Hemp Ta B L E O F Contents

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a toolkit for students across the country  to become informed about Hemp Ta b l e o f Contents

Page 4: About

Pages 6-8: Introduction

Page 10-11: Myths & Truths

Page 14: Health Benefits

Page 16: Hemp in your Diet

Page 18: Why Hemp Should be Legalized

Page 20-21: Uses for Hemp

Page 23: Hemp Products

Page 23: Companies that Produce Hemp Products

Page 25-26: Bringing It Home, a documentary

About

Who production. Industrial hemp is a non-psychoactive plant with low environmental impact grown in Students and Teens Turning Green are working thirty other nations but currently the majority of on a new initiative to create a more sustainable U.S. farmers are prohibited from this economic future. opportunity. If we dedicated 6% of America’s land to growing hemp, it would be enough to fuel the What whole country! The Hemp Project: A campus based campaign to inform and mobilize students around the How legalization of industrial hemp, the most versatile Utilizing a toolkit, resource boards, and the crop in the world. screening of the new documentary Bringing it Home, students can learn about the value of this When wonder crop to sustaining our planet. Starting in January, 2014

Where Campuses across the country

Why The quick and easy growth of hemp can be used e”ectively for products from salad dressing to fuel, paper, textiles, building materials and many other things. Hemp is renewable and fast growing, allowing major industries to reduce their dependence on nonrenewable, fast-disappearing resources and move toward sustainable

Introduction to Hemp

What is Hemp? the world’s largest agricultural crop, providing materials to support civilization’s most important Industrial hemp is the oilseed and fiber varieties industries, including fiber for fabric and rope, of Cannabis sativa L., intended for agricultural lamp oil for lighting, paper, medicine and food for and industrial purposes. Despite popular belief, both humans and domesticated animals. hemp is a non-drug variation of cannabis sativa. Believe it or not, hemp is considered to be the Fun Facts about Hemp in America’s History: most useful plant known to mankind; ‘cannabis • George Washington and Thomas Je erson sativa’ translates to ‘useful hemp’. both grew hemp. • Ben Franklin owned a mill that made Hemp is incredibly versatile because it can be hemp paper. grown for either seed or fiber content and its byproducts. From the seed, producers are able • Je erson drafted the Declaration of to yield milk, oil, and other food products. Hemp Independence on hemp paper. fiber is a great source for producing paper • When US sources of “Manila hemp” (not true and clothing. hemp) was cut o by the Japanese in WWII, the US Army and US Department of Agriculture Hemp History promoted the “Hemp for Victory” campaign to Hemp has been grown for at least the last 12,000 grow hemp in the US. years for fiber (textiles and paper) and food. It has • Because of its importance for sails (the word been e ectively prohibited in the United States “canvass” is rooted in “cannabis”) and rope for since the 1950s. As one of the oldest cultivated ships, hemp was a required crop in the American fiber plants, tracing back to 8000 BC in China colonies. and the Middle East. Hemp has a history of being extremely versatile and useful in the production of thousands of products all over the world. In 8000 BC, Hemp was woven into fabric and grown in popularity over time on a global scale to eventually provide over 80% of all textiles and fabrics, including over 50% of the fabric called linen. From 1000 B.C. to 1883A.D, Hemp was Introduction to Hemp continued

Why is Hemp Illegal? Yellow journalism is journalism where stories with catchy headlines are put into the Due to dižculties harvesting it in large mainstream media to get attention, yet these quantities, hemp fell out of favor as a profitable stories are not well researched or backed up, crop in the late 1800’s, until an automated just used simply to create public opinion. Many harvester was developed in the 1930s. In the newspapers were pumping stories emphasizing intervening years, industries were developed the horrors and dangers of marijuana and to take over hemp’s role in production: oil was considered it directly related to hemp. The drilled from the ground, trees were used for “menace” of marijuana made headlines paper and new sources of cloth were developed. everywhere. Readers learned that it was Many of the companies involved now had a responsible for everything from car accidents to vested interest in making hemp illegal. losing morality and it wasn’t long before public The law was the result of political pressure by the opinion started to shape and hemp was made forestry industry and the Dupont Corporation, illegal along with marijuana. which had just patented oil and coal-based plastics production. Big businesses, with plenty What is the Difference Between Hemp of dollars and influence, have suppressed & Marijuana? the truth from the people because they are only looking to continue to make a profit. The Marijuana and hemp are di erent varieties of the truth is if hemp were utilized for its vast array same species of plant, Cannabis sativa L. While of commercial products, it would create an marijuana has a potency range of 3% to 20% by industrial boom! The large companies have dry weight of THC, industrial hemp is generally conspired to spread misinformation about defined as having under 0.5%. The THC levels in hemp that, if the plant were legally grown in Industrial Hemp are so low that no one could get the US, would ruin their companies because high from smoking it. Moreover, hemp contains a of its versatility and high quality products. relatively high percentage of another cannabinoid, Specifically petroleum, cotton, lumber and CBD, which actually blocks the marijuana high. paper companies are threatened by the potential success that hemp has. In order to keep their business high, they funded ‘yellow journalism’ in the late 1920s and 1930s. Introduction to Hemp continued

