Jivan WildHemp For Victory
Hemp For Victory is a 1942 film documentary made to encourage farmers to grow hemp during World War 2 because other industrial fibers, often imported from overseas, were in short supply. The film shows a history of hemp and hemp products, how hemp is grown, and how hemp is processed into rope, cloth, cordage, and other products. I wrote a blog on Hemp and it’s many uses, which can be found here.
Before 1989, hemp for victory was relatively unknown. The United States government denied ever having made such a film. The United States Department of Agriculture library and the Library of Congress told all interested parties that no such movie was made by the USDA or any branch of the US government.
But this video shows the hypocrisy of the government. They only encouraged growing Cannabis Hemp for their advantage. Here we have a very versatile plant with many uses and by the way, don’t confuse cannabis hemp with cannabis “marijuana”. Hemp has very little trace amounts of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the compound in cannabis which produces the psychoactive high. So essentially you can’t get stoned from hemp. The government knows that, but yet here we are. over 50 years without being able to grow a plant that can change most economical problems. Where we could be able to produce for ourselves again. A plant that has over 50,000 uses, from paper to biodegradable plastics. From bio fuel to clothes. The first American flag was sewn with HEMP.
Enjoy the film. Please share so that others can watch the governments hypocrisy. Feel free to leave any comments down below.
