going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of

pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the

oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric

dating back to approximately 8,000 BC (Forreal.org). Some

of the U.S. presidents even grew it on there farms. George

Washington said it was the best plant made because it could

be used for so many things. Thomas Jefferson grew hemp on

his farm also. Washington and Jefferson both agreed that

hemp was a useful product. In 1937, congress passed the

Marijuana Tax Act which put the product of hemp on lock

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which started World

War II. Also, it stopped foreign trade which included

"manilla hemp" fiber from the Phillipines. The U.S.

government formed War Hemp Industries and subsidized hemp

cultivation. The government encouraged americans to grow

hemp on there farms. That formed into about a million acres

of midwest land that were growing hemp. When the war ended

the government quickly shut these plants down because they

could trade again. The world forgot about the plant until

helped aids patients with there eating habits. People have

The only thing is there is no lethal overdose of marijuana

is scared of what the hemp plant is capable of. The drug is

criminals like murders, rapist, and thieves.

getting rich while americans are locking each other up for

believe the government would legalize the drug if they knew

would also clear many jails and prisons of marijuana users

economics of this country. The government likes to make

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