The parachute that saved George Bush's life in World War II was made of hemp fiber. Henry Ford dreamed that someday automobiles would be grown from the soil. The car body could absorb blows 10 times as great as steel without denting. The car was designed to run on hemp fuel. Because of the ban on both hemp and alcohol the car was never mass produced.
Industrial hemp can replace cotton.
Cotton is typically grown with large amounts of chemicals that are harmful to people, wildlife and the entire environment. Hemp grows well in a wide variety of climates and soils. It requires far less fertilizer and pesticides than most commercial crops. All parts of the hemp plant are useful. Hemp can be used to produce everything from fuel to soap.