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Book SynopsisHemp helped not only to define economic development in southern and border-states, it also played a crucial role in agricultural production in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as industrial development in the North-east. From the founding of the nation, the manufacture of American hemp helped monetize the US economy. US hemp producers also established a range modern labor practices, including the identification and training of skilled labor, the use of seasonal workers, and ultimately, the creation of a sliding scale of wages. This book chronicles this history, as well as the contemporary controversy obstructing the production of both industrial hemp and medical marijuana. The analysis concludes with a survey of current industrial hemp projects, including several promising adaptations - as a potential medicine, a bio-fuel, and most promisingly, a reliable source of clean computing fabrication.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Hemp: From Antiquity to 1683 Chapter 2: 1690—1865: The Emergence of American Hemp and the Rise of Russian Hemp Chapter 3: Hemp Production from 1865 to the end of WWII Chapter 4: Twenty first Century Economic Competition: Hemp goes High Tech
