Did you know that the 1914 10 Dollar Bill was printed on Hemp Paper and that the picture on the back displays farmers plowing hemp? Could these 1914 bills be…
1914 10 Dollar Bill was Printed on Hemp Paper and Portrays Farmers Plowing Hemp
Category: History
First American Flag was made of Hemp
The Betsy Ross flag is an early design of the flag of the United States, popularly attributed to Betsy Ross, using the common motifs of alternating red-and-white striped field with…
Christopher Columbus discovered America with Ships that used Hemp Sails
Christopher Columbus’s ships each carried over 80 tons of hemp rigging and sails. An early American explorer in 1524 described the American natives as using “threads of wild hemp.” Christopher…
Henry Ford’s first Model-T was made of hemp and built to run on hemp gasoline
Henry Ford’s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields….
The Declaration of Independence Drafts were written on Hemp
Many supporters of the legalization of marijuana often mistakenly say that the Declaration of Independence is written on hemp but they are only partially correct. The original drafts of The…
Marijuana: Since 8000-5000 BC
Marijuana use can be traced as far back as the Neolithic era (8,000-5,000 BC), where charred remains of cannabis seeds have been unearthed in ancient braziers of present day Romania….
The Eighth Wonder of the World, the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was made of Hemp
Our country has a history of growth and progress, from Pony Express letter to the iPhone call. Through the agricultural age to the industrial and straight into the technological age….
The Marijuana Tax of 1937
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was primarily the unholy creation of Harry J. Anslinger, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930 to 1962. Anslinger had made his…
