Before 1883, nearly ninety percent of the world's paper supply was manufactured out of hemp -based fiber. ... Department of Agriculture proposed the idea of making paper from hemp-based fiber, but production had to be put on hold until someone invented a machine that would separate hemp pulp from the fibers cheaply. ... It's a comfortable material that's safe for the environment, and is economically available; it's softer than wool and cotton, and also warmer than cotton. ... Cotton on the other hand, needs large amounts of fertilizer to grow well. Over one half of all ...

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The Jamestown settlers did bring the plant to Virginia in 1611, and cultivated it for its fiber, the hemp, which was used to make rope. ... George Washington was growing hemp at Mount Vernon three years later, presumably for its fiber. ... (Andrews 34) Washington's August 7 diary entry clearly indicates that he was cultivating the plant for medicinal purposes as well for it's fiber. (Andrews 34) he might have separated the males from the females to get better fiber, but his phrase rather too late suggests that he wanted to complete the separation before the female plants were fertili...

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Canvas is the worlds strongest cloth material out there do to the cannabis" tough fibers. Cotton can thus be reduced in production and harmful pesticides used to cultivate these crops will be eliminated due to cannabis not requiring pesticides. 4. ...

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Fuels can be made by extracting oils from seeds and the hemp fiber could be used to make ropes, clothing, or paper of a higher quality because of the strength of the fibers.1 Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in Canada. ...

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