Live Stoner Chat Cannabis Trivia

[pop22]

Thought I'd post something fun and interesting.

I'll start of with a quote from: The Emperor Wears no Clothes

" Cannabis hemp was legal tender (money) in most of the Americas from 1631 until the early 1800s. Why? To encourage American farmers to grow more.1
You could pay your taxes with cannabis hemp throughout America for over 200 years."2

 

[Waximus]

That is interesting I've got a few bags of stems I'd be willing to send the revenuers.......

 

[MikeyB420]

Cannabis hemp was legal tender (money) in most of the Americas from 1631 until the early 1800s. Why?

Cordage and Canvas?




MB.

 

[pop22]

Cordage and Canvas?




MB.

They paid in raw fiber

 

[MikeyB420]

They paid in raw fiber

17th Century America, farmers in Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut were ordered by law to grow Indian hemp. By the early 18th century, a person could be sentenced to jail if they weren’t growing hemp on their land! Hemp was considered to be legal tender.

Got it!

 

[F.N.]

hemp in that time determined market value of all goods around the world facts are facts

 

[Eekman]

Who said Cordage and Fiber.

Was it the War of 1812 that was fought over this. more specifically trade routes to gain access to hemp?

Thought that was in "The Emporer WNC"

just sayin


eek

 

[pop22]

Who said Cordage and Fiber.

Was it the War of 1812 that was fought over this. more specifically trade routes to gain access to hemp?

Thought that was in "The Emporer WNC"

just sayin


eek

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"the primary reason for the War of 1812 (fought by America against Great Britain) was access to Russian cannabis hemp. Russian hemp was also the principal reason that Napoleon (our 1812 ally) and his "Continental Systems" allies invaded Russia in 1812."
The Emporer Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer

 

[Eekman]

Pops has got my back

Thanks

:Sharing One:

 

[pop22]

Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York, was against the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Skeptical of the government's propaganda, he a commissioned a six-year study by a group of 31 scientists. His commission published a report that scientifically disproved all of the propaganda and ridiculous claims that had been made about smoking marijuana. FBN Head Anslinger used the press to discredit the report and destroyed every copy of this report his agents could locate. He then blocked further research by restricting the availability of marijuana for medical study.