Hemp could provide us with Food, Clothes, Shelter, Paper, Medicine, Essential oils, hell even cars. Because of it's classification as a "weed" it requires no pesticides or weed killers to grow so it never harms the earth like many of today's genetically engineered agricultural products do (such as cotton). (Not to mention tt is completely biodegradable.)
In fact, up until DUPONT made hemp growth illegal to promote it's cotton, hemp was a major help to the economy of the U.S. and beyond. It even helped the country get through several wars. The growth and use of hemp is as important to American history as, well, the Declaration of Independence – which was written on hemp paper. Or Levi’s jeans, originally made with hemp fiber. Or from the very beginning, say the Jamestown or Plymouth Rock colonies where it was illegal NOT to grow hemp. Even the first flag was hemp fabric.
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