Evaluation:
Published: 12.05.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Hemp in Japanese Culture', 1.
  • Essays 'Hemp in Japanese Culture', 2.
  • Essays 'Hemp in Japanese Culture', 3.
  • Essays 'Hemp in Japanese Culture', 4.
  • Essays 'Hemp in Japanese Culture', 5.
Extract

I thought that I would provide you with some historical information which involves the US occupation of Japan and the Post WW2 abolition of Industrial Hemp.
Circa Post WW2: The Dupont's and the Cotton Cartels of the time wanted Hemp off the map, it was a matter of strategic economic importance.
"Industrial hemp is just way too much of a ubiquitous product to be grown by the common man". "It just makes too much $cents$ for the average farmer" " It would displace pulp towns and the Cotton clowns" " It would create a paradigm shift" I know Jeff hates that term, but the big boys don't like cha…

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