“Hemp for Victory” The U.S. Department of Agriculture persuading farmers to grow hemp for the war effort in the 1940’s coined the slogan “Hemp for Victory.” Webster’s Dictionary defines hemp as “a genus of widely cultivated annuals, this plant’s fiber used for ropes and coarse fabrics.” Hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa which is similar in structure to the street drug called marijuana. Yet Kulpa ( 1999, p.61) indicates, “hemp is marijuana’s …showed first 75 words of 910 total…

…showed last 75 words of 910 total…a central location. Industrial hemp will force local communities to take part in the processing and manufacturing. The rural community could establish a cooperative ownership of the manufacturing facility enabling them to tap into a lucrative market in addition to creating new jobs. In conclusion, with today’s widespread use of synthetic and petrochemical products we need to evaluate the potential of a crop that is already being utilized by many companies and industrial nations.