The document was printed on hemp-pulp paper and explained the new technology. U.S.A. An estimated 10 million aces of hemp grows wild in the U.S.A., providing an important food source for hundreds of millions of birds. This is the first time ever in U.S. history the term 'billion-dollar' is applied to the potential for an agricultural harvest. 1942 U.S. government overrides its own ban on hemp and distributes 400,000 pounds of hemp seed to U.S farmers who produce 42,000 tons of hemp fiber annually to support the war effort until 1946. Farmers and their sons who agree to grow hemp are exempt from military service, even though America is at war.
Hemp seed is recommended as a nutritionally balanced food for domestic pets and farm animals.
Researchers at the Medical College of Virginia discover that cannabis is incredibly successful for reducing the size of many types of tumors, both benign and cancerous.