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It's just a matter of time. As people become aware that energy alternatives are much healthier for the environment and humanity, which, inevitably, will realize the largest industrial source of biomass is industrial hemp. Curiously, most people are not aware of hemp, even when it was grown commercially for 12,000 years. Our founding fathers were quite aware.

Hemp NAIHC (North America Industrial Council): Washington and Jefferson grew hemp two. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper, which is what the Declaration Independence was written. When U.S. sources of "Manila hemp" was cut by the Japanese in the Second War world, the Army and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote hemp "for Victory campaign to grow hemp United States. Because of its importance for sails and ropes for ships, hemp is a growing need in the American colonies. Comedian, culture intended to be mandatory!

From VenusProject.com: All books were made of hemp or flax paper until the 1880s. It was lawful to pay taxes with hemp in the United States from 1631 until early 1900. Refusing to grow hemp in the United States in the 17th century, 18 and 19 was against the law! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769. Wow.

Everyone knows Henry Ford, but many do not know that Ford was a great supporter of industrial hemp. He built an entire car to test products, a race car, you guessed it, hemp fuel. To demonstrate the durability of Ford's body was seen in the photos and video of famous attempt to breach in the body with an ax. AXIS! The body of the car was much lighter than the steel-bodied cars and yet, ten times stronger. Think of the impact Conservation of fuel and save lives that could have given.

Why not continue your hemp Ford? Great question. The Tax Act of marijuana in 1937 by U.S. government actually made available to grow and condemned the entire production of industrial hemp, even if it had been a culture basis for most farmers, before that date. Speculation is that the pressure of large amounts of money that Dupont Chemical, U.S. Steel Rockefeller and the timber industry has a lot to lose and played in the mixture. It's a shame what happened.

The good news is that others are finally a step forward to the plate. No army can hold a great truth that increases with time. For example, the good people of target = "_new" rel = "nofollow" href = "http://hempcar.org/"> Hempcar.org Hemp Power has recently completed his Mercedes car 13.000 miles across America to help disseminate. Incidentally, you can not get high on industrial hemp products, if concern for anyone.

Where are we here? I do not know, but awareness is an important part of the battle. "What can I do?" you may ask. Nothing in any medium form that has to do with industrial hemp or hemp products. They begin to appear everywhere. Last month, my wife bought me a bottle of lotion for hemp. I love her and not make me high.

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