Speaking out for the legalization of marijuana is....
Hemp fiber is ten times stronger than cotton. (Herer, Emperor Wears No
Clothes, May 1992, p. 175)
One acre of hemp produces as much enery as four acres of trees or
twenty-five barrels of oil. (Herer, p.175)
Hemp produces produces four times the amount of paper per acre than a
twenty year-old stand of trees does. (Herer, p.175)
Hemp can be grown in each of the contiguous United States. (Herer,
p.175)
Hemp grows well without the use of fertalizers and herbicides. (Herer,
p.175)
Contrary to popular myth, cannabis use inflicts no harm on brain cells.
(Omni, August 1989, p.18)
Cannabis, when used medically for cancer patients and AIDS patients,
has been shown to solved the problem of extreme weight loss. (JAMA, May
20, 1992, p.2573)
Smoking cannabis can help diminish or eliminate nausea and vomiting for
cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. (Herer, p.35-6)
Each year, the costs of maitaining cannabis prohibition are $15
Billion, costing each family approximatley $200. (Conrad, Hemp: Lifeline
to the Future, October 1993, p. 243)
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that when it
comes to establishing medical policy regarding cannabis, prohibitionist
goals are taking precedence over "any kind of medical rationallity." (
JAMA, May 20, 1992, p.2574)
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