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Originally Posted by patriot
In 1792.. As governor of Virginia, George Washington passed a law that required all property owner to grow either hemp or linen. George Washington was a slave owner also. I am sure a fair amount of the slavery was used in hemp production.
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That pretty impressive since:
A) George Washington was NEVER governor of Virginia.
B) In 1792, George Washington was finishing up his first term as President.
C) George Washington never signed any bill requiring people to grow hemp.
George Washington DID write a letter to someone once, wherein it said, "Make the most of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere." (And both he and Thomas Jefferson grew it on their plantations). However, he probably wasn't telling people to grow cannabis to smoke up. Hemp was used to make rope, and since ships were the easiest way to get from A to B, and since ships required literally TONS of rope, that was the likely reason behind his advice.
Please learn some basic history, man.
