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	Hemp for Victory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hemp for Victory is a fl-and-white United States government film made during the Second World War, explaining the uses of hemp.
		Hemp for Victory is also the title of a definitive book about hemp, published 2006 in London by Whitaker Press (ISBN 0-9549939-0-X).
		The book covers the history of hemp and then goes into a section on the many uses of hemp, with practical information on paper, hemp oil, hemp fuel, textiles, rope, etc. Processing and cultivation are also covered systematically, with much reference information given throughout, including a list of world-wide hemp shops and a bibliography.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hemp_for_Victory (387 words)

	HEMP FOR VICTORY
		Hemp demands a rich, well-drained soil such as is found here in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky or in central Wisconsin.
		Hemp for fiber is ready to harvest when the pollen is shedding and the leaves are falling.
		Hemp grows so luxuriantly in Kentucky that harvesting is sometimes difficult, which may account for the popularity of the self-rake with its lateral stroke.
	www.ecomall.com /greenshopping/hempforv.htm (1222 words)

	HEMP FOR VICTORY
		The hemp fiber is very similar to flax—in fact, much of the linen produced prior to the 1930s (including fine Irish linen) was made from hemp, not flax.
		In 1942–43 farmers were made to attend showings of the USDA film Hemp for Victory, sign that they had seen the film and read a hemp cultivation booklet.
		When a portion of the hemp plant is burned for fuel, it has already "earned" the oxygen it uses by having placed that oxygen in the atmosphere while it grew.
	www.mcwilliams.com /books/aint/504.htm (1719 words)

	Hemptopia - Hemp for Victory
		AB 1147 is a common sense measure that regulates the industrial farming of hemp to conform with federal law while relieving law enforcement of the burden of having to discern legal hemp from illegal marijuana grown in clandestine groves," said Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.
		Hemp is one of the strongest natural fibers known and is grown and processed throughout the world for paper, fuel, clothing, building materials, canvas, rope, beauty care products, food and automobile parts, among others.
		Hemp can be used as a raw material for ethanol fuel with no net addition to greenhouse gases.
	www.hemptopia.org /wst_page4.html (1523 words)

	Hemp for Victory! Info and links
		Hemp seed oil is of such high quality that, not only does it make an excellent moisturizer for the skin but some diesel engines can run on pure pressed seed oil.
		Additionally, I found that, as a crop, hemp can be grown for a number of years in the same spot without depleting the soil as well as information on what would happen to the production of hemp versus soy if the ozone were to be further depleted.
		The DEA claims that industrial hemp will make it easier for Marijuana farmers to grow their crop by hiding it in the industrial fields, although other countries who produce industrial hemp report no increase in criminal marijuana activity as a result of the industrial hemp industry.
	www.mindspring.com /~provacative/Hemp_Victory.html (1612 words)

	Drug Policy Alliance: Victory for Hemp
		Foods made with hemp, the non-psychoactive “cousin” of cannabis, cannot be regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a federal court in San Francisco ruled Friday.
		Hemp is easy and inexpensive to grow and can be made into a variety of everyday products – paper, fiber, food, and fuel.
		Hemp seeds, rich in omega fatty, are increasingly used in natural food products like corn chips, nutrition bars, hummus, nondairy milks, breads, waffles, and cereals.
	www.drugpolicy.org /news/02_09_04hemp.cfm (356 words)

	Hemp for Victory
		Hemp for fiber is ready to harvest when the pollen is shedding and the leaves are fallen.
		Thus hemp, the old standby cordage fiber, is staging a strong comeback.
		The “Hemp for Victory” movie has more than 30,000 individual grayscale pictures (although, obviously, many are very similar to the ones immediately before and after) covering a wide range of hemp uses and history.
	www.digitalhemp.com /eecdrom/HTML/EMP/VICTORY/VICTORY.HTM (2475 words)

	Hemp for Victory
		The goal for 1943 is 50,000 acres of seed hemp.
		The goal for the old standby cordage fiber, is staging a strong comeback.
		All such plants will presently be turning out products spun from American-grown hemp: twine of various kinds for tying and upholsterers' work; rope for marine rigging and towing; for hay forks, derricks, and heavy duty tackle; light duty firehose; thread for shoes for millions of American soldiers; and parachute webbing for our paratroopers.
	www.pdxnorml.org /Hemp_for_Victory_1942.html (1168 words)

	Native Forest Council: News
		Besides, since industrial hemp is only 1/3 of 1 percent THC, growing it next to marijuana would cross-pollinate and dilute the illegal marijuana plants.
		Numerous colleagues of Rep. Paul, in both the House and Senate, believe as he does regarding the legalization of industrial hemp farming, but they are afraid to go public lest they be accused of being "soft on drugs".
		Thomas Alva Edison, Henry Ford I and the presidents of MIT and Harvard dreamed of this transition during the nineteen-twenties.
	www.forestcouncil.org /tims_picks/view.php?id=1084 (772 words)

