Hemp

From 1776 to 1937, the Hemp plant was a major crop in the United States. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln both grew it, and it was used to make over 2,000 products. Then, in late 1937, it was made illegal. How? Why? Well, what did you think this essay was about? Actually, this essay is divided into 4 parts. The first part is about all of the uses of the Hemp plant, the 2nd part is about why this …

…the Hemp plant could be used to make the items that rainforest wood makes. A lot of pollution from toxic chemicals used to make paper and pesticides used on cotton would not be made. Fuel that burns clean could be made from hemp oil, destroying a lot of the pollution made my cars. The 2,000 products made of Hemp could be made of Hemp again, and much more economically and environment-friendly than they are made now!