Why Should Hemp Be Legalized? Hemp and Global Warming Hemp can be quickly and easily grown making it One way to counter the e”ects of global warming an e”ective alternative for fuel, paper, cloth and is growing hemp – on a global scale. The hemp many other things. Hemp is renewable and fast plant can convert huge amounts of CO2, more growing, allowing major industries to reduce their than most plants. Not only does it remove the dependence on nonrenewable, fast-disappearing CO2 from the air, it also deposits the CO2 into the resources and move toward sustainable soil, enriching it and causing it to be more fertile. production. In addition, industrial hemp will allow Hemp is one of the very few crops that does NOT small farmers another opportunity to succeed deplete the soil after it is grown and harvested. in America. Colorado Representative Jared Polis, a co-author Countries Producing Industrial Hemp of a House amendment to the FARRM bill said The world-leading producer of hemp is China, that legalizing hemp “is a no-brainer.” Industrial with smaller production in Europe, Chile and hemp is an important agricultural product,” North Korea. Over thirty countries produce he added. “It’s perfectly legal, but currently we industrial hemp, including Australia, Austria, require that it be imported from Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, other countries. France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, The bill allows colleges and universities to grow Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, and cultivate industrial hemp for academic and Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, agricultural research purposes in states where Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey industrial hemp growth and cultivation is already and Ukraine. legal. George Washington and Thomas Je”erson grew hemp. The first American flag was made of hemp. And today, U.S. retailers sell over $300 million worth of goods containing hemp -- but all of that hemp is imported, since farmers can’t grow it here. Resource: votehemp.com

Myths+Truths

Myths about Hemp Debunked

In the United States many statements with little scientific support have been propagating myths about the relationship between hemp and marijuana. The following report written by Dr. David West, an applied plant geneticist and advisor to the emerging Industrial Hemp industry, examines in detail ten of the most pervasive of these myths.

Myth: United States law has always treated hemp Myth: Industrial Hemp fields would be used to and marijuana the same. hide marijuana plants. Truth: The history of federal drug laws clearly Truth: Industrial Hemp is grown quite di erently shows that at one time the U.S. government from marijuana. Moreover, it is harvested at a understood and accepted the distinction between di erent time than marijuana. Finally, cross- hemp and marijuana. pollination between hemp plants and marijuana plants would significantly reduce the potency of Myth: Smoking Industrial Hemp gets a the marijuana plant. person high. Myth: Legalizing hemp while continuing the Truth: The THC levels in Industrial Hemp are prohibition on marijuana would burden local so low that no one could get high from smoking police forces. it. Fun Fact: Hemp contains a high percentage of another cannabinoid, CBD, which actually blocks Truth: In countries where hemp is grown as an the marijuana high. Hemp, it turns out, is not only agricultural crop, the police have experienced no not marijuana; it could be called “anti-marijuana.” such burdens.

