The hemp plant is a solution. It has the potential to help our country solve alot of issues. It can be a tool to further our goals in the energy crisis as a great ethanol producing biomass source. It can boost agriculture and help end government farming subsidies. Hemp is also a great self-sufficient, rotational crop, and is actually profitable to Americans. As a textile, it would help alleviate problems associated with traditionally grown cotton; a very thirsty plant, and synthetic fabrics; un-sustainable and quickly building up in our landfills. We can save our soil, water, and air with this plant. We can be independent from foreign oil, a variety of chemicals, and save alot of money in the process. The versatility of the plant is amazing:

1. Hemp can produce 250% more fiber than cotton, on the same amount of land. It is softer and more durable.


2. Hemp does not need pesticides, insecticides, or herbicides to grow. It is naturally weed and bug resistant. Traditional cotton growing accounts for 10% of world pesticide consumption and 25% insecticide use.


3. Hemp does not need fertilizer or much water, and replenishes nutrients in the soil through leaf shedding and deep taproots. Cotton uses 1/3lb of fertilizer to produce just one tee shirt, leeches soil of nutrients and uses too much water.


4. Hemp is naturally resistant to mold and UV light, making it great outdoors and on the boat. It is 3 times the tensile strength as cotton, warmer and will not stretch. Cotton harbours moisture which promotes mold growth and allergens.

1. 1 acre of hemp can produce as much paper as 4 acres of trees, and needs 4 to 7 percent less chemicals to break down the glue like lignin that binds the pulp fibers.


2. Hemp is a lighter and stronger material than lumber. Hemp fiberboard produced by Washington State University was found to be twice as strong as wood based fiber board.


3. Hemp seed contains all the essential amino acids neceesary to maintain a healthy life. 65% of the protein is globulin edestin, more digestable than any other plant protein. It is also the highest source of essential fatty acids in the entire plant kingdom.


4. Hemp is not marijuana and attempting to smoke it will get you sick. It even contains an antipcychoactive ingredient called cannabidiol. This inhibits THC, the active ingrediant in marijuana.

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