hemp for victory
Post on 08-Jul-2015
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• Oldest industries on the planet • cannabis sativa• THC level is less than 1%
History
•Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 • treat to timber and oil industries • illegal to grow
legality
Over 25,000 different products
Diversity
Farming
• #1 biomass producer • No pesticides & herbicides
Hemp
VS.
Cotton
• Safer than cotton• 1 acre Hemp = 3 acre cotton• 4X warmer• 4X water absorbent• 3X Stronger
Paper
• 1st paper 1900 yrs ago
• 1 acre of Hemp = 4 acre of trees • Costs LESS
• Recycled 10 times
Environment
• Improves the soil
• lightweight product • save trees
Food & nutrition
• seeds contains between 25-35% oil by weight.
• Omega-3, 6, 9
Bio-diesel Fuel
• Industrial Hemp as viable Bio-diesel fuel
• “Hemp Car”
• 47% lower carbon monoxide
Currently
•Six states this year considered legislation to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp
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