In "Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy,"
John McCabe details the history of the human relationship with the
cannabis plant, including as a crop grown for its fiber, oil, and
seed, and as a plant bred for use as a recreational drug.
Throughout history the plant has been used for food, fabric, paper,
cordage, fuel, insulation, building materials, resin, and a slew of
other uses. McCabe clarifies the difference between the non-drug
plant known as "industrial hemp" and the relative plant that gets
people "high" and which is commonly known as "marijuana." Hemp
fabric sails and rope are what allowed people to sail the oceans
and establish naval fleets and global trade. Hemp paper was used in
the earliest books, newspapers, and publications that educated
people and played a role in revolutions. Hemp fabric has been used
at clothing, tents, blankets, and other items for thousands of
years. Currently the industrial hemp plant is unfairly tied in in
laws relating to drugs and the Drug War. Throughout the book,
McCabe quotes from scientific journals, government meetings and
publications, historical texts, experts, and other sources to
explain the confusion between hemp and marijuana. He details why
industrial hemp needs to be legalized and why the drug laws need to
be changed. It is a matter of protecting the environment, of
wildlife survival, and of creating a more sustainable human culture
free from restrictive drug laws that waste billions of dollars
every year, endanger law enforcement workers and citizens, and
destroy lives.
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