hemp is a soil building plant that is
excellent in crop rotation and, unlike cotton and corn, does
not require heavy fertilization or pesticide use. In fact, an
organic pesticide spray is derived from the plant.
With its many commercial uses, such as manufacture of
paper and building supplies, Hemp could reduce deforestation
by 50% or more worldwide. It could replace a significant
amount of plastics with cultivated cellulose, organic pulp and
fiber. It could replace about half of t t petroleum we use as
gasoline with clean-burning methanol fuel, and cut dependence
on coal and nuclear powered electricity production through
biomass pyrolysis.
Its strong roots control erosion, and it has an important
role in reforestation and weed eradication programs. Help
restore ecological balance to America.
Hemp Saves Forests - Over a 20 year period, one acre of
hemp will produce as much paper as 4.1 acres of forest. But
America's "cash crop of tomorrow" is held hostage by
protectionist laws that have led to the destruction of 70% of
our forests since 1937.
Additionally, paper made from hemp lasts many times
longer than that made from wood and uses only 10-20% of the
dangerous chemicals needed to make paper from wood.
And Hemp can be made into fiber board or particle board,
replacing wood for construction or commercial fabrication.
Hemp Saves Oil - Methane, methanol, alcohol and fuel oil
made from Hemp could replace petroleum based fuel and
plastics, thus saving America's oil reserves, reducing the
trade deficit and protecting the environment. Hemp could
replace almost all oil, without any offshore drilling or oil
spills. A Hemp spill would not harm the ecology, requires no
cleanup and would actually enrich the soil. Fuel or cooking
oil can also be made from Hemp seed, which is 30% oil by
volume. So long, OPEC and oil shortages!
Hemp Instead of Plastic - The pulp and fiber of the Hemp
plant offer a completely biodegradable alternative to plastic
for many uses or can be made i nto regular or "biodegradable"
plastic.
Hemp paper bags are stronger and have more endurance than
wood pulp paper, and can be reinforced with Hemp fiber for
folding and tensile strength comparable to plastic bags, yet
are completely biodegradable. Hemp can also be polymerized to
make anything that is made of plastic, without using any oil.
But this alternative is kept off the market. Help restore free
enterprise to America.
Hemp For CLEANER AIR - When biomass fuel burns, it
produces CO2 (the cause of the Greenhouse Effect), the same as
fossil fuel; but during the growth cycle of the plant,
photosynthesis removes as much CO2 from the air as burning it
adds, so Hemp actually cleans the atmosphere. Equally
important, it does not contain sulfur, the major cause of acid
rain.
Hemp For Soil - The strong roots of the hemp plant are an
important factor in building healthy soil. They anchor and
invigorate the soil to control erosion and mud slides. Hemp is
a hearty plant that squeezes out weeds and pests, without the
heavy fertilization that corn, cotton, tobacco and other crops
need. Hemp is resistant to many insects, reducing the need for
chemical pesticides.
Although illegal, cannabis is already the largest cash
crop in several states, including California ($3
billion/year), and Hemp could save the family farm in America.
But special interest groups have kept it out of the reach of
our patriotic and hard working farmers.
Hemp For Fuel - Hemp hurds are 77% cellulose and its per-
acre output of biomass fuel is about 10 times more than corn,
the next best source of the fuel. We could replace virtually
all nuclear energy and fossil fuel by using hemp biomass that
has been processed with a pyrolitic converter to make charcoal
to replace coal, methanol and even gasoline to replace oil-
based gasoline, methane gas to replace natural gas and any of
these can be burned to generate electricity.
President Bush called methanol the "Home Grown Energy,"
but current regulations prohibit the use of Hemp in the U.S.
Help make America energy-independent. You can do something
about it. For info: $1 + SASE to: Business Alliance for
Commerce in Hemp (BACH), P.O. Box 71093, L.A. CA 90071-0093.
HEMP AND THE ECONOMY Compiled by the Business Alliance for
Commerce in Hemp (BACH) Provided by Access Unlimited, PO Box
1900, Frazier Park, CA 93225
Hemp's Role in Economic History - Hemp is regarded as probably
being the first crop cultivated by humans: as early as 8,000
B.C. in the Middle East. Hemp textile industries were
introduced at about the same time in human development as
pottery.
Hemp provided the sails and rigging for ships that
allowed worldwide commerce and made Columbus' trip to America
possible (other fibers would have decayed somewhere in mid-
Atlantic).
