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The Hemp Campaign
Phone: (845) 679-2490
It’s illegal to grow it in the US but legal to import from foreign countries. In year 2001 hemp sales are projected to be 1.5 billion dollars. Why is the US the only industrialized nation that doesn’t permit hemp cultivation?
Dear Congressperson:
I am writing you today to urge your support for the revival of the American Hemp Industry in our state. Hemp, otherwise known as Cannabis Sativa L. has been cultivated by humans for over 10,000 years and continues to be grown in many industrial nations including Canada, England, France, Germany, Thailand, China and Hungary. Hemp was grown by our founding fathers and used for textiles (the first American flag was made from hemp), paper (the first draft of the Constitution was written on hemp paper) and the hemp seed was the mainstay of the colonial diet and provided lamp oil. The original diesel engine as well as today's models can run on pure hemp oil, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Hemp oil can be used as a base for paints and inks as well as an industrial lubricant.
Hemp is the strongest natural fiber (three times as strong as cotton) and can be grown without harmful pesticides and herbicides. Breeding techniques have yielded industrial hemp strains, which contain virtually no THC (the psychoactive chemical in marijuana), eliminating any potential, drug value. One acre of hemp produces as much paper as four acres of trees and the crop is ready in 120 days, not 120 years. Farmers stand to gain access to a crop with excellent profit potential (current paper pulp prices would net $200 profit per acre) that will not degrade their valuable topsoil. We as a nation stand to gain an abundant fiber and oil source while protecting what is left of our forests. Our forests provide much more of a service than simple beauty and recreation. They are a habitat to millions of creatures and also serve as the lungs for our planet. There is no doubt that deforestation must end very soon and we think hemp is the answer.
Sincerely,
(Print Your Name)Please copy the above and send it to your Senators and Representatives with your name.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HEMP
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