Hemp: A Short History of the Most Misunderstood Plant and Its Uses and Abuses by Mark Bourrie

Hemp: A Short History of the Most Misunderstood Plant and Its Uses and Abuses

Mark Bourrie

160 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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It was the main cash crop of New France (now Canada) since one naval warship required up to 60 tons of hemp rope for its rigging, including the 25-inch thick anchor cable. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp, and Benjamin ...

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