... it to be grown in almost any climate. This means countries could refine their own fuel without having to rely on outside sources to provide for them. Also, burning hemp based bio-diesel does not create the hydrocarbons and sulfur-dioxide associated with the consumption of fossil fuels and it produces ... are two main types of fibers in the hemp plant: the bast fibers and the hurds. The bast fibers are better suited for production and it's the need for those fibers that fueled much of the hemp industry before its prohibition. Hemp can be grown organically without the use of pesticides th...

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... hemp. Hemp is an easy crop to grow, and its fibers can be easily extracted from its stalk. Certain strains of cannabis have been selected for industrial hemp for their properties of rapid growth and a great quality and quantity of fiber. Back in the 1920s, one thousand pounds of hemp could be processed ... the same products made from plastics, cotton, and wood. Annually, one acre of hemp can produce an equivalent amount of fiber as two to three acres of cotton. Hemp is preferable over cotton. It can be used to make a product is stranger and softer than cotton. Hemp products also last twi...

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... and relaxation are generally the desired effects of people who use marijuana. The euphoric feeling generally peaks in 10 - 30 minutes, and may last for up to three hours (Albany Counseling Center). Industrial hemp is one the most versatile resources used in the world today. The following statements provided by ... alternative to the many crops we grow today. In one year, one acre of hemp will produce as much fiber for textile products as two to three acres of cotton could produce. Hemp is also stronger and softer than cotton. Cotton will grow only in moderate temperatures and requires ....

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... costing the government millions, while drug use continues to rise. Legalizing and taxing marijuana and focusing their efforts against is a logical route for drug policy makers to take. The government could make money while putting the black market in disarray. The government could concentrate on the ... is also a big advantage to chronic pain sufferers or people with spastic disorders like multiple sclerosis. While other prescription drugs can incapacitate a patient for the whole day, marijuana allows patients to administer the desired amount. Marijuana can be used to treat glaucoma. Gl...

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... paying citizen wants to be involved with an activity, the laws have to be eventually changed to accommodate that. After all, this is a government for the people by the people. To debar the individuals right to choose comes up again, and again. I believe the government has no valid reason ... of Jazz music" (Herer, 1985) through the nation like wildfire. Marijuana had many uses in our society before "reefer madness" came to a head. For over 150 years, the second-most prescribed medication in America was a highly concentrated cannabis extract. According to a February 1938 article in Popular...

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... rheumatism, and discharging puss form sores. Today, it is considered to be a strong pain reliever. It is one of the few treatments today for glaucoma. It controls vomiting for patients in chemotherapy. The problem with cannabis plan is its association with marijuana. Studies, however, show that industrial hemp does not have the same ... content of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC for short. Marijuana cantinas twenty percent THC and that is sufficient to make s person high. Hemp, on the ether hand contains only 0.1 to 0.4 percent ... soap, inks, as well as all the ancient uses already menti...

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... the amount of pesticides that are put into our environment each year? Well there is. The miraculous plant is also known as hemp. Hemp has been used for thousands of years and ha played a vital part in many different countries history. America's first colonies used plantations to grow hemp because of its ability to ... Hemp even played an important role in Americas independence. The first two drafts of the declaration of independence were written on hemp paper. Woman would also hemp linens for the Continental Army. During the revolution war, the US's mightiest battleship, USS Constitution ...

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... integral role in America's development. From the many medical uses to the economic promise that marijuana will bring; legalization is the only way for pot to be accessible to the masses of Americans who need its benefits. Over the years marijuana and its uses have been drastically misinterpreted ... , the father of our country, said over 200 years ago. On his farm in Virginia he had acres of hemp plants growing and it was rumored a small amount of it was for purposes other than ropes or paper. Without pot, the US Constitution would no longer be around because instead ... in the treatme...

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... the United States facing a disastrous shortage of wartime fiber, the US government called upon all patriotic farmers to grow "Hemp for Victory." Hundreds of thousands of acres of this versatile plant were grown to supply our armed forces with the raw material for shoelaces, parachutes and marine rigging. Despite its obvious value to our farmers and to our nation's defense, once hostilities ceased ... , industrial hemp again was banned. But interest in this plant as a producer of high quality, sustainable fiber has resurfaced worldwide with concern about the paper industry's voracious appe...

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... fibers of marijuana can be used for making paper, which would reduce the amount of trees that are cut down. One acre of hemp will make the same amount and quality of paper as 4 acres of 20 yr old trees without the need for chlorine in the bleaching process and, ... creating no toxic dioxin pollutants. What I'm wondering in why haven't we used marijuana for paper all along? I think it is senseless that are constantly ... so why keep ruining America's old growth forests when growing marijuana grows much more quickly and it is cheaper? Most importantly, marijuana should be legalized for m...

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