Hemp replaced papyrus as the source of paper that
eventually fostered the spread of written knowledge. Hemp was
the largest cash crop in the world until the late 19th
century, when new technology began to replace it.
Hemp's Role Today - With some 50,000 commercial uses,
Hemp is the most versatile renewable natural resource on the
planet. And it is again the largest cash crop in America; Hemp
generates almost four times as much revenue ($41.6 billion/yr)
as does its closest competitor, corn ($13.37 billion),
according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
But this is only a small fraction of the potential
revenue that will be generated when Hemp again takes its
rightful place in the agricultural, textile, food, fuel,
cordage, fabrication, pharmaceutical medicines, paper and
other affected businesses in a decentralized ecological and
financially stable economy.
Hemp For farms - Hemp was the major cash crop of the
U.S., including most of the areas now suffering from family
farm foreclosures, until just before the Great Depression. It
is still a viable cash crop and could be grown on marginal
lands, between crop seasons or on fallow land to enrich the
soil. Hemp is the best energy biomass crop identified to date,
and could provide the raw materials for renewed economic
growth in rural and "rust belt" communities.
Hemp For Clothing - Fabrics made from hemp are more
insulating, softer, stronger, more water absorbent and last
many times longer than cotton. This amazing plant fiber holds
its shape as well as polyester, but "breathes" and is
biodegradable because it is completely organic. It has been
valued for its durability since before recorded history. It
can be woven as coarse as burlap, smooth as silk or intricate
as lace. The canvass sails on generations of ships and the
original Levi jeans were all made of hemp. The quality of this
natural fiber has yet to be surpassed.
Hemp For Paper - Paper made from hemp lasts many times
longer than that made of wood pulp, without yellowing,
cracking or otherwise deteriorating.
Hemp pulp does not require as much of the chemical needed
to break down lignin as wood, does not cause dioxin pollution,
and has been called the "archivist's perfect paper." The
Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were
both originally drafted on Hemp. Restrictions on Hemp have
added to the destruction of about 70% of American forests
since 1937. Help restore Hemp to its rightful place in
history.
Hemp could Save S&Ls - The Savings & Loan industry could
recoup its losses by allowing debtors (i.e., real estate) to
invest in hemp..For example, the cost of the federal S&L
bailout program submitted by President Bush in August, 1989
was $50 billion. "Marijuana" income for 1988 was $41.6
billion: the money generated by sales of relaxational Hemp
alone could pay off 80% or more of the difference. Estimates
of the total legitimate revenues that would be generated by
legal commerce in non-smoking Hemp range from 10 to 100 times
that amount.
Hemp Saves Taxes - Marijuana prohibition and eradication
programs waste hundreds of millions of tax dollars, create an
untaxed black market of tens of billions of dollars and
increased the domestic marijuana crop, according to the DEA.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimated that
there were 21 million regular smokers of marijuana and hashish
in 1988. A lucrative market in smoking paraphernalia worth
billions of dollars is being suppressed.
Help restore competition & security to the American
economy. Info: $1 + SASE to: Business Alliance for Commerce in
Hemp (BACH), P.O. Box 71093, L... CA 90071-0093.
HEMP FOR FUEL Compiled by the Business Alliance for Commerce
in Hemp (BACH). Provided by Access Unlimited, PO Box 1900,
Frazier Park, CA 93225
Biomass conversion to fuel has proven economically
feasible, first in laboratory tests and by continuous
operation of pilot plants in field tests since 1973. When the
energy crop is growing it takes in CO2 from the air, so when
it is burned the CO2 is released, creating a balanced system.
Biomass is the term used to describe all biologically
produced matter. World production of biomass is estimated at
146 billion metric tons a year, mostly wild plant growth. Some
farm crops and trees can produce up to 20 metric tons per acre
of biomass a year. Types of algae and grasses may produce 50
metric tons per year.
This biomass has a heating value of 5000-8000 BTU/lb,
with virtually no ash or sulfur produced during combustion.
About 6% of contiguous United States land area put into
cultivation for biomass could supply all current demands for
oil and gas.
The foundation upon which this will be achieved is the
emerging concept of "energy farming," wherein farmers grow and
harvest crops for biomass conversion to fuels.
