The Hemp Thread.

[teedubya]

It is amazing what this plant can do. Im a Christian at heart, and believe that God gave us this bad ass plant to help us out.

* the first Bibles were printed on hemp paper
* the first US flag was made out of hemp
* the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence were printed on hemp paper.
* an acre of hemp produces more than 4 times the amount of paper than an acre of trees, and it grows back in less than a year
* Henry Ford made a hemp-mobile
* "Marijuana" is just the Hispanic name for hemp, they are the exact same plant. (The name, "marijuana", was used by law enforcement and the media for this "Mexican killer weed" to taboo and sensationalize it in concerned American's minds.)
* Birds live 20% longer when hemp seed is a part of their diet
* Hemp seed oil has been used (and should be used) in everything from engine oil and paint, to cosmetics and foods for man and beast alike
* In the 1600s, there were places in the US where growing hemp was enforced by law
* You could pay your taxes with hemp for 200 years during the 1700s in the US
* Hemp seeds have been a staple and a life-saver during many famines and food shortages throughout history (over 60% of Third World children are dying everyday because of protein starvation , but Mr. Government says they can't grow it - it's against the law!)
* There are receptors in the brain which science has found will bind with THC compounds alone, and no other
* The depletion of the ozone layer threatens to reduce soy crops by up to 50%, but hemp is immune to the damages of ultraviolet light (it actually makes it produce more of the resin that contains the THC)
* Hemp is a more prolific producer of ethanol than corn
* Hemp requires little to no industry, it grows in the ground (cleaning the soil of toxins), then is cut, dried, and utilized... (Does it make any sense that the government doesn't jump on this, legalize it and tax the pants off of it instead of increasing everyone’s already-insane taxes to reduce the country's deficit?? Tax pot!)
* Buddha lived on ONE hemp seed a day for over 5 years.
* And apparently if you set it on fire and inhale the smoke of it, it gives you a euphoric feeling.

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every green herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
-Genesis 1:29 -

"Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes."
-Abe Lincoln, 1840

[teedubya]

The seeds of the cannabis plant are "the most nutritionally complete food source on earth." No other single food source provides such complete protein, in such an easily digestible form, nor has the oils essential to life in such a perfect ratio. One plant can produce at least a liter of seeds (that's 55 million seeds/hectare), and they contain no THC (that means they don't get you high, champ). These wonderful little seeds contain:

* 22.5% protein
* 30% fat
* 5.7% moisture
* 5.9% ash
* 503cal/100g energy
* 35.8% carbohydrates
* vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, C, D, E,
* the highest total essential fatty acids and essential amino acids found in one single food source.

[teedubya]

Go to the grocery store...

walk down the cereal aisle...

The Box of cereal, could be made from hemp.

The plastic wrapper sealing the cereal fresh, could be made of hemp.

The cereal itself could be made of hemp.

Paper or Plastic? Both made from hemp.

The car you drove to the grocery store could use hemp oil for fuel.

The interior of your car could be made from hemp.

Your car's tires could be made from hemp.

The Exterior of the car could be made from hemp.




could these products help commerce?

[ChiTown]

I just sat in on a drug and alcohol rehab class last saturday. Their stats were a little different from yours......

[teedubya]

Im sure they talked about only that it can get you high and how its a bad drug. Im only talking about the industrial uses of this... oh yeah, you can smoke it....

but damn there are over 1000 uses of this plant.

[chiefs4me]

Originally Posted by Ali Chi3fs

It is amazing what this plant can do. Im a Christian at heart, and believe that God gave us this bad ass plant to help us out.

* the first Bibles were printed on hemp paper
* the first US flag was made out of hemp
* the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence were printed on hemp paper.
* an acre of hemp produces more than 4 times the amount of paper than an acre of trees, and it grows back in less than a year
* Henry Ford made a hemp-mobile
* "Marijuana" is just the Hispanic name for hemp, they are the exact same plant. (The name, "marijuana", was used by law enforcement and the media for this "Mexican killer weed" to taboo and sensationalize it in concerned American's minds.)
* Birds live 20% longer when hemp seed is a part of their diet
* Hemp seed oil has been used (and should be used) in everything from engine oil and paint, to cosmetics and foods for man and beast alike
* In the 1600s, there were places in the US where growing hemp was enforced by law
* You could pay your taxes with hemp for 200 years during the 1700s in the US
* Hemp seeds have been a staple and a life-saver during many famines and food shortages throughout history (over 60% of Third World children are dying everyday because of protein starvation , but Mr. Government says they can't grow it - it's against the law!)
* There are receptors in the brain which science has found will bind with THC compounds alone, and no other
* The depletion of the ozone layer threatens to reduce soy crops by up to 50%, but hemp is immune to the damages of ultraviolet light (it actually makes it produce more of the resin that contains the THC)
* Hemp is a more prolific producer of ethanol than corn
* Hemp requires little to no industry, it grows in the ground (cleaning the soil of toxins), then is cut, dried, and utilized... (Does it make any sense that the government doesn't jump on this, legalize it and tax the pants off of it instead of increasing everyone’s already-insane taxes to reduce the country's deficit?? Tax pot!)
* And apparently if you set it on fire and inhale the smoke of it, it gives you a euphoric feeling.

