OSU HEMP CLUB

Just Say Know,
Facts About Hemp,
or Knowledge Which Has Been Surpressed

*O.S.U. Hemp Club             *
*Student Activities Center    *
*Memorial Union East          *
*Oregon State University      *
*Corvallis, Oregon 97331-1610 *


*HEMP is the earliest known woven fabric, dating from around
 8,000-7,000 B.C.

*The original Levis canvas jeans were made from HEMP. The word
 "canvas" comes from the Greek root "kannabis", in fact early
 canvas was HEMP.

*Both George Washington & Thomas Jefferson grew HEMP.

*One acre of HEMP yields as much pulp as 4.1 acres of trees over a
 twenty year period.

*One of America's first paper mills, started by Benjamin Franklin,
 used HEMP so we would not have to rely on England for our paper.

*The first & second draft of the Declaration of Independence were
 written on HEMP paper, in fact almost all paper until the 1880's
 was made from HEMP.

*Until 1938 nearly all rope & twine was HEMP. HEMP was replaced
 by Du Pont's "nylon" and other plastic fibers just one short year
 after the 1937 "Marihuana Tax Act".

*Varnishes and paints were made of HEMP SEED OIL until it was
 replaced by petrochemicals, manufactured mainly by Du Pont,
 after the 1937 "Marihuana Tax Act".