Cannabis-hemp is a natural substance that has been grown for thousands of years for many different purposes. Cannabis-hemp is more commonly referred to as marijuana, and only in recent decades has it become illegal in the United States of America. It is often smoked for its pleasure giving effects of euphoria, but this is not its only use. Lately, marijuana laws have been a very common controversial topic on the news and in the political arena. Much of the new debate and interest was sparked by a recent vote; in November 1996, California voters decided to allow patients to use marijuana for medical purposes. However, the doctors who prescribe it risk having the national government revoke their license. In today's society, many people look for a feeling of freedom. Some may go on vacations, spend money or go on dates, but the most common getaway for people is drinking or drugs. As we all know, drinking is more highly rated than drugs because it's legal, but illegal substances are still widely used. The most common drug used today is marijuana.
Hemp was originally made illegal not because it was some harmful drug. Before 1883, nearly ninety percent of the world's paper supply was manufactured out of hemp -based fiber. In the early 1930's, the U.S. 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. During this time, Dupont Chemicals, Hearst Paper and Timber, and a number of other large companies developed a way to make whiter paper out of trees. In 1936, a very short time after tree paper patents had gone through and production had started, the hemp "decorticating" machine was invented. This advancement threatened to put all of the tree-paper companies out of business because hemp-paper is cheaper to make. A huge sum of capital was tied up in making tree pulp paper and shipping it for sale.
