Some interesting facts about the good plant:
- Hemp produces twice as much fiber per acre as cotton, and four times as much as a tree plantation.
- It can be grown in almost any climate.
- Hemp fiberboard is much stronger than similar wood products, and it can replace almost every item used in building a house (with the exception of electrical wiring and glass windows).
- It's one of the world's most nutritious plants, second only to the soybean.
- Hemp fiber when wet, swells and forms a natural water barrier.
- Hemp needs no pesticides because it is unpalatable to insects.
info from:
http://hempnet.com
http://www.ahrm.com.au/whyhemp/hemp_facts_frame.html