Myth: Even though THC levels are low in hemp, Myth: Feral hemp must be eradicated because it the THC can be extracted and concentrated to can be sold as marijuana. produce a powerful drug. Truth: Feral hemp, or ditchweed, is a remnant Truth: Extracting THC from Industrial Hemp and of the Industrial Hemp once grown on more further refining it to eliminate CBD would actually than 400,000 acres by U.S. farmers. It contains be an expensive, hazardous, and time-consuming extremely low levels of THC, as low as .05 percent. process. It is extremely unlikely that anyone would It has no drug value, but does o er important ever attempt it, rather than simply obtaining high- environmental benefits such as nesting habitats THC marijuana instead. for birds. About 99 percent of the “marijuana” being eradicated by the federal government-at great public expense-is this harmless ditchweed. Might it be that the drug enforcement agencies want to convince us that ditchweed is hemp in order to protect their large eradication budgets? Myths+Truths continued

Myths about Hemp Debunked

Myth: Those who want to legalize Industrial Myth: Legalizing Industrial Hemp would send the Hemp are actually seeking a backdoor way to wrong message to children. legalize marijuana. Truth: It is the current refusal of the drug Truth: It is true that many of the first hemp stores enforcement agencies to distinguish between an were started by Industrial Hemp advocates agricultural crop and a drug crop that is sending who were also in favor of legalizing marijuana. the wrong message to children. However, as the hemp industry has matured, it has come to be dominated by those who see hemp as Myth: Industrial Hemp is not economically viable, the agricultural and industrial crop that it is, and and should therefore be outlawed. see hemp legalization as a di erent issue than marijuana legalization. In any case, should we Truth: The market for Industrial Hemp products oppose a very good idea simply because some of is growing rapidly. But even if it were not, when those who support it also support other ideas with has a crop ever been outlawed simply because which we disagree? government agencies thought it would be unprofitable to grow? Myth: Hemp oil is a source of THC. *Adapted from: naihc.org Truth: Hemp oil is an increasingly popular product, used for an expanding variety of purposes. The washed Industrial Hemp seed contains no THC at all and thus, no one can get high from using Industrial Hemp oil.

Henry Ford on hemp

“Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the fields?” [page 8 of the Rotarian Magazine September 1933]

Ford recognized the utility of the hemp plant. He constructed a car of resin sti ened hemp ber, and even ran the car on ethanol made from hemp. Ford knew that hemp could produce vast economic resources if widely cultivated.

Kestrel electric car fabricated from industrial hemp Health Benefits

1. Healthy Cholesterol Levels • Hemp is an incredible source of easily digestible protein and can help reduce • Hemp is naturally cholesterol free problems of the digestive system. and contains the optimal ratio of the polyunsaturated essential fatty acids, Omega 3 and 6 - hemp oil contains 57% linoleic (LA) 5. Optimal Health and 19% linolenic (LNA) acids. • Hemp contains all 21 key amino acids • Hemp oil also contains a beneficial type of including the 9 essential amino acids (EAAs) omega-6 called GLA (gamma-linolenic acid) our bodies cannot produce responsible for that is absent from the fats we normally eat, improving muscle control, mental function, making hemp the only edible source of this and ongoing maintenance of the body’s cells, essential fatty acid. muscles, tissues and organs. • 44% of hemp seed is made up of edible oils 2. Heart Health that boast the perfect ratio of Omega -3 and Omega -6 essential fatty acids. These • The presence of omega-3 essential fatty essential fatty acids, specifically Omege-6, acids contributes to improved heart health, contribute to proper skin and hair growth, circulation and reduced inflammation. help maintain bone health, regulate the Studies have shown that this helps control metabolism and improve brain function. blood pressure and aids in the prevention of many diseases. • Hemp seeds are rich in disease-fighting, plant-based phytonutrients, anti-aging • Hemp seeds are one of the few plant sources antioxidants such as tocopherols (vitamin E), for omega-3 essential fatty acids. and provide a rich array of minerals including potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, calcium, 3. Controlled Blood Sugar phosphorus and microelements such as • The protein, essential fatty acids and fiber strontium, thorium, arsenic and chromium. found in hemp collaborate to slow digestion, • Hemp foods have been proven to increase which prevents blood sugar spikes. and sustain energy in our bodies. • HempHemp contains 16 grams of protein per 1 oz • HempHemp contains 16 grams of protein per 1 oz serving! (There is only 6 grams of protein in serving! (There are only 6 grams of protein in meat per 1 oz serving) meat per 1 oz serving) • ThereThere are currently no known allergies to 4. Digestive Health hemp, making it a perfect food for people with • HempHemp promotes e¬cient digestive systems or without food allergies, food intolerances or and regularity. digestive issues.

