Sep 09 2011
Manitoba is High on Hemp (not that kind of high!)
Hemp is an ancient crop. For millennia hemp’s stalk was grown as a source of both paper and cloth. Thomas Jefferson drafted the American Declaration of Independence on hemp paper. The original Levi’s were made from hemp. In our time it’s another story. At best, it’s associated with hippies selling homemade hemp bracelets. At worst, it’s guilty by association with its distant cousin, marijuana. Let’s clear the air.