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every green herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
-Genesis 1:29 -

"Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes."
-Abe Lincoln, 1840

I can vouch for the last use on your list.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by Ali Chi3fs

Im sure they talked about only that it can get you high and how its a bad drug. Im only talking about the industrial uses of this... oh yeah, you can smoke it....

but damn there are over 1000 uses of this plant.

We should be using this on a very large scale, the fact that we are not is complete BS.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

We should be using this on a very large scale, the fact that we are not is complete BS.

hey...i'm doing my part!
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[RealSNR]

It's also amusing to see an indian smoke it at a gas station in broad daylight.

[KC Jones]

Let us burn one, from end to end.
And pass it over to me my friend.
Burn it long, but burn it slow,
to light me up before I go.

If you dont like my fire, then dont come around.
Cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes I'm gonna burn one down

My choice is what i chose to do;
and if I'm causin no harm,
it shouldn't bother you.
Your choice is who you chose to be;
and if your causin to harm, then your alright with me.

If you dont like my fire, then dont come around, cause I'm gona burn one down.
Yes i'm gonna burn one, down.

Herb the gift, from the Earth,
and what's from the earth is of the greatest worth.
So before u knock it, try it first.
and you'll see it's a blessing and it's not a curse.
If you dont like my fire, then dont come around,
cause i'm gonna burn one down.
Yes i'm gonna burn one.

[ChiTown]

BTW, when I say I sat in on a Drug and Alcohol class, I actually mean to say that I was sent there to be a part of it due to a DUI. It was 8 hours of my life that I will never get back. If they offered death as an alternative, I might have chosen it.

[Mr. Kotter]

I was our Batallion D & A officer, for two years when I was an officer.

First thing we should do, is cut the charade--let's cut to the chase; medicinal marijuana, and hemp, are attempts by those in favor of legalization to bring in their idea through the back door. Period. It is an elaborate pretense aimed at making it more socially acceptable, and readily available--to get more people "on the bandwagon." Marinol does the job of medicinal marijuana; and hemp simply is, as yet, not an economical or cost effiecient alternative to the items they claim it can be used for--if it were, it would be DONE. We live in a free market, capitalist economy--if hemp were truly profitable and a viable alternative, we'd be there all ready.

Secondly, in Utopia, where citizens are free to make their own choices, and suffer the consequences (or not) of their choices, most of us would agree we should lift the prohibition. However, we don't live in Utopia.

We live in a welfare state, that insists on redistributing wealth to help those who are poor, sick, and otherwise "disadvantaged" (I'm NOT sayin' that's a bad thing; just how willing are "we" to foot the bill for addicts though?) Additional dependency and addiction that would surely result (despite the denials of the Grass Roots, or "High Times" folks) from "legalization" would impose a tremendous financial burden on the rest of society--a burden that most of us would greatly resent.

Guarantee me, that not one additional red cent of taxpayer dollars would be used to address the fall-out from "legalization"--and I'd be on board. Otherwise, why would we want to add another major addiction, another major problem....to join with alcohol and tobacco as societal problems?
JMHO

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

A buddy of mine finished up the last of his alcohol classes from a DUI yesterday. He called me up to meet him at the bar right after.

I'd guess that at least 40% of the 30 people in my class were alcoholics. I'd also say that 95% of them were the biggest fn losers in the world.....

[morphius]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

BTW, when I say I sat in on a Drug and Alcohol class, I actually mean to say that I was sent there to be a part of it due to a DUI. It was 8 hours of my life that I will never get back. If they offered death as an alternative, I might have chosen it.

If that is all you got for a DUI, then I wouldn't complain too much. I know people that have wrecked their car, hit a house, killed someone...

[Inspector]

Give it up.

Too many people make money off it being illegal (law enforcement, prisons, judicial system, etc...)

It will never be legal. And those who insist it should stay illegal are more often than not, making their paycheck from it being illegal.