Some Historical Facts that you might now know about hemp:
*For 1,000's of years hemp has been grown for fiber and food. It was prohibited from being grown in the United States in the 1950's.
*Our founding father's George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp and Benjamin Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper.
*When United States sources of "Manila hemp" (not the real thing) was cut off by the Japanese during WWII, the United States Army with the U.S. Department of Agriculture promoted the "Hemp for Victory" campaign to grow hemp here in the good old U.S.A.
*Hemp was vital for making sails and rope for ships making hemp are required crop in the American colonies.
It's a very nice Idea, I support all your efforts! I second the growth of hemp in USA. Blessings- Paul
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