Hemp, believe it or not, has had a rich history here in America.
The Native Americans had long known of the wondrous hemp plant and used it for
clothing and rope. This continued with the new European settlers, the colonists
of Jamestown where REQUIRED to grow hemp. The use of hemp continued and its
industrial applications flourished. The word canvas is actually derived from
cannabis. Eventually hemp grew to become such a popular plant that in 1938 popular mechanics called it the next
BILLION dollar crop. This all ended sadly in 1937 when reefer madness began to
set in and the marijuana tax was created. This new tax effectively ended hemp
and cannabis cultivation and by 1968 the united states government outlawed
it completely.
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