	Hemp For Victory HR 3037
		Although hemp grows wild across the U.S., a vestige of centuries of hemp farming, the hemp for these products must be imported.
		HR 3037, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2005, would remove non-psychoactive industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act and grant state legislatures "exclusive authority" to regulate the growing and processing of the crop.
		Hemp was made illegal in 1937 through a conspiracy of prominent industrials and because of the perjury, lies, racism and blasphemy of a man named Harry J. Anslinger.
	www.hempworld.com /Hemp-CyberFarm_com/htms/articles/HR_3037.html (1402 words)

	HEMP For Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		HEMP was prohibited in 1937 when more expensive, more pollutive, easier to control methods for doing what HEMP did were discovered.
		By making HEMP illegal by any means possible the gang of DuPont, Lilly and Hearst would make good on their plastics and paper making patents.
		HEMP was and is still is capable of replacing oil, trees and synthetic chemicals in our lives in a non-pollutive way.
	www.tribalmessenger.org /columns/hemp.htm (537 words)

	cannabisnews.com: Hemp for Victory
		cannabisnews.com: Hemp for Victory Hemp for Victory Posted by FoM on June 29, 2001 at 13:35:10 PT By Jamie Pietras Source: Columbus Alive Industrial hemp’s a smokescreen for full-blown marijuana legalization.
		To be sure, the crop known as industrial hemp is a variety of cannabis, the plant family with over 400 strains to which marijuana also belongs.
		Hemp was already a controversial issue before the military relied on it to win the war, though.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread10182.shtml (807 words)

	cannabisnews.com: Hemp for Victory
		He said members of Congress recognize industrial hemp's positive aspects but are afraid to support it because it would appear that they are endorsing marijuana.The Drug Enforcement Agency said it was not allowed to discuss the bill or previous attempts to legalizing industrial hemp.
		I bought some and, unlike many other hemp food was not wild about this bread, but it was ok. Having eaten a lot of hemp food, my opinion is that hemp will quickly become ubiquitous because of its high nutritional value, and it really does taste pretty good.
		The problem of dioxin contamination of rivers is avoided in the hemp papermaking process, which does not need to use chlorine bleach (as the wood pulp papermaking process requires), but instead substitutes safer hydrogen peroxide in the bleaching process.
	www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread20903.shtml (2747 words)

	USDA FILM Hemp for Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Long ago when these anciant Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind.
		For fiber, hemp should be sown closely, the closer the rows, the better.
		Spinning America hemp into rope yarn or twin in the old Kentucky river mill at Franfort, Kentucky.
	www.artistictreasure.com /hempforvictory.html (1158 words)

	hemp for victory
		Hemp is arguably the most useful and versatile plant that we know.
		Governments may claim they have done enough to allow a hemp industry to begin; but the reality is, under the current regime, it will be taken over by multinationals once existing natural resources such as native forests and fossil fuels are exhausted.
		As a new industry, the development of hemp could have a significant impact on agricultural and industrial practices.
	www.antimedia.net /s11awol/text/hemp.htm (661 words)

	HANCOCK HOUSE PUBLISHERS - Hemp for Victory
		Thanks to the efforts of pro-hemp activists such as Anita Roddick and Woody Harrelson, people are coming to understand the difference between hemp and marijuana, and discovering the many ecological and economic benefits of hemp, as a result of its use in textiles, cordage, energy, oil, paper, medicine and more.
		However, hemp cultivation today is still controversial and often suppressed, particularly in the United States.
		Strange as it may seem the US government was once a strong proponent of hemp cultivation, in fact, the title of this book, Hemp for Victory, is taken from a US government film made during World War II.
	www.hancockhouse.com /products/hemvic-_ltd.htm (175 words)

	Vote Hemp: News: Press Releases: 9-28-04
		Hemp seed is one of the most perfect nutritional resources in all of nature.
		Not surprisingly, hemp nut and oil are increasingly used in natural food products, such as breads, frozen waffles, cereals, nutrition bars, meatless burgers and salad dressings.
		Unfortunately, because of their paranoia DEA has confused non-psychoactive industrial hemp varieties of cannabis with psychoactive varieties, and thus the U.S. is the only major industrialized nation to prohibit the growing of industrial hemp.
	www.votehemp.com /PR/9-28-04_Final_Victory.html (721 words)

	hemp for victory
		The surrounding images are from the 1942 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture film titled Hemp For Victory, which was used to educate American farmers about growing hemp for the war effort.
		Many prohibitionists discredit the need for a hemp industry because they fear hemp is being used as a vehicle to re-legalize marijuana.
		The repeal of Hemp Prohibition is also advocated by numerous major farm organizations, including the conservative 4.5-million-member American Farm Bureau.
	www.dope-seeds.com /untoldstory/hemp_3.htm (594 words)

