Did You Know?

*Hemp is the longest and most durable natural fiber on earth.
*Hemps seed is high in protein and contains all essential amino acids.
*Hemp seed oil contains the highest and most balanced levels of essential fatty acids (EFA's, omega-3 and omega-6) of any seed oil.
*Hemp stalks can be converted to biomass energy and hemp oil can be converted to diesel fuel. A "hemp car" has crossed North America running on hemp fuel.
*Paper from hemp never yellows and lasts for hundreds of years.
*As a rotational crop, hemp naturally suppresses weeds, and hemp leaves return nitrogen back to the soil. Rotating hemp with soybeans also leads to a dramatic reduction of cyst nematodes (as soy-decimating soil pest with few cures) without any chemical input.
*The recently-revived global hemp market is a thriving commercial success. In 2002, retail sales of hemp products in the U.S. reached well over $150 million, with worldwide retail sales exceeding $250 million.
*It is virtually impossible that consuming hemp foods from TestPledge companies will result in a false positive on a drug test. (See www.TestPledge.com)
*Hemp is easily distinguishable from marihuana and cannot be uses as a recreational drug.
*The U.S is the only industrialized nation in the world that prohibits hemp cultivation, due to the federal government's refusal to distinguish between hemp and marihuana.
*Unlike kenof or other alternative fiber crops, industrial hemp can be grown at almost any latitude and under a wide variety of climate and soil conditions.

from www.thehemp.us

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