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The Strait Facts on Hemp

The Hemp plant can be made into over 50,000 consumer products.
Before 1883, 75-90% of all paper was made from hemp, this includes books, bibles, maps, paper money and newspapers.
It takes 4 acres of trees to produce as much paper as 1 acre of Hemp.
Hemp is the best source of plant pulp for biomass fuel to make gasoline, charcoal, methanol, and even produce electricty.
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both drafted on Hemp Paper.
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew Hemp on their plantations.
Wood made from heated and compressed Hemp fibers is twice as strong and three times as elastic as tree wood.
The most dangerous threat that hemp posses is the chance of a Hemp bail falling on you.