The history of hemp in America is long and sticky. Most Americans aren't aware that the founding fathers grew hemp or that the federal government actually promoted hemp cultivation as late as World War II. Hemp History Week aims to change that. A grassroots campaign started in 2010, Hemp History Week is an annual, nation-wide, week-long celebration of hemp and its history in the US.
Find out more at hemphistoryweek.com.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Emails from this week.
HAWAII
Between 1999 and 2002, several pieces Industrial Hemp legislation were passed, and six bi-partisan Honorable Statesmen wrote a Letter to the President asking for support to grow hemp. Along with the strong support of Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii conducted the most comprehensive study done on industrial hemp in over 30 years.
Hawaii still has all of the support, but needs action. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act,
HR 1866, needs cosponsors from States that strongly support this issue.
OREGON
On October 13th, I scheduled a meeting with Scott and Oregon business owners, including CEO of Living Harvest, a Portland based company. (Doesn't Portland overlap into the 1st District?)
Oregon is ideal for hemp cultivation, because of local hemp companies (Living Harvest, Pacific Natural, Naturally Advanced Technologies), as well as the acres of farmland. Passage of Hemp Farming Bill SB 676 reiterated as well as cemented this fact.
We would like Congressman Wu to become a become a cosponsor of HR 1866 The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009. The bill already has support from Oregon Reps Earl Blumenauer and Peter Defazio, and we are trying to get the rest of the Oregon delegation on board, one by one. We have also gained other cosponsors; this week alone, Reps Farr and Schakowsky have been listed on THOMAS.
The reasons to support the bill are very clear. Oregon businesses, residents, voters, AND State Delegation have already shown their support. The 1st district is also an ideal district, it has contains both Farmland and Urban areas.
From what I know about the support for Hemp in Oregon (working for Vote Hemp means that this is my forte), I can promise you that the Congressman's support for this bill will be well regarded and even respected by his constituents.
Between 1999 and 2002, several pieces Industrial Hemp legislation were passed, and six bi-partisan Honorable Statesmen wrote a Letter to the President asking for support to grow hemp. Along with the strong support of Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii conducted the most comprehensive study done on industrial hemp in over 30 years.
Hawaii still has all of the support, but needs action. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act,
HR 1866, needs cosponsors from States that strongly support this issue.
OREGON
On October 13th, I scheduled a meeting with Scott and Oregon business owners, including CEO of Living Harvest, a Portland based company. (Doesn't Portland overlap into the 1st District?)
Oregon is ideal for hemp cultivation, because of local hemp companies (Living Harvest, Pacific Natural, Naturally Advanced Technologies), as well as the acres of farmland. Passage of Hemp Farming Bill SB 676 reiterated as well as cemented this fact.
We would like Congressman Wu to become a become a cosponsor of HR 1866 The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009. The bill already has support from Oregon Reps Earl Blumenauer and Peter Defazio, and we are trying to get the rest of the Oregon delegation on board, one by one. We have also gained other cosponsors; this week alone, Reps Farr and Schakowsky have been listed on THOMAS.
The reasons to support the bill are very clear. Oregon businesses, residents, voters, AND State Delegation have already shown their support. The 1st district is also an ideal district, it has contains both Farmland and Urban areas.
From what I know about the support for Hemp in Oregon (working for Vote Hemp means that this is my forte), I can promise you that the Congressman's support for this bill will be well regarded and even respected by his constituents.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Eat Local
This video, produced in Canada, is a real piece of eye candy. It's message is easily brought here- Eat American Food. Unless we're talking about hemp, then eat Canadian UNTIL you can eat American.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Welcome to I Grew Hemp
Welcome to the I Grew Hemp blog.
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both advocated for the benefits of hemp.
"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."
"We shall, by and by, want a world of hemp more for our own consumption."
- John Adams
-Henry Ford
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both advocated for the benefits of hemp.
"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."
- Thomas Jefferson
"We shall, by and by, want a world of hemp more for our own consumption."- John Adams
"The greatest service that can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture." -Thomas Jefferson
"An acre of the best ground for hemp, is to be selected and sewn in hemp and be kept for a permanent hemp patch." - Thomas Jefferson's Garden book 1849
"Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?"-Henry Ford
"Make the most of the Indian Hemp [sic, cannabis sativa] seed, and sow it everywhere!" -George Washington
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