I think we are working to hard

Does it ever seem like we are working to hard? What do  I mean by that? I mean that at this point, at least from where I stand, we are literately ripping the planet a part to harvest the natural resources that at one time where in ample supply.
        Being a Lumberjack is considered one ofthe most dangerous jobs in america, and we have gone to what I consider extreme messures to suck the dwindling supply of oil and natural gas out of the ground. We genetically alter plants and spread huge amounts of toxic chemicals over once profitable farm land that then seeps into our ground water and runs into our water supply.

     There is no reason reason we need to work this hard. We can stop or at least lessen the impact that we as a species have on it have on our planet, and it's so easy, all we have to do is grow hemp in industrail scale. There are numerous reason to grow hemp. The list is staggering really, from the amount if co2 it pulls from our ever strained atmosphere (4x the rate if trees) to the amazing products that can made from every aspect if the hemp plant. 

There are no real reasons that we can't grow hemp and when explain the benefits of planting hemp no farmer in his right mind wouldn't plant hemp. Oh I haven't explained the benefits to you yet. Well here we go....

There are several benefits to the farmer that plants in his field.

       1. It is really easy to grow requires little to no supervision( around 20 hours per season)

       2. Requires no pesticides and a very small amount of fertilizer 

        3. Huge yields (6-8 tons per acre)

        4.When planted in a rotation the crop that follows requires little or no pesticides and will have about a 20 % higher yield.

       5. because IH is not harvest by the roots it leaves the roots in the soil there for adding biomass to in some cases much need biomass.

Here are just a few things made from hemp.

 Although the final draft of the declaration of independence is written on paparas the first 3 drafts weher on hemp paper

This the new Lotus Elise Eco a cool, safe and environmentally friendly car.

  

Very important distinction

I think it is important to note that I am not a “hippie” in any way, I really am just looking at problems or what I see as problems, in the US in general, I don’t have all the answers and some of what I to say might come across as “preachy”.

I ‘m going to start at with a list of problem I see in the US today there are more problem than this I agree but I’m going with these(in no particular order):

1.       High unemployment

2.       Crumbling infrastructure

3.       Pollution, land, sea, air

4.       Reliance on foreign oil

There very well maybe more but this is a good start…

The odd thing is the solution that I have come up with is not a new one nor am I the first person to come up with it. What is the “Magic solution” you ask?

 INDUSTRIAL HEMP!

A large majority of you just thought “weed, your answer is weed?”

No, my answer is INDUSTRIAL HEMP!  The two plants do look a lot alike but, they are not the same thing. I don’t even really want to bring Marijuana into this discussion to be quite honest, but I see that I must set forth the differences between the two crops.

Industrial Hemp (IH from here on) is grown to have less than 1%  delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol  (THC) whereas Marijuana(here after known as M) is grown to produce high levels of THC.

“Two cannabinoids are preponderant in cannabis: THC, the psychoactive ingredient, and CBD, which is an antipsychoactive ingredient. Marijuana is high in the psychoactive cannabinoid, THC, and low in the antipsychoactive cannabinoid, CBD. The reverse is true for industrial hemp; when hemp was or is bred for its desirable industrial qualities, the percentage of THC is minimal, while the percentage of CBD is high.” www.azhemp.org

“Hemp, it turns out, is not only not marijuana;

it could be called "antimarijuana."

“Hemp cultivars have been selected for seed and fibre

production and the THC levels are very low to zero

in a couple of French varieties.”

 http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/speccrop/publications/documents/hempinfo.pdf

       What is hemp?
Hemp is a variety of cannabis that is grown for the fiber and seeds.  The fiber and seeds are incredible valuable and is why hemp is often called a “cash crop”.  Hemp is a very hearty plant and grows very quickly in very diverse soil conditions.  Cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes has been done by many civilizations for over 12,000 years.   Industrial hemp was the desired fiber used to manufacture rope, canvas, paper, and clothing until alternative textiles and synthetics for these purposes were discovered. It is illegal for anyone to grow hemp in the United States as hemp is illegal under the marijuana prohibition act.    

                     Why is this the answer to all of these problem? Stay tuned!