This document reviews 16 facts and statistics about hemp. Some key points include: Henry Ford's plan in 1941 to make cars from hemp; hemp being stronger than wood-based paper; the first U.S. marijuana law requiring farmers to grow hemp being enacted in 1619; and hemp having the potential to be a big revenue opportunity as the U.S. currently imports most of its hemp products. The document also discusses how hemp acreage for growing is increasing in the U.S. and how a product called Holganix Bio 800 could help in growing hemp by improving soil health and yield.

1. 16 FACTS &
STATS ON
HEMP

2. HEMP:
A HOT TOPIC
Whether you are growing row crops,
berries, or turf, hemp has become a
topic of interest in the green industry.
In this SlideShare we review 16 fun
facts & stats on hemp.

3. STAT 1: HEMP AS A COMPOSITE MATERIAL
Hemp fiber can be used for composite materials to make anything from
building materials to a car.
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4. STAT 2: HENRY FORD'S PLAN TO GROW
AUTOMOBILES FROM SOIL
In 1941, Henry Ford created a plastic car that ran on hemp and whose fenders
were made of hemp. Ford had a plan to “grow automobiles from the soil.”
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5. STAT 3:
BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN &
HEMP
According to the documentary,
“The Union: The Business of
Getting High,” U.S. Founding
Father, Benjamin Franklin used
hemp in his paper mill

6. STAT 4:
HEMP USED IN THE LOTUS ECO ELISE
In 2008, the Lotus Eco Elise used hemp in its composite body panels and
spoilers. Other car manufacturers are beginning to incorporate hemp in
their composites - not just because of the marketing angle, but because
the composites are often cheaper than fiberglass and carbon fibers, and
are often more sustainable.

7. STAT 5:
HEMP PAPER IS STRONGER THAN
WOOD-BASED
Hemp paper is stronger and more durable than wood-based paper.
Supposedly, hemp has the strongest natural fiber of any source. And,
museum-owned hemp paper that is hundreds of years old hasn’t yellowed.

8. STAT 6:
THE FIRST U.S.
MARIJUANA LAW
According to the documentary, “The
Union: The Business of Getting High,”
the first U.S. marijuana law was
enacted in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia
and required farmers to grow hemp.

9. STAT 7:
THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
According to the documentary,
“The Union: The Business of
Getting High,” the first two
copies of the Declaration of
Independence were
supposedly written on hemp
paper.

10. STAT 8: ANCIENT,
DOMESTICALLY-
CULTIVATED PLANT
Hemp may have been the first
domestically-cultivated plant.
Evidence of hemp being used as
fabric dates back to former-day
Mesopotamia, 8,000 years ago.

11. STAT 9:
THE ORIGINAL
LEVI JEANS
The originally designed Levi
jeans were made from hemp
sailcloth for gold miners in
California.

12. STAT 10:
POSSIBLY REMEDIATES SOILS
Using a process called phytoremediation, hemp was used at Chernobyl
to extract pollutants from the soil and groundwater.

13. STATS:
FEWER RESOURCES NEEDED TO GROW HEMP
1211
FEWER PESTICIDES
13
The densely growing plant
literally chokes out competing
plants which means pesticides
can be reduced and at times
eliminated. Plus, it's naturally
resistant to may pests.
LESS WATER LESS LAND
Cotton requires 50% more
water per season than hemp,
leading to a huge upside in
sustainability for the fashion
industry.
Not only does hemp grow in a
variety of climates and soil
types, but it is also grown
close together, decreasing
land use.

14. STAT 14:
HEMP ACRES GROWING
According to Michael Bowman, founding chair of the National Hemp
Association, “production of hemp in 2019 will be limited by seed supply,
but we could see 100,000 to 200,000 acres.” In 2018, Vote Hemp U.S.
Hemp Crop Report pegs the acres at 78,000.

15. STAT 15:
HEMP YIELDS A
LOT OF OIL
According to the National
Hemp Association, “One acre
of hemp produces twice as
much oil as one acre of
peanuts and nearly four times
as much fiber pulp (for paper)
as an acre of trees.”

16. STAT 16:
BIG REVENUE OPPORTUNITY
Hemp could be a big revenue opportunity for the U.S. Currently, the U.S.
imports most of its hemp seed and oil from China and Canada. In fact, in 2011,
the U.S. imported $11.5 M in hemp products. Those imports could be replaced
with domestically grown seed and oil in the future.

17. HOW CAN
HOLGANIX BIO 800
HELP GROW
HEMP?
Holganix Bio 800 Tree & Shrub
harnesses the power of over 800
species of soil microbes to deliver
increased soil health, yield, root
architecture, improved stress
tolerance against weather and
optimized nutrient use.
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18. RESOURCES
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hemp-sustainable-crop_n_5243351
https://nationalhempassociation.org/facts-statistics-hemp/
https://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/what-farmers-need-to-
know-about-growing-hemp
https://www.votehemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Vote-
Hemp-Crop-Report-2018-v2.pdf
https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=41757