Thomas Jefferson Supported Hemp Farming

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Thomas Jefferson wrote this journal entry at his home at Monticello in Virginia on December 29, 1815, “Flax is so injurious to our lands, and so scanty produce, that I have never attempted (using) it. Hemp, on the other hand, is abundantly productive and will grow forever on the same spot.” Both he and George Washington advised their countrymen to use hemp for lamp oil and uniform and clothing fabric. Jefferson found it cheaper than cotton cloth and clothed his laborers in hemp. George Washington was said to be more familiar with the plant as a drug. No one knows his reason for saying, “Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere.”

http://www.hemp.com/2013/01/hemp-the-us-illegal-super-crop/jefferson_hemp/


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[Dreamer Tatum]

1. Say, did any of his slaves work in the hemp fields? nt

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2. does that diminish this plant?

[Dreamer Tatum]

3. Not the plant, no.

Using a slave owning aristocrat as the poster boy for hemp, however, is another story.

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5. So...

...we should discount all of Jefferson's work and writings?


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[littleswan]

6. Yes we should.

His ideas have zero relevance to our modern society.

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10. LOL

"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country."

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_jefferson.html#f3s7Fdjb8YUI5Qlc.99

[littleswan]

13. "I'm against rape!"

"Just disregard my criminal record that says I rape on a daily basis"

Same thing

[TeamPooka]

25. enjoy your stay

[arcane1]

11. Yeah, who needs all that "all men are created equal" nonsense anyway?

[TeamPooka]

26. That is the single most ignorant statement I have heard in a long time.

[littleswan]

34. You must not get out much

[TeamPooka]

36. fully blocked this user

[RandiFan1290]

39. Don't blame ya

It doesn't have much to say

[Dreamer Tatum]

7. No, we should find a more contemporary, less controversial poster child. nt

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14. Mine is Jack Herer

May he RIP

http://www.jackherer.com/


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[Dreamer Tatum]

15. Mine is Slater, from Dazed and Confused. nt

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16. he spoke and wrote about hemp?

[RandiFan1290]

17. I like Rick Simpson too!

http://phoenixtears.ca/

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19. thanks for that link!

[RandiFan1290]

20. My pleasure!

[TeamPooka]

27. +100

[OldDem2012]

37. Woody Harrelson.

[DhhD]

32. Jefferson freed his slaves during his lifetime.

[RandiFan1290]

9. 0/10

[redqueen]

18. +1

[IDemo]

4. Hemp was Constitutional

"Old Ironsides" was originally outfitted with 60 tons of hemp sails and rigging.

[madrchsod]

8. hemp takes less water to grow

corn, beans, and cotton maybe a luxury crop in the not to distant future

[green for victory]

12. a hemp oil fueled car traveled across the US

but the mainstream media didn't care



http://hempcar.org/indexOLD.html

Hemp Seeds were the main ingredient in Gruel




RIP:The King of Hemp

[littleswan]

22. I always wanted to smack that Oliver actor kid around

I hated him.

[JaneyVee]

30. Wow. Wonder how many times that thing got pulled over by the police across country.

[Wounded Bear]

21. Hemp has enormous untapped potential as a cash crop...

Textiles, of course, but IIRC it's an execellent source for bioguels, too.

The Navy wouldn't have been able to operate without hemp ropes and sails.

The current textile industries are helping keep the lid on this. It would be very helpful to get textiles off of the petro based synthetic textiles and back to more natural fibers.

[green for victory]

23. The USDA made a movie about Hemp, they loved it so much

then they said they didn't

then Jack and friends found a copy

Henry loved Hemp too

[Tree-Hugger]

24. As a parent...

We use cloth diapers and I like to use more natural fibers rather than fleece and microfiber and hemp is a great material. It's very absorbent. It allows you to use thinner material while still being super absorbent (compared to microfiber which would need to be thick and bulky to match the absorbancy). I do believe it has natural anti-microbial properties as well. My daughter has super sensitive skin so using hemp is a bonus because it doesn't irritate her in any way. The only downside is that it takes longer to dry than any other diaper material I have used (cotton, bamboo, fleece, microfiber...).

Just thought I'd share.

[TeamPooka]

28. hemp and cannabis can save the world...if we let them. nt

[JaneyVee]

29. George Washington as well.

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31. Fuck that slave-owning piece of shit. (nt)

[Angry Dragon]

33. I have called my Senators and told them to legalize the growing of hemp

Has anyone else called??


Would create jobs, increase American manufacturing, increase the tax base, exports, etc.

[A Little Weird]

35. There's an effort to legalize hemp production in KY

Comer (ag commissioner) is a republican and I have been irritated with him for the most part. But I do agree that hemp would be a good thing for the state so I hope it goes through. It seems like the federal government would adjust their policies on this if enough states embrace it but maybe that's wishful thinking.

[link:http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130122/NEWS010101/301220075/Effort-to-legalize-industrial-hemp-gains-new-life-in-Kentucky|

[kimtjj195_tx]

38. Wow, that's pretty fascinating

I wonder if he ever smoked the stuff. Hmm