Walking from vendor to vendor, we found one booth that stood out from the rest. The front of the booth showcased shirts of a similar fashion, and inside lay an array of products manufactured from hemp. The people in the booth demonstrated their intelligence through conversations concerning the possible uses and advantages of other hemp products. They told me some familiar facts and some new ones. For example, one acre of hemp, they told me, can produce the same amount of paper as four acres of trees.
Cotton is grown and protected with the aid of harmful pesticides.
Pesticide residue on many cotton products not only can be absorbed by the skin, but can also cause some allergic reactions to cotton. In contrast, hemp requires no pesticides for cultivation and can be processed to a soft linen-like texture. The reason behind the hemp ban in the United States is beyond me. By legalizing marijuana, a multitude of problems could be solved in the U.S. Medicinally, marijuana functions on many levels. Glaucoma sufferers could benefit from medicinal marijuana as it might give them temporary relief from the eye disease.