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Friday, May 21, 2010

Good morning,

Joe, since you're in touch with these people,
it falls to you to convince both them and
your reading public, that the solution is
right in front of their noses, and they have
only to get the legal growing of hemp relaxed
and use its waste; it's completely renewable
without fertilizer, and farmers will be glad
to grow it, not only for fuel, but for the
many other products which are just waiting
for hemp to be produced in this country
(again)! -Jannette


Jan, I have done an issue in the past on this very topic
and I see no reason why I shouldn't repeat it!

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Does it make sense to ban a crop in the United States that
can have a large, positive economic and environmental impact
and is completely harmless? That is exactly the position of
the hemp advocates.

Because hemp is a relative of marijuana it is lumped by law
into the illegal drug category. It is against the law to
grow it, although some products made from it can be imported
from other countries.

And most importantly, industrial hemp is not marijuana. It
contains just 0.3 to 1.5 percent of THC, the chemical that
gives marijuana its drug-like effects. By comparison, mari-
juana contains 5 percent to 10 percent THC. Smoking hemp is
not going to make anyone high.

But what are some of the benefits of this harmless crop?
Scroll down to find out.

Thanks for reading,

Your Living Green editor

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* The fiber from the hemp plant possesses strength and dura-
bility, resists rotting and is easier to bleach than wood
pulp, which means whiter paper at lower cost. That would be
a boon to the book-publishing industry, to cite one example.

* Hemp oil was used to lubricate the engines of Navy fighter
planes in World War II, and hemp activist Woody Harelson
used it to power a diesel vehicle to demonstrate the benefits
of it. It can also be fermented into an alcohol-based fuel,
offering a potent and truly renewable energy source.

* Hemp won't put an end to the logging industry, but it would
spare some forests from being cut down for paper products.

* Unlike trees, which take years to grow to the point at
which they can be harvested, hemp plants can reach a harvest-
able state within four months. For paper manufacturers and
users it could provide a cheaper source of pulp than trees,
which take too long to renew.