	Hemp for Victory (1943) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The film details the many industrial uses of hemp, including cloth and cordage, as well as a detailed history of the plant's use.
		In this case, we have a film from 1942 that discusses why hemp is so important in the war effort, No, it wasn't used as a drug, but mostly for ropes.
		But showing all of this and then going into the production of rope is a bit boring, but I'm sure that the hemp people don't mind, as this film I'm sure will boost their 'cause' I guess, which is always laughable to begin with.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0367837 (404 words)

	Hemp for Victory! \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		May 4, 2003 9:16 AM "Hemp for Victory!" A USDA educational film from 1942 extolling the patriotic virtues of growing the crop that, a half-century later, over 600,000 people would be arrested for possessing.
		Industrial hemp has negligable amounts of THC, and is in many ways not the same plant as smokable marijuana.
		Hempseed and hemp oil, also used in the making of food products, contain trace amounts of THC -- the "psychoactive" element that makes cousin marijuana an illegal drug.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/25557 (354 words)

	Hemp For Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The title, "Hemp For Victory" was also the name for a campaign in the United States during WW2 timeframe for growing hemp as part of the war effort.
		There is are 2 large chapters on hemp in the US, a small chapter on ropes, and interesting mentions throughout the book about the properties of hemp, including tensile strength.
		><><><> Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2005 (H.R. This bill was introduced into the House of Representatives on 22 June 2005 by Ron Paul of Texas.
	www.makerope.com /hempforvictory.htm (286 words)

	Victory for hemp industry
		Victory for the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) that pulled in over $10 million in food product sales last year came last week when the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit appeals court judged that the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) does not have authority to bar the sale or possession of all hemp-based food products.
		The DEA may regulate marijuana and synthetic forms of the substance that gives the plant its narcotic powers but cannot stop the sale or possession of food products made from hemp plants with small amounts of the substance that makes marijuana, an illegal drug.
		This last produces a hemp bread, a line that cashed in over $1million in sales last year.
	www.nutraingredients-usa.com /news/printNewsBis.asp?id=49752 (418 words)

	Marihemp: Hemp: Victory for EHmp
		Victory for Hemp is a non-profit educational art project.
		If you don’t remember, Hemp was the star of that 1942 film the Government made during World War II -- “Hemp for Victory“.
		Once created, Victory for Hemp will open in Southeast Texas and tour the nation region by region, reminding people that hemp once served the nation and educating people about how it can happen again.
	www.cannabinoid.com /boards/msg4x704.shtml (453 words)

	Hemp for Victory
		1999 brings renewed hope and opportunity for beleaguered farmers in a number of states as hemp activists seek to score legislative victories in state houses around the country.
		In Hawaii, HB 32 has been introduced on the heels of an endorsement of hemp by Governor Benjamin Cayetano, who thinks hemp production may be a boon to the economy.
		The most difficult obstacle in the way of any state wanting to grow hemp is the response of the federal government.
	stopthedrugwar.org /chronicle/076/hempbills.shtml (694 words)

	hemp victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		hemp legal again - but only as a university experiment.
		unlikely to be waiting on hemp which doesn't contain enough chemicals
		lawmakers to deny a chance to evaluate hemp as an alternative crop.
	www.ylana.com /hempilli.htm (176 words)

	Internet Archive: Details: Hemp For Victory (Fixed version)
		The title says it all: hemp has high value - as a fiber crop.
		The issue of narcotics is not discussed (apart from noting that famers need a "marihuana growing" permit).
		While not endorsing the use of cannabis as a drug in any way, this film reflects interesting differences in cannabis public policy prior to the 1960s.
	www.archive.org /details/Hemp_for_victory_1942_FIXED (358 words)

	Hemp for Victory
		You can smoke a bushel of industrial hemp and not get high.
		George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew industrial hemp on their farms.
		Drafts of the Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper.
	www.commondreams.org /views05/0625-23.htm (923 words)

	Scoop: Election 1999: Hemp for Victory, say legalisers
		Hemp will replenish the basics of life - housing, jobs, textiles, fuel, food, medicine, natural plastics, clothing and much more.
		With the rural economy in decline- the obvious economic boost will come from hemp diversification, said Mr O'Connell, who is standing for the largely rural electorate of Waimakariri, which also includes much of North Christchurch.
		Victorious voters are expected to support a coalition outcome in the New Parliament, that includes the substance and wisdom of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PO9911/S00178.htm (1031 words)

	TBK - Hemp for Victory!
		Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the development and use of hemp, and hemp related products.
		Hemp Bags, Hemp Hats, Hemp Clothing, Hemp Accessories, Hemp Craft
		Hemp Sisters offers hemp bags, hemp hats, hemp clothing, hemp accessories, hemp craft supplies, hemp bath and hemp home products and more.
	www.truthbeknown.com /hemp.htm (113 words)

	AlterNet: 2006: The Year of Oil Collapse?
		Steps needed to be taken thirty plus years ago to wean america off of oil.
		Hemp can contribute to a solution for sustainability.
		Most paper and fabric should be made from hemp.
	www.alternet.org /story/30640/?comments=view&cID=73751&pID=73387 (8278 words)

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