The World Is Waking Up!
(Just check out these recent poll results...)
If people knew these facts about hemp and cannabis they would never support their government's decision to outlaw it, and in fact, many people have already learned a lot of the info in this article, which is why many states and countries are legalising cannabis recently. Both hemp and cannabis have so many uses it's nearly impossible to list them all, but ill try. The government wants you to fear this plant.
Why you might ask?
Well, if we follow the money we can paint a pretty clear picture. Because cannabis has so many uses it can put a lot of big corporations out of business. It's so easy and cheap to grow we wouldn't have to rely on multinational corporations and their sub-par products. Big corporations own governments and therefore will always outlaw anything that puts their profit or power at risk.
Example A: Cannabis / Hemp
Hemp For Houses
http://www.life.ca/nl/108/hemphouse.html
more information on the possibilities for using hemp in construction
House of Hemp
http://nutiva.com/about/media/2004_01_10.php
the story of a house built with hemp materials in Ontario
700 MEDICINAL USES OF CANNABIS
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More Links For Hemp Research:
A Quick Guide to Hemp
http://www.saskhemp.com/hemp101/hemp101.htm
an introduction to the many uses of hemp
The Emperor Wears no Clothes
http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html
A researched full text of the book that helped start the modern hemp revolution. 1985
Industrial Hemp - an alternative to our problems?
http://www.authenticbusiness.co.uk/archive/hemp
an excellent article on the uses of hemp from a British progressive business magazine
North American Industrial Hemp Council
http://naihc.org
information about industrial hemp from an agricultural association
Basic Uses of Industrial Hemp: Food, Fuel, Fiber
http://www.thehia.org/faqs/faq7.htm
description of the basic uses of hemp from a hemp trade association
Food and Agriculture: Hemp
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/crop761
an overview of agricultural hemp from the Alberta Government
Hemp: A New Crop with New Uses for North America
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html
a chapter from an academic agriculture book reviewing the various uses for industrial hemp
History and Benefits of Hemp
http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et0199/et0199s11.html
a summary of the uses and background history of hemp
Nutty Hemp a Hot Food Trend
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16637630
a news story about the growing popularity of hemp foods
Hemp Seed: The most Nutritionally Complete Food Source in the World
http://www.ratical.org/renewables/hempseed1.html
information on the health benefits of eating hempseed
Hemp Seeds
http://www.innvista.com/health/foods/hemp/hempseed.htm
more information on dietary hempseed
Micronutrient Information Center: Essential Fatty Acids
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa
an overview of the importance of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in the body
Are You Getting Enough Essential Fatty Acids?
http://www.alive.com/3953a2a2.php
an article on EFAs aimed at vegetarians
Efficacy of Dietary Hempseed Oil in Patients with Atopic Dermatitishttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16019622
results of a Finnish scientific study that showed dietary hemp oil improved symptoms of contact dermatitis
Hemp as a Nutreceutical for Animals
http://www.hemptons.co.za/Uses/Animal/HempForAnimals.htm
the benefits of feeding hemp to pets and livestock
Carp Passion: Hemp
http://www.carp-passion.com/Bait/Hemp.htm
an article from a British fishing website about using hempseed as bait
Hemp Body Care Benefits
http://www.hempoilcan.com/benefits.html
the benefits of using hemp in skin, hair, and other body care products
Hempcar.org
http://www.hempcar.org
the story of a hemp-fueled car that toured North America raising awareness about biofuels
Hemp Plastic
http://www.hempplastic.com
more information about hemp based alternatives to plastic
USA Hemp Museum
http://www.hempmuseum.org
extensive information about the history of and modern uses for hemp
America's Harried Hemp History
http://www.hemphasis.net/0102dvorak.htm
an article on the history of hemp in America from colonial times to today
Hemp: Beyond Peak Oil
http://www.beyondpeak.com/hemp-beyondpeak.html
information about hemp's uses and the history of prohibition from a site about the impact of the decline of fossil fuels
Hemp for Victory
http://www.archive.org/details/Hemp_for_victory_1942
the 1942 American Government film designed to encourage farmers to grow more hemp to help the war effort
Hemp Grows With Technological Advances:
Plant replacing petroleum-based products for varied industrial uses
http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/14336.cfm
an article from a business magazine about the exponential growth of hemp in the financial marketplace and trends for the future.
That's a whole lot of info and links to digest. The topic of cannabis is not to be taken lightly. There's a reason why this plant is illegal and it has nothing to do with protecting you. This isn't even all the information and studies available for hemp and cannabis, because it's illegal still in many places, it makes it aweful hard to study it completely. From what we do know however, with the limited research we have done is that Cannabis has the potential to replace thousands of products and medications but is purposefully not utilised so corporations can make more money.
"If lemons were as useful as cannabis they would be illegal too."
So What's The Solution?
Hemp seeds are super cheap... maybe instead of begging for permission we should just overgrow the system... 😉 I for one am sick of being "protected" from a fucking plant and not just any plant, literally the most useful plant on Earth, and maybe even the Universe. Thoughts?
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Make sure to check out part 2 of this article. I had to break it up because I reached the post text limit listing all the endless benefits and uses of this amazing plant.
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