Allowing hemp's growth would provide a profitable crop for struggling farmers, curtail environmental devestation from tree logging, lower illness rates caused by use of toxic agrochemicals, improve the U.S. trade balance, and bring down prices for the American public of a wide array of goods . . . The world's strongest natural fiber , hemp requires no pesticides or herbicides to proliferate. A hemp canvas shoe is three times more durable than one of cotton, and is naturally resistant to mold and bacteria . One acre of hemp produces as much pulp for paper as four acres of forest with considerably fewer chemicals - paper lasting 25 times longer which does not crack, yellow or crumble with age. Hemp fiber added to paper allows its recycling indefinitely.
Hemp competes economically with petrochemical fuels without damaging the ozone .
Hemp may be used to make nearly 25,000 products, including paint, ink, plastic, soaps, flour, animal feed, fiberboard, cement blocks, rope, and fabric. Hemp seed is a rich plant source of protein , containing all known amino acids. A marijuana plant polinated with hemp will produce a plant with no psychoactive effects. Call or write to your congressional representatives. Tell them to stop waging war on your pocket book.