HOW DANGEROUS IS IT ???
Annual Causes of Death in the United States
| Tobacco | 435,000 |
| Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity | 365,000 |
| Alcohol | 85,000 |
| Microbial Agents | 75,000 |
| Toxic Agents | 55,000 |
| Motor Vehicle Crashes | 26,347 |
| Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs | 32,000 |
| Suicide | 30,622 |
| Incidents Involving Firearms | 29,000 |
| Homicide | 20,308 |
| Sexual Behaviors | 20,000 |
| All Illicit Drug Use, Direct and Indirect | 17,000 |
| Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Such As Aspirin | 7,600 |
| Marijuana | 0 |
DRUG & "DRUG" FACTS: Annual Causes of Death in the United States
Hemp Facts:
At a volume level of 81%, hemp oil is the richest known source of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (the "good" fats). It's quite high in some essential amino acids, including gamma linoleic acid (GLA), a very rare nutrient also found in mother's milk.
Hemp can yield 3-8 dry tons of fiber per acre. This is four times what an average forest can yield.
Hemp can displace cotton which is usually grown with massive amounts of chemicals harmful to people and the environment. 50% of all the world's pesticides are sprayed on cotton. Hemp fibers are longer, stronger, more absorbent and more mildew-resistant than cotton.
Hemp can displace wood fiber and save forests for watershed, wildlife habitat, recreation and oxygen production, carbon sequestration (reduces global warming), and other values.
Because of its importance for sails (the word "canvas" is rooted in "cannabis") and rope for ships, hemp was a required crop in the American colonies.
Right now in Elkhart, Indiana, Johnson Controls is manufacturing door panels for Chrysler Sebring convertibles using a product called Eco-Cor that they created. Eco-Cor is stronger, lighter, more fire resistant, and cheaper to produce than other plastics. Eco-Cor is composed of 25% hemp fibers and Johnson Controls imports it from Canada. The number of products is endless. Ford specialist Ellen Lee says this is "potentially a billion-dollar industry."
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew hemp. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper. Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper.
Why is marijuana illegal ?
War on a Plant
Marijuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years
