Agricultural Hemp Campaign

Some Facts about Hemp:

The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 BCE. During World War II, U.S. farmers grew about one million acres of hemp as part of a federally subsidized program called “Hemp for Victory.” George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew hemp. Ben Franklin owned a mill that made hemp paper. Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper. According to the Department of Energy, hemp as a biomass fuel producer requires the least specialized growing and processing procedures of all hemp products. Henry Ford experimented with hemp to build car bodies. Over 30 industrialized countries allow the growing of hemp.

Some Facts about H.267: * Growers would need to get a license from the Vermont Secretary of Agriculture.
* Licensed growers will have to register the locations of all fields where they will grow hemp with the Vermont Secretary of Agriculture.
* Licensed growers will have to destroy any parts of the hemp plant that are not entering the stream of commerce.
* Licensed growers will obtain all of their seed from the Vermont Secretary of Agriculture.

Download a general handout describing agricultural hemp (pdf)
Download a list of cultivars approved for legal growing around the world (pdf)

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