[LadyDi]

8000 BC The earliest known fabric is woven from hemp.

2737 BC Chinese treat arthritis, gout, and other ailments with hemp.

500 BC Scthians intoxicate themselves with leaves of the hemp plant.

1545 Spanish plant hemp in Chile.

1762 In Virginia you could be put in jail for not growing hemp.

1775 The first American flag is made from hemp by Betsy Ross.

1776 The Declaration of Independence is drafted on hemp paper.

1779 The Hemp Break, invented by Thomas Jefferson receives the first American patent.

1812 The War of 1812 is primarily about access to Russian Hemp.

1834 Young Abe Lincoln reads by hemp oil light.

1850 Extract of hemp becomes one of the most widely used medicines in the USA.

1858 Sixty tons of hemp sails, rigging, cable and caulk are carried on the USS Constitution.

1930 Henry Ford builds a car made from plant resin (including hemp) and powers it with hemp fuel.

1937 The Marijuana Tax Act is passed.

1944 The LaGuardia Report questions the Government's sanity.

1969 John Sinclair gets nine years for two joints.

1972 The Shafer Commission makes everyone think pot will soon be legal.

2000 Roughly one third of voting adults in the US have acknowledged smoking pot at some time during their lives. Presently, one person is arrested every 45 seconds for simple possession.
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[TheBagman]

[TheBagman]

Originally Posted by LadyDi

1779 The Hemp Break, invented by Thomas Jefferson receives the first American patent.

Another reason TJ Rulez.

[TheBagman]

The Many Uses of Hemp

The World's Most Valuable & Versatile Natural Resource

Seeds for Oil & Food
Hemp seeds produce oil for cooking, lubrication, fuel, etc. Hemp seed is an excellent source of protein. It's leaves and flowers are also edible.

Foliage for Medicine, Food & Relaxation
Hemp has long recognized medical benefits: relieving pain, stress, nausea, and treating illnesses such as glaucoma and asthma.

Cannabis flowers and leaves are also smoked or eaten for many therapeutic, religious and relaxation purposes.

Roots
Hemp roots play an important role: they anchor and invigorate the soil to control erosion and mudslides. Hemp can also save family farms, create jobs, reduce acid rain and chemical pollution, and reverse the Greenhouse effect.

The Fragments
Of dried stalk that remain are hurds 77% cellulose that can be made into: tree free, dioxin free paper; non toxic paints and sealants; industrial fabrication materials; construction materials; plastics; and much more! Hemp is the best source of plant pulp for biomass fuel to make gas, charcoal, methanol, gasoline or even produce electricity.

The Fibre
Strands are spun into thread, which is either made into rope or woven into durable, high quality textiles and made into clothing, sails, fine linens and fabrics of all types and textures.

Stemss for Fabric, Fuel, Paper & Commercial Use
Hemp is dried and broken down into two parts: threadlike fibres and bits of “hurd” or pulp. Each of these products has its own distinct applications

[elroypornlab]

Weed it's what's for dinner

[scarymoose]

lady di- that is very informative
can i get a link to where you got it from?

[dan, muthafucka!]

I hate to be a cynic, but if hemp were so fucking amazing, I'd see a lot more of it around than just in rolling papers and hippie wallets.

[Tasha]

Thomas Jefferson pwns.

Better than that pansy Washington. =P

[LadyDi]

Originally Posted by scarymoose

lady di- that is very informative
can i get a link to where you got it from?

Hey scarymoose, I really wish I could tell you, but I was stoned and I'm stoned now and it would be too much like work to backtrack.

I found another site, tho, which looks a bit more detailed as just as interesting.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ma/4079668.stm

but, that doesn't look like a link so it might lead to nowhere.

I think I need to smoke another.....

what do u think?

[scarymoose]

thanks, the second one works just as well
i plan on using that article for current events tomorrow