... farming hemp, and the price continues to rise due to the seemingly exponential growth in demand for hemp products. (Ackerman) A single acre of hemp produces the equivalent of up to 3 acres of cotton, or up to 4 acres of trees. This is because hemp can be harvested a mere 120 days after being sown ... from seed. Within the next 25 years, the global demand for hemp is expected to double, and hemp is the only hope ... failure, bleeding, weakening of the immune system, and heart damage. A small amount of marijuana smoked before a chemotherapy treatment can safely eliminate all nausea for th...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... crop next to tobacco; however, during this time hemp was used more for survival than for any other purpose. Later in history, our own government, during the Second World War subsided hemp and U.S. farmers grew about a million acres as part of that program. Hemp is a highly durable plant fiber, ... patients. Although marijuana essentially may be legalized in certain states in the eyes of the Federal Government it is still an illegal dangerous drug. For this assignment I plan to research more on the history of the Federal Governments studies and justifications. I also want to learn about th...

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... the federal government, medical marijuana remains illegal! There is the textile industry to think of as well. The male Hemp plant can be used for many purposes but does not contain the festive and medicinal effect like the female of the species. Making paper from hemp would lessen our dependency ... our weather patterns and biosphere. Remember, trees help us breathe. Over a 20 year period, one acre of hemp produces four times the amount of pulp for paper production as the same area of trees. Hemp fiber is longer than tree fiber; as a result, hemp paper recycles many more times. The woo...

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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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... laboratories. Federal law may prosecute medicinal marijuana consumers, distributors, and cultivators in any state despite the tenth amendment's permission to legalize cannabis under state law (Federal Marijuana Law - Americans for Safe Access). Scientists are hindered by possible prosecution to study the drug without a DEA license which is nearly impossible to obtain. University of Massachusetts' Professor Lyle Clark coalesced with the ... Obama administration also concurs with 75% of Americans who support the legalization of cannabis. They promised to work with congress to reschedule t...

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... effects, than marijuana. The American people and the federal government are feeling the sting of an economic down fall. Nature has provided a way for the federal government to stop the stinging, legalizing marijuana, its side effect; saving and creating revenue. The federal government spends every year roughly ... 1996). The American government could save and redistribute these funds to other programs such public education. Industrial hemp could also create revenue as well, for one acre of hemp a farmer can earn up to 600 dollars, and one hemp paper processing plant could potentially crea...

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... effects, than marijuana. The American people and the federal government are feeling the sting of an economic down fall. Nature has provided a way for the federal government to stop the stinging, legalizing marijuana, its side effect; saving and creating revenue. The federal government spends every year roughly ... 1996). The American government could save and redistribute these funds to other programs such public education. Industrial hemp could also create revenue as well, for one acre of hemp a farmer can earn up to 600 dollars, and one hemp paper processing plant could potentially crea...

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... fees, and another conservative estimate of $50,000 per year for each incarcerated offender. This totals another $1.5 billion per year spent by the government. Another profitable possibility is to integrate the growth of hemp with existing tree forestation. It takes four acres of trees to produce the same amount of cellulose fibre as one acre of hemp. Trees also take ... be removed from the drug schedule, and suggests that the government create a regulatory framework to have small, independent growers safely produce marijuana. They also want to develop a taxation rate for marijuana, simi...

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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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