... 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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... earth's environment. Its paper use could help preserve tree life because one acre of hemp can produce as much usable fiber as 4 acres of trees or two acres of cotton. While this acre can take as little as 100 days to grow, the trees used to cut down paper take many years ... to grow. In 1883, 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books, Bibles, maps, paper money, ... Herer Chp.9). The biomass produced in hemp can be converted into methane, methanol, or gas at prices comparable to petroleum. Hemp is also much better for the environment bec...

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... paper from shrinking, curling or deteriorating as easily. Legalizing industrial hemp has the potential to yield substantial environmental benefits, especially as a substitute for wood in papermaking. Industrial hemp yields two-to-four times more pulp per acre than trees, saving our diminishing forests and the rainforest. ... Compared to wood, fewer c! hemicals are required to convert hemp into paper pulp. Industrial hemp also could serve as an environmentally sound substitute for other products. Hemp has valuable qualities as clothing material. It takes color and absorbs moisture better ...

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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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... production did not, however, mean that marijuana became scarce. As late as 1937, the American commercial crop was still estimated at 10,000 acres, much of it in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kentucky. Four million pounds of marijuana seed a year were being used in bird feed. During ... . The area of Nebraska land infested with weed marijuana was estimated in 1969 at 156,000 acres. One acre of good land yields about one thousand pounds of marijuana, enough for almost one million marijuana cigarettes. Not until after 1920 did marijuana come into general use-and not ... leading causes of blindn...

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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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... be used to make paper. If one acre of marijuana is grown to make paper it can create the same amount of paper as four acres of tress. It seems ludicrous that we continue to cut down trees when there is a more productive way to save our environment. To make ... smoker will smoke between 40 and 60 cigarettes a day. The tobacco smoker is at a much higher risk then the marijuana user. If an alcoholic drinks for 15 years he will develop a tumor, however marijuana smokers will not develop tumors until at least thirty years. People often state that marijuana has over 1000 ... more potent then...

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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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... experiences a type of dreamy relaxed state, in which the user is more aware of senses. A high created from pot neither affects a person's life nor lasts long, but the numerous uses for marijuana change people's lives and will continue on forever. Marijuana should be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched ... . Police are causing more damage than solving crimes by trying to stop the transactions of marijuana. A forest fire that burned down 37 homes and 56,500 acres of land was...

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... are softer, warmer, and more absorbent by three times over cotton. The stalk is perfect for making paper. Hemp makes more paper with less used, one acre of hemp produces as much as four acres of trees. Tree paper uses a lot of chemicals to whiten it; hemp needs less work ... to produce and is less toxic. Unlike tree paper, hemp paper does not harden, yellow, or crumble with age. The hemp grown for paper and textiles grows in ... out as good as a previous therapy, one was close to seizure free, and the last was seizure free. Marijuana has some rehabilitative qualities for alcoholics, al...

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... experiences a type of dreamy relaxed state, in which the user is more aware of senses. A high created from pot neither affects a person's life nor lasts long, but the numerous uses for marijuana change people's lives and will continue on forever. Marijuana should be legalized. Admittedly, smoking marijuana long term is unhealthy. Marijuana decreases a person's concentration and short-term memory. A study, researched ... . Police are causing more damage than solving crimes by trying to stop the transactions of marijuana. A forest fire that burned down 37 homes and 56,500 acres of land was...

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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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