- 05/14/2020
Hemp for Victory! How Hemp Helped Us Through WW2
Did you know that hemp & hemp farmers were vital to the US war operation during World War 2? Because of the conflict, there was a shortage in many of the fibers commonly used for rope, fabric, and essential materials used in the line of duty. Out of options, the US government encouraged American farmers to grow hemp for a source of industrial fiber. The Department of Agriculture even went so far as to write and produce an educational video on hemp cultivation, although they would later deny the existence of it. And this came at a time of hemp prohibition where many unjustified controversies surrounded the hemp plant.