Pyrolysis is the technique of applying high heat to
organic matter (lignocellulosic materials) in the absence of
air or in reduced air. The process can produce charcoal,
condensable organic liquids (pyrolitic fuel oil), non-
condensable gasses, acetic acid, acetone, and methanol. The
process can be adjusted to favor charcoal, pyrolytic oil, gas,
or methanol production with a 95.5% fuel-to-feed efficiency.
Pyrolysis has been used since the dawn of civilization.
Ancient Egyptians practiced wood distillation by collecting
the tars and pyroligneous acid for use in their embalming
industry.
Methanol-powered automobiles and reduced emissions from
coal-fired power plants can be accomplished by biomass
conversion to fuel utilizing pyrolysis technology and at the
same time save the American family farm while turning the
American heartland into a prosperous source of clean energy
production.
Pyrolysis has the advantage of using the same technology
now used to process crude fossil fuel oil and coal. Coal and
oil conversion is more efficient in terms of fuel-to-feed
ratio, but biomass conversion by pyrolysis has many
environmental and economic advantages over coal and oil.
Pyrolysis facilities will run three shifts a day. Some
68% of the energy of the raw biomass will be contained in the
charcoal and fuel oils made at the facility. This charcoal has
nearly the same heating value in BTU as coal, with virtually
no sulfur.
Pyrolytic fuel oil has similar properties to no. 2 and
no. 6 fuel oil. The charcoal can be transported economically
by rail to all urban area power plants generating electricity.
The fuel oil can be transported economically by trucking
creating more jobs for Americans. When these plants use
charcoal instead of coal, the problems of acid rain will begin
to disappear.
When this energy system is on line producing a steady
supply of fuel for electrical power plants, it will be more
feasible to build the complex gasifying systems to produce
methanol from the cubed biomass, or make synthetic gasoline
from the methanol by the addition of the Mobil Co. process
equipment to the gasifier.
Farmers must be allowed to grow an energy crop capable of
producing 10 tons per acre in 90-120 days. This crop must be
woody in nature and high in lignocellulose. It must be able to
grow in all climactic zones in America.
And it should not compete with food crops for the most
productive land, but be grown in rotation with food crops or
on marginal land where food crop production isn't profitable.
When farmers can make a profit growing energy, it will
not take long to get 6% of continental American land mass into
cultivation of biomass fuel -enough to replace our economy's
dependence on fossil fuels. We will no longer be increasing
the CO2 burden in the atmosphere. The threat of global
greenhouse warming and adverse climactic change will diminish.
To keep costs down, pyrolysis reactors need to be located
within a 50 mile radius of the energy farms. This necessity
will bring life back to our small towns by providing jobs
locally.
Hemp is the number one biomass producer on planet earth:
10 tons per acre in approximately four months. It is a woody
plant containing 77% cellulose. Wood produces 60% cellulose.
This energy crop can be harvested with equipment readily
available. It can be "cubed" by modifying hay cubing
equipment. This method condenses the bulk, reducing trucking
costs from the field to the pyrolysis reactor. And the biomass
cubes are ready for conversion with no further treatment.
Hemp is drought resistant, making it an ideal crop in the
dry western regions of the country. Hemp is the only biomass
resource capable of making America energy independent. And our
government outlawed it in 1938.
Remember, in 10 years, by the year 2000, America will
have exhausted 80% of her petroleum reserves. Will we then go
to war with the Arabs for the privilege of driving our cars;
will we stripmine our land for coal, and poison our air so we
can drive our autos an extra 100 years; will we raze our
forests for our energy needs?
During World War II, our supply of hemp was cut off by
the Japanese. The federal government responded to the
emergency by suspending marijuana prohibition. Patriotic
American farmers were encouraged to apply for a license to
cultivate hemp and responded enthusiastically. Hundreds of
thousands of acres of hemp were grown.
The argument against hemp production does not hold up to
scrutiny: hemp grown for biomass makes very poor grade
marijuana. The 20 to 40 million Americans who smoke marijuana
would loath to smoke hemp grown for biomass, so a farmer's
hemp biomass crop is worthless as marijuana.
It is time the government once again respond to our
economic emergency as they did in WWII to permit our farmers
to grow American hemp so this mighty nation can once again
become energy independent and smog free.
For more information on the many uses of hemp, contact
the Business Alliance for Commerce in Hemp, Box 71093, LA, CA
90071-0093
HEMP FOR HEALTH Compiled by the Business Alliance for
Commerce in Hemp (BACH). Provided by Access Unlimited, PO Box
1900, Frazier Park, CA 93225
Hemp has a long, Proud history of medical use and hundreds of
therapeutic applications.
