By Cole Heggie
Few people today know of the power of hemp. Hemp is quite possibly the most valuable natural resource on earth today, yet it remains unused because of the hypocrisy of the majority of governments in the world.
Hemp comes from the Cannabis plant. This material is known to have more separate and diverse uses than any other material in the world. It can be used to make paper, clothing, food, cosmetics, fabric, textiles, rope, plastic alternatives, building materials, and the list goes on.
The American constitution was written on hemp paper. Those before us have been fully aware of just how useful hemp really is. George Washington, one of the founding fathers of the United States, grew fields of Cannabis plants himself. At one point in certain states of the US, it was illegal not to grow hemp. That is how valuable this resource was once considered.
As time passed on and we began to use other resources more like oil, we began to forget about hemp. Laws were passed that allowed people to legally not have to grow hemp. Then when people began understanding how useful it was once again around 1930, it was taken out of the light by a greedy man. This man's name was William Randolph Hearst, and he owned the majority of the newspapers in the United States.
When he heard of this new phenomenon of hemp, he was not happy. This was because he had all of his newspaper mills already set up as tree paper. Since he didn't want to deal with the costs of establishing a new set of hemp mills, he began publishing false stories all throughout his newspapers across the countries associating hemp with marijuana as if it were an evil drug. His propaganda still works on many people today. Because of his propaganda prohibition on marijuana started in 1937 and from that point forward more and more propaganda was used to curb the minds of citizens.
Today, hemp is associated with marijuana and is not allowed to be grown simply because it comes from the same plant as marijuana. The reality is marijuana is the female cannabis plant while hemp is the male cannabis plant, and they aren't associated at all. Hemp does not contain any THC, the chemical that gets people high. Yet because of conservative politicians today, many people still ignore the value of hemp as a natural resource that could potentially solve our energy and resource crisis.
Cole has been writing articles for over five years now and currently studies at a university in British Columbia. At his website Weight Loss Teas Cole also gives information about Oolong Tea Benefits among other things.
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The PRIMARY MISSION of The Hemp Network Community is to help educate the
ReplyDeleteGeneral Population about the versatility and benefits of the Hemp Plant.
Those joining our community will be encouraged to share more than just an
opportunity or products with those they meet. It will be to educate and to
look to change the attitudes of others about Hemp, Marijuana, and the laws
associated with its' use.
We believe a practical approach to gaining the support of others in our efforts
to change the laws and politics associated with Hemp/Marijuana is through the
introduction of "everyday products" made from Hemp into their lives.
As the population becomes more educated, attitudes will change and so will
the laws. This is our primary mission!