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HEMP FACTS

Amaze your friends and family with these hemp trivia factoids. Pass them on and help educate the planet.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp.
Ben Franklin started one of the first paper mills that made hemp paper.
Lipton Tea has been using hemp in their tea bags forever.
The original Colonies were required to grow hemp for the British Navy.
Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper.
Betsy Ross sewed the first American Flag with hemp cloth.
Abraham Lincoln lit his reading lamps with hemp oil.
The USS Constitution warship carried more than 60 tons of hemp rigging.
The US Navy prefers hemp rope to secure its ships because it doesn’t stretch.
Francis Scott Key wrote the first verse of the “Star Spangled Banner” on a hemp envelope.
The original “Levis” were made from durable hemp denim canvas.
The word “Canvas” comes from cannibis sativa.
The covered wagons of the west were made from durable hemp canvas.
Mercedes Benz and BMW use hemp in their dashboards for strength & durability.
Henry Ford made a hemp car that would not smash with a sledgehammer.
Rudolph Diesel designed his original engine to run on hemp oil.
Mark Twain’s works were printed on hemp paper.
Hemp beer has been brewed for centuries.

WHY HEMP?

1. Hemp is the oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world.
2. In ancient Egypt the Pharohs used hemp in building the pyramids.
3. Hemp seed is one of the most nutritional foods on the planet.
4. Hemp oil is the richest known source of essential fatty acids - even more than fish oil.
5. Hemp produces 10 times more methanol than corn and is earth’s #1 biomass resource.
6. One acre of hemp can yield as much usable fiber as 4 acres of trees or 2 acres of cotton.
7. One acre of hemp produces as much paper as 4 acres of trees.
8. 50% of the world’s pesticides are used to grow cotton. Hemp can be grown naturally.
9. Hemp fibers make a garment 4 times stronger than cotton and eliminates shrinkage.
10. Hemp clothing is easy to care for and can be put in the washer and dryer safely.
11. 100% of the hemp plant can be used commercially - fibers, biomass fuel and animal feed.
12. The US Government paid farmers to grow “Hemp for Victory” during WWI and WWII.
13. Industrial hemp is not marijuana - if you smoke it you simply get a headache.

Over 30 industrialized democracies distinguish hemp from marijuana.

So why is it illegal to grow hemp in the USA?

How did it become a banned substance is the US?

It’s an interesting story...
...Just follow the money!