For more than 3,500 years, Hemp has been (depending on
the culture or nation) either the most used or one of the most
widely used plants for medicines. This includes: China, India,
the Middle and Near East, Africa and Europe. From 1850 to
1937, Hemp was America's prime medicine for more than 100
separate illnesses or diseases.
Research by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, etc. indicates that
when Cannabis Hemp is legally available, it will directly
replace some 10-20% of all prescription pharmaceutical drugs
and that probably 40-50% of all medicines could use
derivatives of the cannabis plant.
Hemp For Health - Medical uses of Hemp include treating
back pain, asthma, glaucoma, epilepsy, cancer, muscle spasms,
migraines, tumors, stress, depression and anorexia. It is an
antibiotic and expectorant, useful in muscle ointments and to
treat arthritis and rheumatism. Hundreds of other therapeutic
uses are likely, but health permits are required to use
it, and the federal government banned research into medical
use of Hemp, so millions of people continue to suffer
needlessly, and a valuable herbal medicine with minimal side-
effects is held hostage by out-of-date laws.
Cannabis users statistically live one or two years longer
than non-users. Hemp offers affordable health care for
America.
Hemp Helps Children - Medicines based on hemp would be
most beneficial to young children, bringing a lifetime of
relief and ad ing years to their lives. Asthma symptoms could
be permanently reduced. Hemp eases the symptoms of epilepsy
and prevents glaucoma from developing, bringing effective
relief to those unfortunate enough to suffer from these
illnesses.
Hemp for Cancer - Hemp reduces the nausea suffered by
chemotherapy patients. This same characteristic has also
recently been utilized by AIDS patients and is sometimes
indicated for motion sickness (sea sickness).
Hemp Saves Eyes - Medical Hemp would benefit some 90% of
victims of glaucoma, a blinding disease. Cannabis does not
cure it or reverse the loss of vision, but can halt the
glaucoma sufferer's progressive deterioration of eyesight.
Hemp for arthritis & Rheumatism - A traditional treatment
for these ailments is to soak cannabis in alcohol and apply it
locally in a poultice.
Hemp Relieves Stress - Cannabis reduces mental agitation
and ulcers. One out of two American marriages end in divorce
and domestic violence is on the increase. Studies indicate
that these problems often result from the stress and depressed
sex drive associated with the fast pace of modern life. Hemp
is well known for its ability to reduce stress and promote
relaxation, and has long been regarded as an aphrodisiac, yet
it is not available on the open market.
Cannabis was withdrawn from the American Public in 1938
against the advice of the medical community. Hemp was moved
from the Class 2 schedule of drugs (having demonstrated
medical value) and listed as Class 1 (dangerous substance with
no known medical value) by the Nixon administration in
1970-despite all evidence to the contrary-and was retained as
Class 1 by the Bush administration in 1989.
In 1972 the Nixon-appointed Shafer Commission urged that
cannabis be re-legalized, which was not done. Still, medical
research
continued -often with remarkable results. Cannabis was shown
to help treat numerous health problems with very few side
effects.
Eleven states went on to adopt laws authorizing
prescription use of medical marijuana.
More Research Is Needed - At the 1975 National Institute
of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Asilomar Conference, participants were
amazed at the documented results of marijuana research and
agreed that a massive national research project was in order.
Instead, all federal research grants were terminated in 1976
and subsequent private research has been heavily restricted.
By late 1983 the Reagan/Bush administration had destroyed
large amounts of data compiled in government sponsored
marijuana research and put out a feeler to private and state
universities and others to destroy their own records. Most
refused to do so.
In September, 1988, DEA Administrative Judge Francis
Young concluded that cannabis should be re-scheduled as Class
2 and made available for medical use. It has not been. Write
to your representatives and ask that Hemp be re-legalized for
use in America.
There are thousands of other uses for Hemp: textiles,
paper, fiber, food, fuel, medicine and more.
For more information, we recommend that you read The
Emperor Wears No Clothes, by Jack Herer and The Medical
Marijuana Papers by Dr. Tod Mikurya.
For more information on hemp or to support the re-
legalization of hemp/marijuana, send $1 + SASE to: Business
Alliance for Commerce in Hemp (BACH), P.O. Box 71093, L.A. CA
90071-0093.