Ways to Incorporate Hemp into your Diet

1. Sprinkle hemp hearts (raw shelled hemp 4. Use hemp seed oil as a simple topping seeds) onto oatmeal, cereal, soups, salads, for salad, as a base for more complex salad desserts, smoothies, side dishes, main dishes dressings and vinaigrettes, or as a finisher and even on top of non-dairy ice cream! for vegetables, breads and other dishes. Note: Hemp oil should only be used as a finisher, 2. Enjoy a splash of hemp milk in your oatmeal, should be kept refrigerated and should never smoothie, tea, co”ee or next bowl of cereal! be heated. It can be used to make homemade hemp ice cream or as a non-dairy milk substitute for 5. Spread hemp butter on fruit, vegetables, various recipes. Of course you can always rice cakes, crackers or bread. Use it to make enjoy a tall glass of hemp milk on its own! delicious salad dressings, spreads, dips, sauces, marinades and even smoothies! 3. Toss a scoop of hemp protein powder into a pre- or post-workout shake, a smoothie or mixed into a glass of hemp milk for a healthy boost of protein and fiber.

Why Hemp Should be Legalized

1. Agriculture: Hemp successfully grows without 3. Versatility: From food to body care to fuel to any need for pesticides and is easily cultivated. clothing, Hemp has been dubbed the most By revitalizing the soil it grows in, both by versatile crop. With this characteristic, Hemp aerating the soil and depositing carbon dioxide has proved to be a solution for several issues, into it, hemp assists in naturally renewing farm from environmental to economical. Did you fields while killing weeds in the process. Crops know that when using the same amount of that follow in the soil hemp grew in will grow land, hemp can produce 250% more fiber than more successfully than if hemp had not been cotton and 600% more fiber than flax? used, making hemp ideal for crop rotation. 4. Sustainability: Paper, eco health products, 2. Economy: The United States is the only textiles, construction, biodegradable plastics country with a ban on industrial hemp and biofuels – all represent green initiatives farming with over 30 countries permitting that can be solved by industrial hemp. It has its production, and China as the world’s even been labeled as the “perfect building largest producer with nearly 80 percent of material” thanks to its non-toxic, non- global tonnage. This means that the only way flammable, mold and mildew resistant and to legally access hemp products is through cash positive qualities. In addition, hemp is imports from these foreign countries, causing carbon-negative, storing carbon dioxide and our US farmers (and our economy) to miss releasing oxygen. out on the financial benefits and profits of its production. 5. Employment: With an ongoing recession, including unemployment near 10%, we need a solution. U.S. retail sales of hemp-based products surpassed $400 million in 2010 and economists predict its decriminalization could save us $7 billion a year. This would result in jobs brought back to unemployed Americans if hemp production were domesticated within US borders.

Uses for Hemp

1. Nutritious Food: Hemp seeds can be used to 4. Paper: There is no tree or plant on Earth make protein powder, oil, milk, and butter. It capable of producing as much paper per acre is one of the best sources of vegetable protein. as hemp. Hemp paper is naturally acid-free, They are rich in vitamins and minerals, and requiring no toxic bleaching chemicals and are also the only edible seeds with gamma- lasting hundreds of years longer than paper linolenic acid (GLA), which is an essential made from trees because hemp is stronger and fatty acid. In fact, its essential fatty acid ratio is can be recycled many more times. Harvesting absolutely perfect for our bodies. hemp doesn’t destroy the natural habitats of thousands of distinct animal and plant species 2. Body Care: Hemp seed oil is perfectly suited like paper does and also stops the deforestation for hair and skin because of its natural fat of our country, producing stronger, more lipids. environmentally sound paper for less than 1/3 of the price of wood pulp paper. 3. Clothes: Compared to cotton, hemp has more strength, durability, softness, absorbency, UV 5. Oil: Hemp oil can be made into non-toxic and protection, and warmth. Hemp cloth won’t long lasting paints, varnishes, lubricants, grow mildew or rot when wet like cotton fiber. and sealants. Cotton uses up to 40% of all agricultural pesticides while hemp uses no pesticides and crowds out weeds without herbicides. Cotton requires 50% more water to grow and hemp still grows twice as fast. Uses for Hemp continued

