Hemp Fiber: Legal Issues and History
Despite the controversy, this environmentally friendly and versatile cannabis fiber has become popular for countless products in the apparel and goods industry. Apparels of hemp fibers contain the beneficial qualities of the long and durable stalk plant. Its ability to easily blend with other fibers makes it more desirable in the market as well as the fashion industry. Unlike cotton, hemp farming has been through several federal issues throughout the American history; its relation to the sister plant, marijuana, sparked a great debate and farming prohibition in the 1930s. It was not until World War II that the regrowth of hemp plants was permissible. Surely, America’s history, legal concerns, and our method of cultivation will continue to shape the hemp culture in America’s families and farmers today.
The first record of hemp fiber dates back to the …show more content…
in Central Asia. From China to Europe, and later the Americas, this ancient plant flourishes in all temperate climates. It was not until the colonial days that hemp became the most popular and fastest growing plant in the American soil (Kadolph 240). President Washington and Adams pushed the growth of hemp in almost all of the thirteen colonies. For over a century, hemp was heavily demanded in the naval industry; this rot-proof material supplied the navy with durable ropes and coating for long journeys across the Atlantic. However, the early 20th century brought a significant damage to the hemp industry when the United States proposed The Marijuana Tax Act in 1937 where any possession of marijuana was declared to be illegal, and any production (for medical and industrial
Despite the controversy, this environmentally friendly and versatile cannabis fiber has become popular for countless products in the apparel and goods industry. Apparels of hemp fibers contain the beneficial qualities of the long and durable stalk plant. Its ability to easily blend with other fibers makes it more desirable in the market as well as the fashion industry. Unlike cotton, hemp farming has been through several federal issues throughout the American history; its relation to the sister plant, marijuana, sparked a great debate and farming prohibition in the 1930s. It was not until World War II that the regrowth of hemp plants was permissible. Surely, America’s history, legal concerns, and our method of cultivation will continue to shape the hemp culture in America’s families and farmers today.
The first record of hemp fiber dates back to the …show more content…
in Central Asia. From China to Europe, and later the Americas, this ancient plant flourishes in all temperate climates. It was not until the colonial days that hemp became the most popular and fastest growing plant in the American soil (Kadolph 240). President Washington and Adams pushed the growth of hemp in almost all of the thirteen colonies. For over a century, hemp was heavily demanded in the naval industry; this rot-proof material supplied the navy with durable ropes and coating for long journeys across the Atlantic. However, the early 20th century brought a significant damage to the hemp industry when the United States proposed The Marijuana Tax Act in 1937 where any possession of marijuana was declared to be illegal, and any production (for medical and industrial