Fun Facts about Cannabis
edited October 6th, 2008 by Caleb
- Cannabis was brought to the USA in the 1700s.
- Cannabis was the third largest crop in the USA in the 1850s.
- In 1900, hemp seed oil was the primary source of fuel in the USA.
- In 1937 hemp seed oil was made illegal as a result of pressure from oil and chemical companies who feared the competition.
- In 2000, there were 730,000 marijuana-related arrests in the USA.
- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin all grew cannabis.
- Yearly deaths from tobacco: 440,000
- Yearly alcohol-related deaths: 85,000
- Yearly deaths to poor diet & inactivity: 400,000
- Yearly deaths from marijuana: 0
- Weed is called the “gateway drug.” Ever heard of vicodin? Codeine? People who get into hard drugs usually start with prescription pain killers, yet marijuana usually takes the blame.
- Some critics say marijuana causes impotence and thus should be illegal. Yet many users say it actually increases their sex drive.
- Some critics say we should worry about people overdosing on marijuana. A marijuana overdose can occur if you smoke 1,500 pounds within 15 minutes or eat 250,000 pot brownies. In other words, it’s IMPOSSIBLE.
- William Randolph Hearst faced competition from hemp for paper production in companies he owned. He spent 20 years demonizing cannabis in his widely-read newspapers. Congress then made marijuana illegal, despite major protest from every major medical foundation in the country.
“Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see.”
-Thomas Jefferson, 1781
“All seed-bearing plants I give to you.”
-Genesis 1:9
“There is no evidence that marijuna serves as a stepping-stone (to other drug use)… in fact, most drug users do not begin their drug use with marijuana - they begin with alcohol and nicotine.”
-National Academy of Sciences
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!
It has so many uses! Fuel, clothing, pain relief, stress relief, and not to mention the millions of dollars that could be made off taxing marijuana and the money to be made by farmers across America by growing cannabis!