OCTA 2012

Indian Hemp
was properly christened
by Linnaeus, in 1753,
as Cannabis sativa,
which remains the
botanical name for the
plant species.





The U.S. Government
distributed 400,000 pounds
of cannabis seeds to
American farmers in 1942
to aid the war effort.





Henry Ford
built a plastic car
made of fiber from
hemp and wheat straw
in 1941.





Lotus Eco Elise Car
Made with Hemp



Portland, Oregon
Discusses Legalization



The Market For
Hemp Products



Hempseed Biodiesel
Car at Ohio
County Fair



Willie Nelson: Hemp
and the Family Farm



Willie Nelson
on Biodiesel



Hemp for Victory
1943 USDA



Industrial Hemp:
What it Can Do
for America



U.S. Should Get Into
Hemp Business



Hemp Powered Car
debuts in Washington, DC




Did you know
that in 2007, 873,000
people were arrested for
marijuana offenses
in the U.S.,
and 90% of them
were just for possession?




Did you know
that the U.S. Constitution
and the Declaration
of Independence
were written on
hemp paper and that
hemp used to be
a major agricultural crop
in the United States?








Industrial Hemp is Legal in many countries throughout Europe and Asia, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and China (where it was never prohibited).




Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, from cellophane to dynamite. Popular Mechanics, 1938