Journal Gunzour's Journal: Everything you ever wanted to know about hemp 2
Most people know hemp because they associate it with marijuana. Although they are related, hemp and marijuana plants are two different things. Hemp has so many practical uses I'm almost surprised that it doesn't offer to drive me to work. It can be used to make paper (instead of using trees). It can be used to make gasoline (instead of oil) that produces less pollution when burned. It can be used to make clothing. It contains all of the healthy essential fatty acids that we used to eat salmon for (until the recent salmon scare). Unfortunately, due to its relationship with marijuana, it is illegal to grow it in the USA.
A long but easy-to-read article about the political history of hemp and its uses can be found here.
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