Originally posted by khunmoon
* In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down.
Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture
* Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935;
Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act.
* Henry Ford's first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was
photographed among his hemp fields. The car, 'grown from the soil,' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel;
Popular Mechanics, 1941.
* Hemp called 'Billion Dollar Crop.' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics,
Feb., 1938.
Why then did it never get there... legally?
Because of William Randolph Hearst, the media tycoon, who also owned the Hearst Paper Manufacturing Division of Kimberly Clark and vast acreage of
timberlands. The Hearst Company supplied most paper products and stood to lose billions because of hemp.
I can only say..... I did not know this.
Older now so don't touch the stuff, but from past experience and general perception, Hemp should never have become what it is today. One of the more
milder drugs out there, and still gets the same ol' conditional bad rap.
With the 'semi-legalization' of hemp in certain areas, wouldn't it make since to try and approach the powers that be regarding the current benefits
marijuana could offer society? There has to be enough evidence out there.
and khunmoon, excellent addition to you're already insightful thread.