6. Fuel: Ethanol from hemp is the cleanest- 9. Homes: Hempcrete homes are made from a burning liquid bio-alternative to gasoline. mixture of hemp and lime. They are fire, water, Since gasoline engines are a primary source and rodent proof, with excellent elasticity, of carbon monoxide and greenhouse gases, strength and breathability. Houses built from alternative fuels such as ethanol could hemp have been found to use less energy, help significantly with the air quality in the create less waste and take less fuel to heat than atmosphere. Hemp provides a sustainable, conventionally constructed homes. renewable, and natural alternative to toxic fossil fuels. 10. Feed: Hemp meal provides all the essential protein that livestock require yet doesn’t 7. Cars: European companies are making auto require any antibiotics to digest, unlike corn. panels from hemp based composites that are biodegradable, half the weight of, more durable, and safer than fiberglass counterparts.

8. Plastics: Hemp hurds and fiber have over 50% cellulose, which is the building block of making plastic. Biodegradable hemp plastics could reduce landfill waste without a downgrade in quality. Oil based plastics produce bi-products of sulfur and carbon monoxide and these are non-biodegradable. Hemp plastic is recyclable and can be manufactured to be 100% biodegradable. Hemp plastic can be five times sti er and 2.5 times stronger than polypropylene (PP) plastic.

Companies that Produce Hemp Products

• Dr. Bronner’s Magic “All-One!” (Soaps) • Vega (Nutrition)

• Manitoba Harvest (Food) • Hemp Naturals Evolve (Nutrition)

• Nature’s Path (Food) • Earth Dog (Pet Products)

• Navitas Naturals (Food) • Rawganique (Clothing)

• Eileen Fisher (Clothing) • Hemp Basics

• PrAna (Clothing) • Hemp & Company (Clothing)

• Nutiva (Food) • The Hempest (Clothing)

• Hippie Butter (Food) • Hemp Builders (Construction)

• Patagonia (Clothing) • Hemp Building (Construction)

• Living Harvest (Food) • Global Hemp (Distributor)

Bringing It Home

A Documentary about Industrial Hemp

Teens Turning Green invites students on and North Carolina. The documentary aims campuses around the country to host a screening to magnify dialogue about hemp in order to of a fantastic new documentary called Bringing facilitate America’s transition to a more informed, it Home about industrial hemp and a greener sustainable, and healthy future. future. We will send a DVD of the film for the first 10 schools who apply to screen it. As well we will Trailer: View the trailer here send some product samples to each school from Dr. Bronner’s that can be distributed to attendees. Flyer: (see following pages) The 10 screenings will be on a first come basis. Take a look at the film trailer and background information here. Please let us know if you are Pre Screening Tasks: interested in hosting a screening at your school. If • Date, campus venue and school permission for so, we will send you a form to fill out and then help the screening you facilitate your event. • Tables and tablecloths for event

Application • Speaker or panel following the film (TTG will help) • Log on and fill out an application here • Flyers to spread the word (TTG can provide • Identify a student leadership team to help and customize these with your school info for develop and host the event students to post and spread the word via social media) Event - Invite students, campus and community leaders, What: TTG will provide the DVD of Bringing It faculty, professors and other sta . Home, a documentary by Linda Booker and • Video/Photos: Students on each campus will Blaire Johnson. be asked to upload visuals from their events to About: Bringing It Home (52 minutes) tells the TTG team and post on social media story of hemp’s past, present and future through Pre-Screening Sampling (some sampling provided interviews with hemp business leaders and by TTG, NonGMO popcorn, Dr. Bronner’s entrepreneurs from all over the globe, historical Coconut Oil for popping, Hemp Hearts, tables etc images and media clips, and footage filmed in provided by student leaders the U.K, Spain, Washington D.C., California Bringing It Home continued

Post Screening • Dialogue/ panel with people who are helping to lead bring hemp into the mainstream • Goody bags containing hemp product samples to take home

Next Steps - Take Action • Organize team of interested students and • Write to legislators to legalize hemp • Work with dining services and retail stores on campus to buy hemp products • Make a Video Interview students on campus to discover how aware they are of hemp Walk around the busiest place on campus with a video camera and ask the following questions: Do you know what Hemp is? If yes, please share your ideas. Do you think Hemp should be legalized? Did you know that Hemp could be the answer to issues from environmental sustainability to America’s economy? Share responses in video form on TTG social media

DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING Date @ 0:00 PM Venue/Location Address with Zip Code

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