... 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 World War II, commercial cultivation was greatly expanded, at the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, to meet the shortage of imported hemp for rope. Even decades after commercial cultivation ... 1997. Erriod's Cannabis Vault, : http://www.ocean.icnd/doc/pol/hemp, Feb 20, 1999. Grolier Wellness Electronic Encyclopedia, Drugs, Society & Behavior. Vol. 3, 1992. House of Lords Select Committee on Science and ...

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