Hemp is one of the most mysteriously amazing plants on our planet. It has so many beneficial uses for the planet and for humankind as a whole. For hundreds of years hemp was a huge agricultural crop in the US and abroad. Many scientists say that hemp cord in pottery has been found dating back 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest agricultural crops in the world. Evidence of hemp material has been found in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Across many generations we see hemp being used in daily life in the form of shoes, clothing, ropes, paper, fuel and more. Evidence of hemp in the "New World" (Known to us now as the U.S.A.) dates back to the early 1600s, and in the 1700s farmers were required by law to grown hemp as a cash crop. During the Colonial Era Americans were bound by law to grow hemp, & it is also known that President Washington and President Jefferson both grew hemp. Let's look at the world timeline of hemp to put into perspective how long hemp has been around and the positive impact it has had on our planet and mankind as a whole.



• 8,000 BC: Hemp has been found in modern day China and Taiwan. Evidence shows that hemp seed and oil was used for pottery and food
  
• 2,000 BC: - 800BC: Hindu sacred text calls hemp "Sacred Grass" and is one of the 5 sacred plants of India.
• 600 BC: Hemp rope is found in southern Russia
• 500 BC: Jar of hemp leaves and seeds discovered in Berlin, Germany and hemp use continues to spread across northern Europe.
• 200 BC: Hemp rope found in Greece
• 100BC: Hemp rope found in Britain and China uses hemp to make paper
• 850: Vikings use hemp and import to Iceland
• 900: Arabs adopt paper making technology and begin making hemp paper
• 1530s: King Henry VIII (King of England) fines farmers who do not grow hemp
• 1540s: Cannabis introduced to South America
• 1600s: Hemp is grown and used to make clothing, sails, and rope in Jamestown (first permanent English settlement in America)
• 1700s: American farmers in many colonies required by law to grow hemp.
• 1840s: Abraham Lincoln uses hemp oil for lamps in his home.
• 1800s -1900s: Cannabis is prescribed by doctors and available over the counter for many different ailments.
• 1916: USDA publishes findings that show hemp produces 4 times more paper per acre than trees.
• 1937: The Marijuana Tax Act places a tax on all cannabis (hemp included) sales, discouraging the production of hemp and hemp products.
• 1938: Popular Mechanics magazine publishes an article stating that hemp can be used for over 25,000 different products.
• 1942: Henry Ford builds a prototype made with hemp fiber which is 10 times stronger than steel.
• USDA launches the Hemp for Victory program, leading to over 150,000 acres of hemp production.
  
• 1957: The last of the commercial hemp fields are planted in Wisconsin
• 1970: The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) classifies hemp and cannabis as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, imposing strict regulations on cultivation.
• 1988: Food grade hemp seeds and oil is imported into the US
  
• 2004: Hemp Industries Association wins a judgement against the DEA, permanently protecting the sale of hemp foods and beauty products in the US
• 2007: The first hemp licenses in over 50 years are awarded to 2 north Dakota farmers.
• 2014: President Obama signs the Farm Bill , which allows hemp farming pilot programs.
• 2018: President Trump signs the 2018 Farm Bill which effectively removes hemp from Schedule I.

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