If you are interested in HEMP and its history in the United States, this is by-far one of the best if not the best we have found in over decade that we have covered this issue.
The timeline and interactive slide show with photo's and videos is truly topnotch.
As a multi Billion Dollar Industry that our government, via our Congresspersons and Senators keep ignoring while importing HEMP FROM CHINA and keeping our PRISONS FULL! This is a must share article!
NOTE: China is the largest grower and manufacture of Hemp and Hemp products and the United States is the LARGEST CONSUMER, with 99% of all Hemp and Hemp products being IMPORTED FROM OTHER COUNTRIES!
Our farmers cannot grow it, our factories remain empty, while our PRISONS REMAIN FULL!
The Wild History of Hemp in the United States
Hemp has been the subject of controversy in the United States for the last century, but before that, it was an agricultural staple.
Is it a dangerous drug? Or a benign cash crop? To understand the blemished reputation that has hampered hemp agriculture for more than 100 years, you need a crash course in the history of hemp. We’ve created this interactive timeline to guide you through the story of cannabis in the United States. From the founding farmers to today’s cutting-edge medicines, we’ll take you on a tour through the historical highlights.
If you were only familiar with the current debates about agricultural hemp, you might think that it had never been grown in the US before. But it was only in the last century that hemp became controversial.
In fact, some of the earliest artifacts of human civilization show that hemp has a long history as a perfectly boring and respectable agricultural product. For example, the earliest known piece of fabric was woven from hemp fibers!
Join us for a journey through the history of hemp in the US, from the plant’s introduction to colonial Mexico to its changing legal status today.
https://www.cbdhacker.com/hemp-history-timeline/?utm_source=press%20release&utm_campaign=timeline