(NaturalNews) The original drafts of both the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution were written on paper derived from it.
The sails of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, were made of
fabric spun from it. Even early U.S. currency was printed on material
extracted from it: hemp, a.k.a. cannabis, the most versatile plant in
the world that, despite its significance as an early Americana, is still
prohibited from being grown in most of America.
Some of our
regular readers may already be familiar with the historical record of
hemp, including its prominent role in American industry before the days
of prohibition. But this important food and fuel crop is still largely
misunderstood by millions of people. Not only is industrial hemp
non-psychoactive, meaning that it cannot be smoked for mood-altering
purposes in the same way as other strains of cannabis, but it also
happens to be one of the most versatile plants known to man.
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