HEMP TIES IT ALL TOGETHER Compiled by the Business Alliance
for Commerce in Hemp (BACH). Provided by Access Unlimited, PO
Box 1900, Frazier Park, CA 93225
International Business Bonanza:
"The Commodity of the Nineties"
? Renewable natural resource for manufacture of paper, fiber &
pulp, oils, paints, sealants, fuel, food, medicine, etc.
? Hemp industries will save American jobs
? Underdeveloped potential for multi-billion dollar profits
? Income generated could save the Savings & Loan industry
? Hemp seed is among the most nutritious of food sources
? Replaces trees as a source of housing & construction
material
? Biomass fuel will permanently cut dependence on fossil fuels
? Hemp can be used for plastic or as a biodegradable
replacement
? Hemp is a standard fiber for fabrics, cordage, etc.
? Generates a self sustaining, de-centralized economy
? Offers a wealth of untapped sources of tax revenues
A Healthy Environment
"Earth's Premier Renewable Resource"
? Saving millions of trees for paper & construction
? Reducing acid rain by using biomass energy
? Less chemical pollution in our rivers
? Generating free oxygen to reverse the Greenhouse Effect
? Conserving soil & preventing erosion
? Using less pesticides & fertilizers for cultivation
? Replacing whale oil with Hemp seed oil
? Providing food for people & animals
? Leaving fully biodegradable waste products
Sustainable Agriculture:
"Hemp: The Cash Crop of the Future"
? Best source of biomass for energy self sufficiency
? Versatile enough to financially rescue family farms
? A viable, profitable crop that uses less pesticides &
fertilizers for high yield
? Related economic gains in spin-off industries
? Marijuana is already America's biggest cash crop
? Commercial hemp strains have virtually no THC
Common Sense Crime Reduction:
"Liberty & Justice for All"
? Prohibition breeds crime & violence (remember all the gangs,
guns & Al Capone of the "Roaring Twenties?")
? Smoking cannabis reduces tension & prevents violence
? Prohibition is itself unconstitutional
? Marijuana reform will unclog the courts by reducing case
loads
? Re-legalization frees-up police resources for serious crime
& will increase respect for all law
? It will remove hard drugs & the criminal element from the
marijuana market to protect casual users
Effective Medicine:
"Nature's Remedies"
? Indicated for: Asthma, Emphysema, Glaucoma, Tumors, Nausea
(Cancer & AIDS therapy), Rheumatism, Arthritis, Stress, Sleep
& Relaxation, Multiple Sclerosis & Spasms, Epilepsy, Migraine
Headaches, in Antibiotics, Antibacterial CBDs, Corn Plasters &
Poultices, as Expectorant, Appetite Stimulant, Saliva Reducer,
has hundreds of therapeutic uses
? Non toxic, self-administrable medication
? Remarkably few side effects
? Affordable health care & maintenance
Civil Liberties & Free Choice:
"Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness"
Inalienable American rights since 1776
? Freedom of choice & right to privacy
? Law has history of racist enforcement
? Freedom of religion is being violated
? Forfeiture laws deny us due process of law
and violate our basic right to private property
? "War on Drugs" attacks our Constitutional rights as citizens
? Police spying & surveillance are rampant; corrupt secret
police buy & sell drugs to lure people into breaking the law
? Low-intensity war of oppression waged on growers & users
? Marijuana offenders are political Prisoners of Conscience
A Proud Part of Our History:
"An Industry as Old as Pottery"
? Presidents Washington, Jefferson, etc., grew hemp on their
farms when they formed the new Republic & Bill of Rights
? 10,000 year history of human cultivation
? The sails of Columbus' ships were hemp
? Turkish smoking parlors: centuries of tradition
? Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution were both
originally drafted on hemp paper
? Hemp outlawed in the anti-trust conspiracy of 1937
? 50 Years of prohibition are finally coming to an end
Promising A Brighter Future
"A Freer, Safer, More Prosperous America"
? As the day ends, you put away your report written on hemp
paper, drive home in your hemp fueled car down hemp-lined
highways to your house built, plumbed & painted with hemp. You
change your hemp clothes & fix a nice dinner of seasoned hemp
tofu, turn on some music & light up a pipeful of . whatever
you want.
? Business opportunity, more competitive products & prices
? Private enterprise, not police bureaucrats & spies
? Personal freedom, the right to know & the right to grow