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Hemp history lesson.


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I'm intrigued by a comment in the article on industrial hemp hemp, common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia but now widespread because of its formerly large-scale cultivation for the bast fiber (also called hemp) and for the drugs it yields.  in your March 2007 edition. It says that North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N).  Representative David Monson wants to be the first farmer in America to grow it. There may have been a much earlier round of hemp growing, however. It's my understanding that the first law relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 hemp in this country made it illegal not to grow it, since it was so incredibly crucial to the colonies for rope, sail and clothing.

Suzanne Marinelli

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Title Annotation:LETTERS
Author:Marinelli, Suzanne
Publication:State Legislatures
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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