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Hemp: American history revisited : the plant with a divided history /
Deitch offers a look at major events in U.S. and world history as they influenced, and as they may have been influenced by, the cultivation and use of hemp. The author discusses the differences between hemp grown for use as a popular smoke, the stronger type known as marijuana, and hemp as it has be...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Algora Pub.,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Deitch offers a look at major events in U.S. and world history as they influenced, and as they may have been influenced by, the cultivation and use of hemp. The author discusses the differences between hemp grown for use as a popular smoke, the stronger type known as marijuana, and hemp as it has been grown throughout the history of civilization for its tough and versatile fiber. He joins other hemp fans in decrying the entrenched business interests that, they say, conspired in the 1930s to make the fiber-producing hemp illegal by associating it with marijuana -- and demonizing the latter. His take on history is entertaining and easily accessible; he discusses several of the potential areas where hemp could be re-introduced as a raw material and reduce our dependence on petroleum products and trees. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780875862262 0875862268 0875862306 9780875862309 |